By the time the Bonn talks took place, he said, Northern Alliance warlords and their allies already controlled two-thirds of Afghanistan, making their rule a "fait accompli".
The International Accounting Standards Board and the American rule makers have been working to make their rules similar, but many differences remain and are likely to do so for a considerable period of time.
Public pressure on Twitter – at least to make their rules on deleted tweets more transparent and fair – would help, but this is not an issue that usually gets much attention.
When you look at these sports that have existed for many years, they have made their rules so airtight that they very often end with a lot of drama.
Furthermore, in order to make their rule sustainable, they would appease the "masses" by feeding them a steady diet of religion and cheap consumer goods.
But there are signs that gently, with a padded elbow and a close-mouthed giggle (and, admittedly, the occasional lawsuit), Japanese women are also increasingly making their own rules outside the home.
More broadly, California's rapid response to Mr García's situation reinforces the trend that, while Washington, DC is gridlocked, socially liberal states are making their own rules on issues like gay marriage and drugs.
Organized criminal syndicates, like the drug cartel La Familia, created in Michoacán, act like a state within a state, making their own rules and meting out grisly punishments to those who do not obey.
What happens when the worlds start acting on their own, making their own rules?
There are between 24 government-run detention centres but militias also own some and build others, making their own rules.
