lots of ideas all running in different directions.

ake says there is one law for everybody, in our own country, and evertbody should observe the law. certainly when it comes to acts of murder - i think this is a fair point. no one should be allowed to do murder.

however - when it comes to abroad. if the Iraq, Afghanistan conflicts have taught us anything - we can't transplant our own values.
given the chance - they vote for despots. they go along with the whole hand chopping, head chopping rule book. when we let countries like Turkey into the EEC - in all honesty, aren't we kidding ourselves. the eurovision song contest by all means - but these places have sod all in common with us culturally.