> People of the Middle East are obsessed with symbolism,
are there any people out there who _aren't_ obsessed with symbolism? [rhetorical question alert! no need to reply!] -- Jim Devine / "Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate."-- Bertrand Russell
