[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: [Way off topic] babble babble bubble



On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 23:00 +0000, Jean-Michel Hiver wrote:
[snip]
> > And whose fault are those wars?
> 
> Easy, european powers in the 16 and 17th centuries which have drawn 
> borders with a ruler without really caring about mixing ethnic genres 
> within the same country. Go sue my 
> great-great-great-great-great-grandfather.

No need to go back that far.  Late 19th and early 20th century (
especially after WW1) is when most of it happened (Palestinian 
Mandate, creation of Iraq, TransJordan, Kuwait, the splitting up
of the German colonies, etc).

-- 
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson, LA USA
PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail.

"A great many open minds should be closed for repairs."
Toledo Blade Newspaper

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part


Reply to: