Canada joins rush to claim the Arctic, page 2
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reply posted on 9-8-2007 @ 07:39 PM by intrepid
Let's check out the North Pole. It seems that there is definitely a confluence of interests here. Looking at islands and such, the US has no claim, same with Norway. To me it looks like a 3 way between Canada, Denmark(via Greenland) and Russia(via Franz Josef Land). Whittling that down, it looks like a 2 way race between Denmark and Canada. THAT one will be tough to prove.


reply posted on 9-8-2007 @ 07:50 PM by jimbo999
Originally posted by intrepid
Let's check out the North Pole. It seems that there is definitely a confluence of interests here. Looking at islands and such, the US has no claim, same with Norway. To me it looks like a 3 way between Canada, Denmark(via Greenland) and Russia(via Franz Josef Land). Whittling that down, it looks like a 2 way race between Denmark and Canada. THAT one will be tough to prove.


Heheh...now those pesky Danes - THEY are the ones to be cautious of, if ya wanna know the real truth! Ever tried to drink a Dane under the table?? As a canadian, it's a proud part of my heritage to be able to withstand a massive ingestion of alchohol - many a russian and american has fallen before me - but the Danes?? Sheesh...now that's scary stuff. Maybe we should just let them Vikings have the Artic then... there'd be a lot more Jack Daniels to go around...heh.

J.

J.



reply posted on 13-8-2007 @ 08:12 AM by V Kaminski
Here's a CBC video clip of Harper's announcements for the North, here. Just ahead of the cabinet shuffle... expect at least 16 (if not 20) cabinet seats to change hands... election comin'! Re-shuffle and rebalance the product display... expect more ladies. The Privy Council "runs the show" anyhow. Expect more "good" news clips "The New Government Of Canada" is to be "The new and Improved Government of Canada"?

The North is of "future-bright"... The NDP has a pretty bold "Northern Stance" here's a piece from their website from August 2nd and a letter from "Crazy-Jack" to the PM on August 6th. I was most impressed with their statement supporting veterans. They'll not get elected federally anytime soon without some serious flubs by the Cons and Libs. Some of their other policies aggravate my "Libertarian-sciatica".

Stephane Dion... WHERE ARE YOU BUDDY? Où est-ce que vous allez? Dude, coffee - smell some. Use it and/or lose it. Imagine Bob Rae as leader now? He'd be in front of every camera... he knows all the media and their kids by first name and skinny-dips with some!

The Libs need some media and some bank account McFast! I would expect something big from the Libs... bigger than Cretien or Martin's not un-substantial commitment to balanced indigenous-consultatitive Northern Development. If they aren't workin' on it already...
For almost all the Parties "this" would be the "safest" of election issues... we'll see what the Fall-In-Ottawa Parliamentary session brings.

I bopped around the YouTube-like sites and the Conservative site features more Dion video than... GOP-sites feature "Dean-scream"/Kerry/Hill-Billary stuff. American 'Net politics has arrived... shadow videographers and all.

Small "things" in the North can mean big changes... two or three votes here, a promise kept there... and the current situation could change. Only the Libs and NDP are established "Up North" with a couple of exceptions.

What kind of landing strip does a C-17 require? Could they handle year-round operations at high latitudes... how fancy a runway do they need?

Cheers,

Vic

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reply posted on 13-8-2007 @ 11:11 AM by Sys_Config
Your Right Kaminski. why would they...Guys and Gals..I have a solution..If they claim the Arctic well I'll be damned if we can't claim the moon !. Thats right..we already have doggone US flag up there. Russia and Denmark can stick a giant flavor straw in the oceanbed for all I care. Thats not fair? ok let em keep mercury and venus and we will take the rest. They want to get stupid, well so can we. We should have done that a long time ago and this is how they do after weve been good to their greedy behinds.anyway. Later for the UN too, relocate it to Tehran or Zimbawe., we can turn it into public housing and help some real people, not to mention the parking space also. Useless empty suits with important sounding titles like "The chairman of the Security Council met today with delegates from Cuba and Rwandas chief of Space command CDR RutLedge and President mtukokuko for US assistance and the IMF"..I say Lets grab the moon and the rest of the solar system! in fact..get nasty and we will claim the entire asteroid and Oort belt and even revive the old manifest destiny doctrine and take the galaxy.!...If they don't like it Nuke us..otherwise stay out of the North Pole Putin you messed with the wrong pair of CoHones!!

SyS

On a calmer note if you don't care at least hit the flag button up there for old Santa Claus and Rudolph the red nose reindeer!. Stand for something..lKeep people alert on this issue. Thank you and God Save us all..

PS I hope those useless and fatherless Tabloid spies from Izvetsia read this and like the boot licking lackeys they are take it to the man.



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