That's a great piece, Chris. Parallels that can be drawn between Korea and South Africa are remarkable. I guess it's the same with most countries subject to the increasing benefits of globalization - aghh. There've been several comments made on the Web today (yesterday now) which, matched to my experience of the evils of racism and xenophobia indicate that First World foreign policy at the moment and for the foreseeable future will be directed at maintaining what I can only view as a self-perpetuating balance of terror. So much for the War against Terrorism. Policy makers the world over know that, when the poor are in close proximity to the rich, as is the case in our countries, we turn on each other, therby allowing the strategists and prime movers to maintain the ugly equilibium. And we still have more than enough 'human resources' to meet the shipping dates. It's a one-sided deal as far as I can make out. History, however, will have the last laugh on the greedheads. It's just so much more than 'a pity' that so many have to live and die in blood, piss and pain to keep a Northern household running smoothly.