The problem with the debatre on datahavens is that it is failing to account fo the fact that without the infrastructure of law business is not possible. What taxbomber offers is false identification papers. He does not simply offer fake passports but a whole raft of fake credentials. If I am offering free services to accredited journalists and someone comes along with a taxbomber supplied illegitimate press card and obtains free services that is fraud. Just because a policy for supplying credentials is not fully effective does not make it legitimate for an individual to make a business out of helping people to criminally exploit its flaws. Similarly libertarian wet dreams about oil rigs chock full of commandos armed to the teeth with machine guns will remain dreams. Fact is that under international law an oil rig is regarded as a ship and as such has to be acredited by some recognised nation. Diplomatic recoginition is not a trivial matter. Countries only provide recoginition if it is in their interests and critically it is _governments_ that are recognised. A declaration of independence by the inhabitants of an oil rig would be treated in a similar fashion to the Montana freemen. If the intention was to make international fraud easier then definitely expect the same treatment. Phill