On Top Of The World

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This is probably one of the most interesting news stories I have seen recently, and for some reason there seems to be no real interest in it from most news sources.

Russian submarines are literally on top of the world this week in an attempt to sail under the vast arctic ice shelf in order to place a flag on the ocean floor over the northern hemisphere’s rotational center, the Geographical North Pole. This very dangerous mission is a clear attempt by the Russians to stake claim in this Arctic territory. And why not? There is a ton of untapped natural resources down there. The problem is that Russia is not all that close to the North Pole region that they are claiming as their own. It is much closer to Greenland and Canada than it is to Russia. You’ve got to hand it to the Russians because this “exploration mission” is not only pissing off the Arctic bordering countries, but also the International Seabed Authority, and the geographical surveying people who think this will lead to countries staking claim in other areas of the ocean floor. And anyone who can piss off more than one group of people at one time deserves my respect.

I think the US should stake claim in the ocean floor bordering Mexico to sort of return the favor for all the illegal immigration crap we take from them. Americans could encroach on Mexican territory for a change.

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Personally, I think it’s OK for the Russians to plant a flag at the North Pole as long as that flag has a representation of Santa Claus on it.