Hi Hilmar

Most of the exiles mentioned in that article seem perfectly happy and well looked after. There is a good reason for providing exile (even to a bloodthirsty maniac) if it provides respite to the original country. rather than holding on to the bitter end a despot could flee.

Some would say that the allies desire for unconditional surrender lengthened World War 2 and quite a large proportion of the casualties occurred at the end. Maybe lives would have been saved by offering senior Nazis exile. I'm not sure but its an interesting thought.

Nick Mason



>http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/16/amin.tyrants.reut/index.html
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>"Times are changing...exile is becoming harder to find"