From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Phil Payne wrote:
>> I think longer term it will be good for the Arabs to actually start
>> putting their money where their mouth is & it may start the development
>> of what everyone knows should happen which is in effect an Arab EU. I
>> would call it the AU but the Africans already have dibs on that.
>
> They will cast their net wider than the Arabs.  The main support is coming
> from the Iranians, who aren't Arabs anyway.  The Q'uran defines some very
> favourable interst rates.  And why turn your back on what the Phillipines
> can do?  Muslims also have the bomb.
>
>

I'd say Arab + Persian EEC.

No real chance of central asia (possibly Afghanistan) & Pakistan will
not want to join till it's fairly solid (bit like UK with the EEC)


Adam

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