Reply #9: Oh, I agree -- it's very complex

[LdyGuique]

But, I do see all of the negotiations going on around the "third" world as being symptomatic of finding a balance of power against the U.S.

Russia, China, India, Iran, Brazil, Venezuela -- the list is growing by the day on this mix-match agreements to thwart U.S. policies. It's both against the "imperialst" policies of Corporate America, the WTO, the World Bank and its repressive policies, and against all of the sabre-rattling and chest-thumping of the U.S.

Amazing how half-witted diplomacy causes real diplomacy.