>>>>>>>Thank you for taking the time to collect that. You have answered my basic question. Obviously my perception of the EU as an economic coalition was too limiting, even today.
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>>>>>>But the moment you hear about a 'EU minister of foreign affairs' (as an example) cooperation has gone too far. That's my POV.
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>>>>>If you think that is already too far, you will encounter in the years to come many moments in the same spirit. Not a POV, a prediction.
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>>>>That is not 'already too far'. It is way too far. Why do you think we said No?
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>>>I am not disagreeing - only "Just said No" will not halt this juggernaut. MS arguing it's file formats to be "open" is nothing compared to the bureocrazy there - it will take something akin to BuSab.
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>>What is BuSub?
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>Again: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Sabotage
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>But you better find the books and read them, specially the short story, which is hilarious. Actually, there are a few other stories scattered around, I think the Wiki article doesn't mention all the appearances of Jorj McKie. Special feature is the legal system described in the latter part of "The Dosadi Experiment", which will not dosadi (which is Serbian for "to become boring" :).

I can't believe I didn't know BuSub was an abbreviation for the Bureau of Sabotage! That Bureau of Sabotage, they're in the news almost every day. LOL