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  1. 05-16-2011 #11
    TheCurmudgeon
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    Default the good old days

    Yeah, but you didn't see this kind of thing happening during the 30 year war.

    Libya: ICC prosecutor seeks warrant for Gaddafi
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13408931

    It just aint as easy to treat your population like subjects instead of citizens as it used to be...

    .. although, not impossible (ala Saudi Arabia and Bahrain).

    Interesting to see the rift begin to form between the new Arab "republics" and the old Arab monarchies.
    Last edited by TheCurmudgeon; 05-16-2011 at 03:41 PM.
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