Two peoples, two languages, two distinct cultures, and 177 years of relative harmony. That has been the country of Belgium as we know it.But recent political developments have shown that the Dutch speaking Flemish and French speaking Walloon people may be headed for a split that would result in two seperate countries:The most immediate cause is a political deadlock among squabbling parties, which have yet to form a government more than three months after general elections. But the roots of the standoff stretch back decades, nourished by growing language, cultural and economic differences between Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north and French-speaking Wallonia in the south. "We live in an artificial state," said Philip Dewinter, head of the far-right Vlaams Belang, or Flemish Block, which seeks a referendum on dissolution leading to an independent Flanders. "One hundred and seventy-seven years after our creation, we've come to the conclusion that we don't have...(Read Full Post)