Jun 29 2007
Invasion North Pole
You might well think to yourself, “Now, why in would anyone want all that ice? I enjoy a cold beverage just as much as the next joe, but this is crazy.” Apparently, Russia’s president, big bad Vlad, has just annexed it into Mother Russia. Being that Russia is virtually in a perpetual freeze, the likes of which we cannot really fathom, Russia doesn’t want the North Pole for another refrigerator.
They want it for all its potential oil and minerals.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making an astonishing bid to grab a vast chunk of the Arctic - so he can tap its vast potential oil, gas and mineral wealth.
His scientists claim an underwater ridge near the North Pole is really part of Russia’s continental shelf.
One newspaper printed a map of the “new addition”, a triangle five times the size of Britain with twice as much oil as Saudi Arabia.
The dramatic move provoked an international outcry. The U.S. and Canada expressed shock and environment campaigners said it would be a disaster.
Observers say the move is typical of Putin’s muscle-flexing as he tries to increase Russian power.
Under current international law, the countries ringing the Arctic - -Russia, Canada, the U.S., Norway, and Denmark (which owns Greenland) - are limited to a 200-mile economic zone around their coasts.
… and they accuse us of being imperialistic.
Strange how this is not part of the news watch since it ties into our national security, the liberal god - Global Warming and the Environment, international law violations. Perhaps we should follow Russia’s example and claim any part of the artic that is above Alaska.
But we would probably have the UN, the Greenies, and the liberals (including democrats) yelling “fowl”
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Thanks for the comment Lavenia. For some reason or other, news aren’t being reported on the MSM anymore. They’re more interested in “true crime” murder cases and paparazzi tornadoes, like Paris Hilton. You’ve got to really dig for news nowadays.