Subject: Manila Asks Hanoi to Explain Spratly Joyride<br/>
Date: Apr 21, 2004 @ 21:33<br/>
Author: aletheiak (&quot;aletheiak&quot; &lt;aletheiak@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-107807547"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.inq7.net/brk/2004/apr/21/brkpol_17-1.htm">http://www.inq7.net/brk/2004/apr/21/brkpol_17-1.htm</a><br/>
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But there has been no word from this BNCNMYPHTWVN-trying <br/>
party of 100 since they left continental Vietnam Monday on their <br/>
7-day itinerary.  &quot;The Great South China Sea 6-Country-Island <br/>
Hopping Expedition,&quot; I think it may have been billed as <br/>
. . . or something to that effect.<br/>
<br/>
Also, in case you were still wondering about the outcome of the <br/>
recent Senkaku Islands CNJPTW 3-country-island hopping <br/>
adventure<br/>
(as first reported and pursued in <br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/13565">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/13565</a><br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/13767">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/13767</a><br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/13778">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/13778</a><br/>
and which may well have been the inspiration for the present <br/>
caper):<br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=294294">http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=294294</a><br/>
<br/>
Besides the DEFRLU 3-country island, which however is not <br/>
entirely claimed by all 3 countries, certain of the Senkakus and <br/>
Spratlys may be the only areas in the world that are presently <br/>
claimed in their entirety by more than two countries at once.<br/>
<br/>
theia</div>