Denmark trying to lay claim to North pole

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...=2&u=/ap/20041002/ap_on_sc/denmark_north_pole

 

[onedomino]

“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”

- Shakespeare

 

[NATO AIR]

all fall before the power of the danish empire! :teeth:

 

[White knight]

Ders Oil under dem der Poles.

 

[Isaac Brock]

No deal! That's Canadian territory! Our mighty fleet of one icebreaker will be up shorty to deal with the Danes. We might not even offer them seconds when we invite them to dinner. That'll show them!

 

[Hobbit]

The North Pole has no land over it and isn't near any coastline, making it international waters. Denmark has no more claim over the north pole than we do over the Gulf of Mexico.

 

[Isaac Brock]

The North Pole has no land over it and isn't near any coastline, making it international waters. Denmark has no more claim over the north pole than we do over the Gulf of Mexico.

While there is no land, it is within the martime exclusions zone of Canada, Denmark (Greenland) and Russia. White knight wasn't entirely off. The advantage of owning the North Pole is for the possible natural resources found on the undersea mountains.

As an interesting side note, the US is one of the only nations that does not recognize Canadian sovereignty on the Northwest Passage and territorial waters around the Arctic, which is very strange.

 

[NATO AIR]

While there is no land, it is within the martime exclusions zone of Canada, Denmark (Greenland) and Russia. White knight wasn't entirely off. The advantage of owning the North Pole is for the possible natural resources found on the undersea mountains.

As an interesting side note, the US is one of the only nations that does not recognize Canadian sovereignty on the Northwest Passage and territorial waters around the Arctic, which is very strange.

Our glorious dark emperor plans on liberating the North Pole from its Canadian oppressors after the election.... well that's what Michael Moore told me anyway.

 

[onedomino]

We should sign a defense pact with Santa to deter the imperialist Danes and Canadians.

 

[Isaac Brock]

Our glorious dark emperor plans on liberating the North Pole from its Canadian oppressors after the election.... well that's what Michael Moore told me anyway.

No deal! Inuit of the North, unite for the great good. The defense of the Motherland begins!

 

[NATO AIR]

No deal! Inuit of the North, unite for the great good. The defense of the Motherland begins!

oh so you will bring the natives into it eh? we will get our tribes into this as well. the North Pole is ripe for casino exploitation.

 

[White knight]

The one nation that are trying to claim the polls are mapping under the ice for a ridge or something that will prove it connects to their territory.
The reason is yes for energy exploration; since it's getting warmer in the poles it may now be easer to drill.
Just another indication on how serious some government are taking the looming oil crises, that others say does not exist.

 

[theim]

Our glorious dark emperor plans on liberating the North Pole from its Canadian oppressors after the election.... well that's what Michael Moore told me anyway.

NATO, I like ya, but you need work on Conspiracy Theorism. MM would never say anyone but the US is oppresing anything. Here is how it should go:

Our Glorious Dark Emperor on High George W. Bush (May He Live Forever) plans on viciously conquering the North Pole from the Canadians, a peaceful people who have taken over the North Pole to find a little world of solice from the cruelty of capitalism where everyone can get together and worship the Happy Bunny God, so he can drill for oil. When he is done drilling for oil the drills will be pulled out leaving big holes in the ground. The peaceful Canadians will first see their Happy Bunny God idol desecrated, then they will be shot (just the adults. The children will be hauled off to work in sweatshops. No actually the children will be shot also. Nevermind.) and thrown into the holes, to ensure there will be oil for later generations of filthy American Imperialist Dogs.