I did read most of the Major Icelandic saga's at school the primary sources and not wikipedia.

and your seriously sugesting that a failed state like Somalia is a good model for civil society.

I used to work for the Uk office of a major Lebanese company and lets say I did not ask to many Q about how we got a kidnapped guy back from beruit - probably some one said well give him back or we have or mates in the phalange make your locality be the next shatilla massacre