"I have refrained from making any comments on the issue after a dressing down from LFC for my misguided judgement. :=) " Isolated Freak, my friend, come on, you are not that thin skinned that you will let one interjection keep you from saying more! Ha ha ah ha ha ... Sajha has been bitten by the Loote bug it seems. LOL! Only joking, don't mid, ok? You have a lot to contribute and there is always an eager reader here :) And I am sure many more out there, who, alas, (sighs) are silent ... :P Poonte - The idea of pan-arab nationalism re-surging is an interesting idea. The one chink in that argument, is has pan-arab nationalism not been extended to and perhaps even replaced by pan-Muslim sentiment? Islamic solidarity, if anything, is perhaps the one sentiment that seems to span borders these days from Indonesia to Morocco. Just a thought. Bathroom - Thanks for those articles. I agree Iran is the new troubled kid to watch for. Have a good weekend all.