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To: unclewest who wrote (9398)	11/8/2001 11:15:09 AM
From: Jim Willie CB	Respond to of 281500

and trade, which is money land and people all together it is hard to see it all as that simple let's not forget "belief systems" Romans went to war when threatened by belief in gods or God some communist nations offered little threat to borders but their beliefs eliminated all rights and institutionalized atheism and property I would add "rights" and "beliefs" to your list but just splitting hairs, since these are people issues and of course, by land you include resources like "gold" which was money for centuries fascinating show last night on History Channel about naval warfare sailing ships then steam powered wooden ships then ironclads cannon ball ammunition then exploding balls Crimean War then US Civil War / jw

To: unclewest who wrote (9398)	11/8/2001 1:33:21 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

Well, actually I was thinking more about the fact that many elements of present day international capital flow are unregulated, not just the hawala system, but also "offshore" banks, and how this gives conniptions to central banks, which are struggling to institute what they call "transparancy," which I read as "supervision." As for what wars are fought over, beats me. I see war as similar to litigation, an expensive and inefficient way to solve problems, but essential when you are engaged in a zero-sum game. Wars not only cost a lot of money and lives, but often make the situation worse than it was to begin with. That's because very little in life can really be reduced to a zero-sum game. Obviously, if you are not the one who started the war, you don't have a lot of choice about the matter.