[oldbill]

McCain was in fact (according to his posted birth certificate) not born in the Canal Zone at all but instead was born in a private hospital in Colon, Panama

Give it up. The city of Colon on the Atlantic side of the isthmus was inside the Panama Canal Zone. The Panama Canal Company on the birth certificate was the operating entity of the canal and the surrounding territory of the canal zone.

When you don't know what you are talking about, it is best to stop talking.

[David]

Give it up. The city of Colon on the Atlantic side of the isthmus was inside the Panama Canal Zone. The Panama Canal Company on the birth certificate was the operating entity of the canal and the surrounding territory of the canal zone. When you don't know what you are talking about, it is best to stop talking.

http://i50.tinypic.com/5bsnix.jpg

Here's the map. Colon is not in the Zone and never was. And it really makes no difference, the Zone was part of a foreign country, Panama, and still is.

The location of the hospital is clearly identified and it is outside the Zone. At the time of McCain's birth, it was the only hospital readily accessible from the base.