Canada pushing its Arctic sovereignty

"Canada pushing its Arctic sovereignty Friday, 10 August 2007 11:47 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said Canada has taken its sovereignty in the Arctic region too lightly for too long. Mr Harper was speaking during a three-day tour of Canadian territory in the...

Powerful Earthquake Hits Jakarta

"A powerful earthquake has struck Indonesia, rattling tall buildings and panicking residents. The quake’s epicentre on the main island of Java was 66 miles from Jakarta and it hit with a magnitude of 7.4, the U.S. Geological Survey said."

Russian Subs Find Bottom on Arctic Endeavor

Perhaps Now Public Readers should read Russia's spin on their flag planting ceremony on the Arctic floor, nothing like balanced reporting I always say.A Russian flag was planted on the North Pole seabed Thursday...

You Can Plant A Flag But It Doesn't Mean It's Yours

Russia has planted a titanium flag on an Arctic seabed but Peter MacKay says that doesn't mean anything. " Published: Thursday, August 02, 2007 CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island (Reuters) - Canada on...

Russians Plant Flag _Under_ North Pole

Oh, this isn't ominous at all... A Russian submarine planted a Russian flag on the seabed under the North Pole, almost 14,000 feet under water. Russia's claiming a vast swathe of the Arctic, probably because it's believed ot have massive oil and gas reserves. "MOSCOW...

Russia Claims the North Pole!!!

    In what is the most bizarre turn of events in recent memory, as well as another display of belligerent foreign policy moves by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian scientists placed a flag...

Russians claim vast swaths of Arctic Ocean

"Russians claim vast swaths of Arctic Ocean Pair of ships travel through ice, reach North Pole in attempt to claim petroleum-rich Arctic sea bed; to plant flag on seabed DOUGLAS BIRCH Associated Press August 1, 2007 at 7:04 PM EDT MOSCOW — A Russian expedition aiming to...

Russian ships reach North Pole

"Russian ships reach North Pole 8/1/2007, 12:24 p.m. EDT By DOUGLAS BIRCH The Associated Press (AP) — V MOSCOW — An expedition aimed at strengthening Russia's claim to much of oil and gas wealth beneath the...

The last best hope

"Harry Reid was despondent after the all-night Senate session produced yet another defeat for the Democrats. " “We did the very best we could,” he said. “I strongly believe we should have a bipartisan foreign policy…We need to do something to change the course of...

Straight to the Moon, Neil: The 36th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing

On July 20, 1969, two American men landed on the moon. Today is the 36th anniversary of that landing (at least, if you believe it happened...see below). My favourite piece of random trivia about the lunar...

Megaflood ‘made Island Britain’

"Britain became separated from mainland Europe after a catastrophic flood some time before 200,000 years ago, a sonar study of the English Channel confirms. The images reveal deep scars on the Channel bed that must have been cut by a sudden, massive discharge of water."

Old Glory - Foreigners need not apply in Minnesota.

A New Minnesota Law With The American Flag"A move is under way in state governments across the country to ensure that all flags in the US are made in the United States.A new law that starts at the end of this year...

Brown Lifts Ban On National Flag

The new era of Gordon Brown blast into the news with the main massage being, I am Listening. Few can argue that this is a very welcomed and different approach to that of Tony Blair. Allowing the flag to be flown...

Fly it proudly and say it loudly!

  Do not surrender the flag to the Republofascists. We all stood behind it on September 11th, and it is not we who corrupted that devotion afterwards. The flag stands for a government of laws, not men. ...

A Funeral for Captain America

Captain America is dead: a long-time symbol of not only a nation, but an ideal. He died not at the hands of a super-villain, but was shot down by a sniper on the steps of a courthouse as he fought for justice...

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