LH ... the power of those families you mentioned has pretty well sunk below the horizon ... with maybe the exception of the Rothschild if you are into conspiracy stuff ... power has to be sustained by a conglomerate of many individuals with a common goal in this brave new world ... i.e. the living entity of the corporation.

In regards to the mideast, maybe the unrest is a desperate reaction of the old family dynasty rebelling against the new era of power.

families are becoming irrelevant in this new milleneam ... whether we like it or not. Genetics and the $corporate$ interest is more revelant.

maybe we should revolt like they are doing in the mideast.

biLL