http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/07/25/canada.denmark.ap/index.html

Let me be the first to say, what the hell.

Discuss.

I hope Denmark and Canada start a war for this 1.3 square kilometer piece of land.

If America argued over an island like that you would be "YEAH THAT ISLAND BELONGS TO US".

(hehe, pun)

Doesn't "Han(s) Island" mean something along the lines of "his island" in one of these crazy Skandinavian languages?

At least in swedish.

And I think Norwegian.
I've got to ask my mother about that.

I'm danish. It does mean 'his island'.

I can't understand how this is a big deal. I mean, come on, its just one small island.

WIth or without the s? ie Han or Hans?

Han = he, hans = his

Muffinman knows.

The Muffinman?

Spoiled diplomatic relations for a relatively worthless piece of land, barren and cold and lacking in resources.

Sad methinks.

Guess we'd better all start eating "freedom pastries"

Spoiled? It doesn't really sound in the article as if they're taking it too seriously.

...just like many of the wars mankind has fought.

The American West was considered barren and unsuited for farming, but that didn't stop frontiersman from eventually killing everyone in their way to move out from the east coast to settle, let alone once the gold rush began and people discovered that it was in fact splendid farming land.

Many parts of the middle east were considered absolutely worthless in practical terms during the early 20th century (before oodles of OIL were discovered), yet still hotly contested, just like North Africa in the second world war.

The United States was on the brink of War with Great Britain over ownership of a small island in the middle of the Oregon Territory before the Civil War. President James Polk got elected on the platform that if he didn't have his way territorially with the Brits, he'd start a war: "54 or fight".

Many squabbles have started for ridiculous reasons and over seemingly worthless stakes, but nevertheless people have pent up aggression and they're just looking for an excuse to stir things up, piss people off, and assert their dominance over others. ...even the Canadians.

Letter of protest != spoiled diplomatic relations.

claiming the island will allow which ever nation rights to fishing. that's huge in economic terms.

1/2 Mile? Does Canada have enough Navy to defend that?

no. but the fishing rights are what's important.
and i don't think any nation has enough navy to cover over 202,000km of coast line.

Whoever claims the island gets a set of rights extending out into the ocean from the island: 12 miles of territorial waters where the country has exclusive right to everything in it and 200 miles out for exclusive rights to resrources on the ocean floor (assuming it doesn't infringe on another country's zones).

Don't forget the airspace and space, uh space for infinity into the sky!

No you don't. The fury of the Danish is a great and terrible thing. And let's not forget Canada's elite eskimo division.

Armageddon is near.

I want to see Canadian Gilligan's Island with Danish head hunters.

Watch them build a top-secret chemical missile silo on the island.

Uhhh dude..

We're talking about Canada.

The only thing they build are moose reserves and hockey stadiums.

*slaps a twenty on the table*

Put me down for the Danish.

VVV FP strikes again VVV

Haha.

The Inuits are upon us!

Jeez...THis is obviously not going to start a war. What a proposterous thing to say. I know you were semi joking but still...

If this starts a war I'm going to sit back and laugh at their stupidity.

Dude, laughing at people starting wars for stupid reasons is Canada's job.

Put me down for Denmark. Canada has enough land.

For now.

>.>

Han already has a ship. He doesn't need an island.







-KnightRider2000

"Come on...it's me!"

It's a Hockey Arena. If you're gonna poke fun, at least get it right. :p

"WAR! The Atlantic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Canadian Defense Minister, Bill Graham. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere.

In a stunning move, the fiendish Foreign Ministry spokesman, Peter Taksoe-Jensen, has sent a note to Canada saying, "This is r iland lolz0rz wtfbbq".

As the Canadian Moose Army attempts to siege the island with their Special Moose Forces, two Treehugging hippies lead a desperate mission to rescue the Baby Seals trapped between the colliding forces...."

lmao ^

Han, er, Harrison, looks so incredibly young in that second picture.

[QUOTE=Duo Maxwell]"WAR! The Atlantic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Canadian Defense Minister, Bill Graham. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere.

In a stunning move, the fiendish Foreign Ministry spokesman, Peter Taksoe-Jensen, has sent a note to Canada saying, "This is r iland lolz0rz wtfbbq".

As the Canadian Moose Army attempts to siege the island with their Special Moose Forces, two Treehugging hippies lead a desperate mission to rescue the Baby Seals trapped between the colliding forces...."[/QUOTE]

I love you, *saves to notepad*

So they are fighting over an ice cube?