we should also remember that the states we see currently often started as groups of "bandits" or "feudal lords" who were able to beat out similar groups to attain hegemony. JD
On 5/13/05, Michael Perelman wrote: > In some of the poor African states the mercenaries became more powerful than > their > state employers. It is a long way off from that in the US, but I was just > speculating on > the possibility.
