>>> Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/21/99 12:28PM >>> Of course, they might have bombed the Swiss and/or Swedish embassy(ies) in hopes of demonstrating that they are equal-opportunity bumbling bombers rather than having special animus toward China. That seems too Machievellian for me, but who knows? (((((((((((((( Charles: The ruthlessness and cynicism of the U.S. government and ruling class surpassed Machievelli years ago. There is no American exceptionalist innocence to Real Politik in 1999. ANYTHING goes. Charles Brown