ake, thanks. Did you post in the thread you mentioned? If so it could be found by looking up your posts....

Are there any grassroots efforts to bring these gangs together (or their leaders privately) to start the proces of getting to know one another in a safe setting? That kind of background alliance-building, tho it takes awfully long, has borne fruit in many of the world's trouble spots. It's sensitive work, so it rarely gets much publicity-- publicity actually inhibits the process at the start.

~Susan