USA and Antarctica?

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

just been reading the CIA factbook for the United States and i could not help reading the the bottom under the
Disputes - international:


US has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other state

whats this about? i aint heard this before :| any info?

Cheers

[szr]

just been reading the CIA factbook for the United States and i could not help reading the the bottom under the Disputes - international:


US has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other state

whats this about? i aint heard this before :| any info?

Cheers

Most likely some ambiguous relic policy, left over form the Cold War. Our way of saying, basically, 'if for whatever reason, we decide we need it, we wont hesitate in taking it and this is just a heads up'. It's probably insignificant these days.

[Khabbi]

Buried Treasure ? :D


http://www-306.ibm.com/chips/products/powerpc/newsletter/aug2001/images/treasure.jpg

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

just been reading the CIA factbook for the United States and i could not help reading the the bottom under the Disputes - international:


US has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other state

whats this about? i aint heard this before :| any info?

Cheers

Most likely some ambiguous relic policy, left over form the Cold War. Basically, if for whatever reason, we decided we needed it, we wouldn't hesitate in taking in, and this is just a heads up. It's probably insignificant these days.

oh ok, thanks mate ;)

[Claymore]

...So liberation of Antarctica is only matter of time...

[scm77]

Just another attempt by the United States to colonize and force their democratic ways on the population of antarctica. :lol:

[Midav]

...So liberation of Antarctica is only matter of time...

NEVER!!!!

The highly classified units of Beastly Antarctic Dragoon Assasination Stealth Squadrons aka Bad Ass will triumph against anyone!

Penguins can be mean lil buggers if provoked. Do not be fooled ;)

[Claymore]

Don't tell anyone, but I have heard from very realiable source that the penguins have a hidden WMD factory there!

The satellite pictures I have seen, show that clearly.

http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/MapSatellite/RadarSatDdU.jpg

[Midav]

Dude, that is an ice cream factory. Even a blind guy bouncing on a pogo stick can see that.

Duh! ;)

[Claymore]

:lol:

[Midav]

Ok, now that we have that cleared up, why don't you hand me the evidence so I can burn.... err umm so I can hang the pretty pictures on the wall for everyone to see.

*cough cough*

[Khabbi]

Dude, that is an ice cream factory. Even a blind guy bouncing on a pogo stick can see that.

Duh! ;)


rofl rofl rofl

[BadKarma26]

haha

[Knutsen]

This Antactica thing is very simple. If a country establishes a permanent base there (for example, Spain has two military-scientifical bases) that country has the right to keep some terrytory there. It's a way to say that the first to build a house owns the terrain.
That's an international agreement, what i don't uderstand is if the USA don't want their territory there ok, but why don't they recognise rest of us' right to own?

[Lt_Crooks]

anartica could makes lots of money exporting ice

[Pandy]

Can't just freeze the ice in your freezer?

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

Can't just freeze the ice in your freezer?

dear god i think your on to something! explain!

[Kitsune]

US has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other state

Well, they can't, you know. Because Hitler fled there with his most loyal of minions to his secret base under the ice, after faking his death in Berlin. Since then the Nazis are building their fleet of flying saucers, secretly abducting people and equipping them with mind control implants.
(That explains a lot about the state our world is in, doesn't it?)
Telling more would be too risky, sry. Only the tinfoil protects me...

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

US has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other state

Well, they can't, you know. Because Hitler fled there with his most loyal of minions to his secret base under the ice, after faking his death in Berlin. Since then the Nazis are building their fleet of flying saucers, secretly abducting people and equipping them with mind control implants.
(That explains a lot about the state our world is in, doesn't it?)
Telling more would be too risky, sry. Only the tinfoil protects me...

oh god :|

[FallenAngel]

My dad was stationed in Antartica for two years when he was in the navy many moons ago...

...yeah, said it was pretty cold there. So cold that you never got sick because bacteria and viruses freeze.

[n4292936]

http://www.aad.gov.au/asset/information/atlas/Territories.GIF This is the continents claimant status. Aus, NZ, and America can share with Brit, the rest is up for grabs I guess ;)

[GrimmyRX]

The thing with Antartica, you can bet that there's huge miniral deposits underneath the surface.

[Syncmaster]

Yea, they just got there and said it was their teritory. I believe this is a very important issue that will become even more important in the near future, because of the natural resources hidden down-under and perhaps even because of the fresh water reservoairs (read "ice"), who knows? I don't.

[Deuterium]

Yea, they just got there and said it was their teritory. I believe this is a very important issue that will become even more important in the near future, because of the natural resources hidden down-under and perhaps even because of the fresh water reservoairs (read "ice"), who knows? I don't.

I'm driving my SUV everyday to help melt that ice and get to the goodies....Mhhhhhhaaaaahhhhahahahahaa..