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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 02:36 PM Original message |
Colombia fights U.S. diver for treasure |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Modern day pirates n/t |
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SayWhatYo (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 07:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
20. The Americans? |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Shouldn't the title be something like "Columbia abrogates prior agreements with no penalty" |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 03:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. no, the headline should spell Colombia correctly at least |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Point taken on my spelling, but they should be penalizing for breaking agreements |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. who would do the penalizing? |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. No, it is not Columbia's right. There was a contract in place. |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Colombia, with two "o"s, their Supreme Court is the one |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 07:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Well, it would be a terribly destructive precedent for their Supreme Court |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 05:21 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Colombia is arguing the treasure is part of their national heritage |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 09:12 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Of COURSE it's within their territorial waters!!! That's why a contract was required. |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. slavery used to be the "rule of law" as were dictates from monarchs and dictators |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. True, here in the US, Bush does say what the law is, regardless of Congress. |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I am unfamiliar with Colombian contract law |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Here's an example from Brazil re a 1726 wreck at depth of 4500 ft. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Sometimes |
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rayofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. I wonder... |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 03:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. So a guy gets dissed 'cause he is in a hedge fund that invested in a salvage company? |
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Centered (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 09:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Agreed |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. American right-wingers involved versus the Colombian right-wing gummint. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
6. this has been going on for 25 years! |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. Even Jesse Helms got involved, according to the article: |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. Finders keepers... |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. you mean Spain??? |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 12:05 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. If you read Divernan's post |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. According to the Admiralty Law class I took in law school, the salvors should get 50% |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-03-07 08:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Glad to see someone else with some knowledge on Maritime Law |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Thank you |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 11:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Ha ha ha - nice one! |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Okay, let me restate |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-05-07 02:55 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Now *that* I'll agree with! (n/t) |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-04-07 11:35 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. You're welcome. The Rule of Law has evolved at such great human costs |
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