Very good article, John. I would also recommend this one which is quite informative about the intricacies of Iran's internal politics. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HD26Ak02.html Of course, none of this is in Lawrence's league. Omar __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html