*** Quoting BARBARA SHAFFERMAN from a message to LAURIE CAMPBELL ***
LC> believable outcome, they'll need to go to a country that does not
LC> have an extradition treaty with the US - which means they'll be
LC> living in an anti-American atmosphere
BS> Right. I researched that aspect before I even started writing the 
BS> book.  There are surprisingly few countries that don't have 
BS> extradition  treaties with the US,but I found a few. I've pretty much 
BS> settled on  Western Samoa. It fills the bill for a number of reasons, 
BS> but if anyone  knowsof other interesting, faraway places without 
BS> extradition treaties,  I'd love to hear about them.
Samoa will give you good climate and a South Pacific type atmosphere - but 
the Samoans that fled the U
s take over of half of their nation are very anti-American, often secretly 
and covertly so, so you'll find your characters with constant funny little 
things-that-won't-work much more often than being spat on in the street.  You 
have to remember that the US was  *supposed*  to be the ally, coming into the 
South Pacific to help us defend ourselves against Japanese invasion - except 
that the Japanese have gone and half of Samoa has never again had freedom and 
autonomy.  That causes an underlying current of resentment which shows itself 
against Americans who arrive thinking they have a right to an "Island 
Paradise"
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