2012-09-13, 11:09 | Link #23481 | |
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2012-09-13, 12:19 | Link #23483 |
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Oh my! QE3 is here folks! Buy gold! Burn it all down.. buuuurn it all dooowwwnn!!
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2012-09-13, 12:25 | Link #23484 | |
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it is time for the Potato standard.
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2012-09-13, 13:34 | Link #23486 | |
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2012-09-13, 14:01 | Link #23489 | |
AS Oji-kun
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On the other hand, it's not clear a separate Moon Treaty is really necessary as the Moon falls under the jurisdiction of the Outer Space Treaty which most nations, including the space-faring countries, have signed. It bans nuclear weapons and other "weapons of mass destruction" from Earth orbit and stationing on the Moon, though orbiting conventional weapons are permissible. ("Killer" satellites are the most obvious such weapons.) It declares space and the Moon the "common heritage of all Mankind" and forbids the establishment of terrortorial claims by the signatories. The US has never ratified the Law of the Seas Treaty that it helped draft because of persistent opposition by right-wing Republicans who reject the Treaty as "socialist" and a restraint on American sovereignty. But then exploitation of marine resources is an ongoing activity now, rather than a science-fiction concept like exploitation of the Moon or outer space. The only case where collective management of a terrestrial "commons" has been relatively successful is Antarctica. How long that would survive were it to become economical to exploit subterranian resources on the Continent is anyone's guess. And probably French.
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2012-09-13, 14:09 | Link #23491 | |
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DonQuigleone wins points. "Sam Bacile" is a Coptic Christian. Yep, someone framed the Jews.
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula & 'Innocence Of Muslims': Man Admits Role In Anti-Islam Movie http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...=entertainment Quote:
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2012-09-13, 14:37 | Link #23492 | |
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Finding said map...that is trickier due to age. But as mentioned, those islands were under US control, and all the islands under control by that civil administration were handed over to Japan. That should be the end of the story. Debating on if they should be considered part of the Ryukyu Islands Chain is really a moot point if they were administered under that name. Just be thankful that most people don't call them by their old western names...The Pinnacle Islands. Also the last inhabitation of the islands was Japanese: Koga Tatsushirō's bonito processing plant from 1900 - 1940.
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2012-09-13, 15:01 | Link #23493 | |
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2012-09-13, 17:52 | Link #23498 | |
AS Oji-kun
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So rather than just cricitising the US for "ducking all responsibility" as you put it, what would you have the US do?
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2012-09-13, 17:56 | Link #23499 | |
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PS. given those islands to Taiwan back in the 1970s would not make the PRC any happier but it would defuse the issue as it currently stands with Japan.
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