What a weird name for gunboat diplomacy in the twenty first century. My book really should have come out. It was about how strange it is that the idea of the sword has lingered long after the sword was a useful weapon. Sort of. Maybe, sword of? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11923866 David Ritchie, Portland, Oregon------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html