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To: JohnM who wrote (84207)3/20/2003 1:19:31 PM
From: The Philosopher  Respond to of 281500
 
Well, I agree that "pure and simple" may have been an overstatement.

There are some mixed motives, as I noted in other posts, one being their fear of the world recognizing their irrelevance in world power circles, another the possibiity of inflaming their Islamic populations.

But the financial one is certainly, IMO, one of the paramount ones, and may well be the paramount one.

I place strong faith in the motto "If you want to understand politicics, follow the money."