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Quote by: lsbskins1 Try this one on for size: Adolf Hitler zigged rather than zagged one day while running a message during WW I and was shot and killed. One small change in circumstance, one hell of a difference in world history.

That's a classic example.

And simple events can still have a significant effect.

The CNN Wire: Latest updates on top stories Blog Archive - Iraq officials: Blackwater renewal “is bad news,” but temporary « - Blogs from CNN.com Blackwater guards shot and killed 17 people, including women and children, during a incident last September, prompting a strong protest by Iraqi officials. "This is bad news," said al-Maliki adviser Sami al-Askari. "I personally am not happy with this, especially because they have committed acts of aggression, killed Iraqis and this has not been resolved yet positively for families of victims." Al-Askari said there is a general mood of displeasure within the Iraqi government because of the contract renewal.

They tend to make the world wide headlines, but individuals are mostly just part of a larger
set of problems.

Grandpa h.