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Dutch Told To Return Land They Won From The Sea (230 Years Ago)
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 5-27-2006 | David Rennie

Posted on 05/26/2006 6:34:01 PM PDT by blam

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To: blam

My husband was born in the Netherlands during that storm.


41 posted on 05/26/2006 7:36:19 PM PDT by earlyamerican
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To: blam
Flooding a "polder", as land enclosed by a dyke is known, "has always been an act of war"

It is this time, too. The Dutch need to go to the barricades on this one.

42 posted on 05/26/2006 7:43:18 PM PDT by D.P.Roberts
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To: blam

Why did they ignore the obvious place to build an estuary - in the North Sea? Just as the sea was diked to make the farm land, an estuary would seem easier & cheaper to build the same way & not compromise the integrity of the existing dike system.

Bear in mind that Holland is, I believe, the most densely populated country in Europe. Flooding existing land that is in short supply is just plain dumb.


43 posted on 05/26/2006 7:44:48 PM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: blam


I am going to stop saying "F. U." to certain people and replace it with "E. U." as it is much more degrading.


44 posted on 05/26/2006 7:51:57 PM PDT by msnimje (Illegals to US CITIZENS .... "You Suck.......Now pass the mash potatoes!")
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To: blam

That silly tower in Pisa is going to have to be straightened up too.


45 posted on 05/26/2006 7:54:56 PM PDT by Waco
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To: dennisw

they should rail against their nutball politicians. In fact, they should run them out of town on a rail.


46 posted on 05/26/2006 7:55:42 PM PDT by castlebrew (true gun control is hitting where you're aiming!)
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To: blam

What a shame. The Enviro wackos are like the ACLU etc.


47 posted on 05/26/2006 7:58:16 PM PDT by Dustbunny (Amazing Grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me)
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To: blam

Sh*t!!


48 posted on 05/26/2006 8:11:00 PM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (A government that will not enforce the laws of the land, is a government standing on quicksand.)
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To: blam

I guess the Atlantic Ocean isn't big enough.


49 posted on 05/26/2006 8:17:21 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: blam

Every time I read one of these articles I am reminded of an old movie shown on Pat Robertson's FAMILY CHANNEL a few years ago.
I don't remember the name of the movie but it starred either Hans Conreid or Everet Edward Horton as an MC to a miss world competition.
I about choked when the mc of the competition introduced...
"And here we have Miss Amsterdam, who shamed Holland when she stuck her finger in the dike."

Again, Pat Robertson's Family Channel.


50 posted on 05/26/2006 8:47:27 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Wolfie
"Where is Henry Bowman"

So you read "Unintended Consequences" too?

51 posted on 05/26/2006 9:10:19 PM PDT by davisfh
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To: Cindy; blam
>>>>European Union environmental directives....

Is an associated group of the UN.

They also have plans to 're-wild' North America.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1568683/posts
A Real-Life Jurassic Park

52 posted on 05/26/2006 9:51:03 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Calpernia

OPINION: EU, UN, the Chinese...etc, they love America and they want it for themselves.


53 posted on 05/26/2006 9:55:47 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy



Chinese reference of interest:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1308949/posts?page=223#223

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1308949/posts?page=225#225


54 posted on 05/26/2006 9:58:21 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: muir_redwoods

EU-niks.
The perfect term for people whose manhood is in question.


55 posted on 05/26/2006 10:37:49 PM PDT by ntnychik
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