> I wonder if you've ever heard of an old British movie called > Thunder Rock?
No, I haven't heard of it. It sounds like a good film (even if it was used as propaganda ;-) > Imagine a guy moves into a street and he's got the biggest car, the > biggest house, the best educated kids etc etc - he can either keep > himself to himself and then everyone will be suspicious and think > he's stuck up, or he can throw lots of parties, hand the largesse > around, in which case some people will like him, others (not invited) > will try to disrupt things, but everyone will resent him because he's > in a position to buy their friendship. Damned if you do, damned if > you don't. GREAT analogy! Hits it right on the head. I'm copying Randy here (to save time) - there are a number of news articles on the net which describe the Saudi's investment of around $750 Billion in the US. Can't find another article regarding a Saudi Sheik's huge investment in AOL/Time Warner (which also owns CNN) but I know there are stories out there on it. Kakki
