Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Gibraltar
Date: Jun 11, 2004 @ 22:30
Author: Michael Kaufman (Michael Kaufman <mikekaufman79@...>)
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> >so why cant i get over gibraltar being british
>
> IMO, you have to separate the realm from the
> political units. The Virgin
> Islands are demonstratively American, but not an
> integral part of the
> United States. I think there is a valid argument for
> suggesting that the
> French DOMs should be considered France proper, but
> not the likes of
> Greenland and Aruba being part of Denmark and the
> Netherlands respectively.
> I must stress that this has nothing to do with
> recognising claims for
> self-determination or otherwise, but merely a matter
> of clarifying the
> nomenclature.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kevin Meynell
>
>