1. 15 islands dumped by usa illegally
    http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=2000/5/7/153932
    Dec 19, 2002 @ 03:26 - acroorca2002 <orc@orcoast.com> ("acroorca2002 <orc@...>" <orc@...>)
  2. Re: 15 islands dumped by usa illegally
    ... hah! - no congressional consent. wasn t it the Congress that ratified the treaty? if you sign and ratify a border treaty you pretty much established a
    Dec 19, 2002 @ 03:51 - Karolis B. <kbajoraz@yahoo.com> ("Karolis B. <kbajoraz@...>" <kbajoraz@...>)
  3. Re: 15 islands dumped by usa illegally
    ... ... ratified ... i think so but the russian legislature didnt so baker & shevardnadze cut a secret deal to ratify it extralegally i dont know
    Dec 19, 2002 @ 04:41 - acroorca2002 <orc@orcoast.com> ("acroorca2002 <orc@...>" <orc@...>)
  4. Re: 15 islands dumped by usa illegally
    well, the Americans ratified it legally in any case. The question then remains has Russia/USSR reatified the treaty legally. If so, then the border is
    Dec 19, 2002 @ 23:57 - Karolis B. <kbajoraz@yahoo.com> ("Karolis B. <kbajoraz@...>" <kbajoraz@...>)
  5. Re: 15 islands dumped by usa illegally
    ... yes i believe so but a treaty must be mutually & completely ratified before it can take any effect it cant become binding on one party before it becomes
    Dec 20, 2002 @ 02:08 - acroorca2002 <orc@orcoast.com> ("acroorca2002 <orc@...>" <orc@...>)
  6. Re: 15 islands dumped by usa illegally
    ... Right. It should be kept in mind that the main reason the Duma hasn t ratified it (yet?) is the feeling that they got less than they deserved in the Bering
    Dec 20, 2002 @ 08:54 - Peter Smaardijk <smaardijk@yahoo.com> ("Peter Smaardijk <smaardijk@...>" <smaardijk@...>)
  7. Re: 15 islands dumped by usa illegally
    The Alaskan side of the argument at http://touchngo.com/sp/html/sp-4156.htm Peter S.
    Dec 20, 2002 @ 09:28 - Peter Smaardijk <smaardijk@yahoo.com> ("Peter Smaardijk <smaardijk@...>" <smaardijk@...>)
  8. Re: 15 islands dumped by usa illegally
    US Senate ratification of the 1990 maritime boundary treaty: http://www.senate.gov/~rpc/rva/1021/1021192.htm Peter S.
    Dec 20, 2002 @ 09:39 - Peter Smaardijk <smaardijk@yahoo.com> ("Peter Smaardijk <smaardijk@...>" <smaardijk@...>)
  9. Re: [BoundaryPoint] 15 islands dumped by usa illegally
    ... Another question I haven t seen answered is why the US would wish to voluntarily give up sovereignty of territory, especially in these days of EEZs etc..?
    Dec 20, 2002 @ 14:16 - Kevin Meynell (Kevin Meynell <kevin@...>)
  10. Re: 15 islands dumped by usa illegally
    ... tho ... wish to ... days of ... it appears from the preliminary indications we do have that the usa gained or would have gained enormously from the
    Dec 20, 2002 @ 18:06 - acroorca2002 <orc@orcoast.com> ("acroorca2002 <orc@...>" <orc@...>)