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Gopher
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| Weekend Edition Saturday, August 11, 2007 � There's a struggle under way between Canada, Russia and three other nations to claim resources on the sea bed under the North Pole. Other nations claiming a vested interest in the issue are the U.S., Norway and Denmark. University of British Columbia professor Michael Byers discusses the issues with Scott Simon. |
Nice, informative discussion here. Good journalism.
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Hollywoodaction
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: Canada's PM Heads North To Counter Russian Arctic Grab |
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| igotthisguitar wrote: |
| But his claim is often dismissed in favor of another American, Robert Peary, who arrived at the North Pole the following year. |
And the 4 Inuit men who accompanied him and his assistant were probably Canadians... Isn't it racist to say that an American was the first to reach the North Pole if the Inuits weren't? |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
| Isn't it racist to say that...? |
Did the Canadian govt or private interests propose, authorize, fund, organize, initiate, direct, or otherwise decisively support Peary's expedition in any way whatsoever? |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: Canada's PM Heads North To Counter Russian Arctic Grab |
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| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
| igotthisguitar wrote: |
| But his claim is often dismissed in favor of another American, Robert Peary, who arrived at the North Pole the following year. |
And the 4 Inuit men who accompanied him and his assistant were probably Canadians... Isn't it racist to say that an American was the first to reach the North Pole if the Inuits weren't? |
You're mistaken. It is not racist. |
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Gopher
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Kuros wrote: |
| You're mistaken. It is not racist. |
Right. He seemed so obviously off on this, so obviously knee-jerk "racist!" that I could find no appropriate response. Rather, I chose to attack his base assumption that it was somehow, or really, a Canadian discovery underneath the surface, underneath "the official story..."
Thanks for reminding me that sometimes a simple response can be the most elegant way to go. |
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Hollywoodaction
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Gopher wrote: |
| Kuros wrote: |
| You're mistaken. It is not racist. |
Right. He seemed so obviously off on this, so obviously knee-jerk "racist!" that I could find no appropriate response. Rather, I chose to attack his base assumption that it was somehow, or really, a Canadian discovery underneath the surface, underneath "the official story..."
Thanks for reminding me that sometimes a simple response can be the most elegant way to go. |
One problem...I was obviously joking. |
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thepeel
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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Canada To Monitor Water Traffic In Northwest Passage
Mon Sep 24, 8:32 PM
In the latest attempt to assert its Arctic sovereignty, Canada is set to begin monitoring all water-based traffic in the Northwest Passage using underwater listening devices, sources have told CBC News.
As early as next summer, the federal government plans to lay and test fibre optic cables connected to underwater listening devices in the passage that allow the military to keep a close eye on who might be trying to access the waters unannounced. The technology will detect not only ships, but also submarines.
This summer, the government began preparing to use the technology, CBC News has learned.
Scientists were flown in the summer to the location where the detection technology will be located - Gascoyne Inlet on Devon Island, near one of the main arteries of the passage that links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/24092007/3/canada-canada-monitor-water-traffic-northwest-passage.html |
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