Doug wrote:
> Just off the top of my head:
>
And if I were an evil dictator, I'd:
> I'd add another legislative body that consisted of elected representatives
> from each country.
Make sure my henchmen won the elections in my country.
> I'd give it the ability to tax international commerce to fund itself.
Let you go ahead with that. I do lots of off-the-books smuggling,
anyway.
> I'd allow it to accept volunteers for its peacekeeping force that would then
> owe allegiance to no single nation.
The volunteers from my country would need to send money home
to support the families that stayed behind. I wouldn't even
have to point out that "accidents do happen", my reputation
would make that clear.
Muhbwahhahah!
---David
Sorry, just feeling negative today.
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