To: Beck_isright
No, citizenship doesn't change one eskimo to Russian from American.
This is an old Guanno Islands wives tale.
The U.S. issues temporary sovereignty to islands covered in bird guanno that are claimed by miners (guanno is useful in making black powder, or at least it was useful a century ago).
But when the mining stops, the U.S. guarantee on soveriegnty for the island ends.
And "island" is perhaps too strong a word. These are basicly large rock outcroppings.
Makes for great fear-mongering in the tabloids, though!
Congrats on falling for it.
2 posted on
06/12/2003 9:22:34 AM PDT by
Southack
(Media bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Southack
So basically speaking, ceding territory used by our fishing fleets in Alaska is okay with you? Oh, I forgot, you're a bushbot.
4 posted on
06/12/2003 9:32:12 AM PDT by
Beck_isright
(When Senator Byrd landed on an aircraft carrier, the blacks were forced below shoveling coal...)
To: Southack
The issue with Russia has nothing to do with the Guano act islands that you are referring to.
The U.S. did / does have a very valid claim to Wrangel Island. Unfortunately, as looking at a map will reveal, we have about zero chance of ever recovering it and the other Siberian islands.
To: Southack
You are indeed THE MAN!
51 posted on
03/21/2004 1:43:04 PM PST by
ServesURight
(FReecerely Yours,)
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