Nations meet to claim Arctic prize - 28 May 08

[CrackerJackLee]

were the Native Inuit People of Greenland at the table when the five Arctic countries held their talks? the arctic circle belongs to the Eskimo! now, suddenly, white euros see a use for the arctic! will these people be represented and get a fair share of the wealth? Inuit people better wake up and put on their thinking caps to organize or the Danes will ride them into the ground (ice)! LOL! Denmark expects a lion's share of arctic oil and they only have 7000 danish people in all of Greenland?

[CrackerJackLee]

the unclaimed territory will be sectored out in slices from the north pole in proportion to the coastlines of the five countries. and russia will not bow down. and who can make her? canada must become a nuclear nation in order to protect her natural resources.

[mieroth]

Denmark should get it! And then they should refuse to drill for oil there. Hihihi. :D I trust Denmark to be more environmentally aware than those other countries. ;) Norway would be ok too, although I know they already drill for oil. Damn it. The real problem here is the global warming, and they're talking about DRILLING FOR MORE OIL?!?

[CrackerJackLee]

have you even looked at a polar-projection map? 80% of it is split between canada and russia! you're looking at the wrong map! get a polar-projection map! LOL!

[mieroth]

I'm still rooting for Denmark since I don't trust Canada or Russia in the arctic. Ideally no one would gain access to it and it will remain UNTOUCHED.

[CrackerJackLee]

when you look at a polar projection map, you will see that denmark's share is small compared to russia and canada.

[britishgoose01]

They shouldnt touch it, they have done weapons test there now the ice is melting htey will get rid of the rest of the ice....pathetic is greed

[wutru]

Let's hope either US or Canada win!

[britishgoose01]

Why??

[CrackerJackLee]

because you are now part of EuroLand! the EU! remember?? canada will not give away its resources! you will have to buy it! russia will treat you like someone from mars! LOL! the US only gets a wee slice. look at a polar projection map. 80% belongs to canada & russia. your precious EU has no claim. you have the same rights as africa! LOL!

[CrackerJackLee]

do you remember when our canadian prime minister asked the EU if they would consider canada as part of the union? you voted against us! now you can fucken' freeze in the dark with the rest of your euro-bastard bed buddies.

[Inkan1969]

What if Greenland becomes independent?

[jerkinp]

Greenland will never become independent because of the potential value it holds to Denmark. The population there is also small. In 1946 the United States offered to buy Greenland from Denmark for $100 million but Denmark refused to sell...

[CrackerJackLee]

would Denmark consider military action against the Inuit of Greenland if they decided to become independent? after all, 88% of Greenland is Native Inuit People. Why should Denmark get the oil when all they did was steal the land from these people? LOL! Danes are as good as Canadians when it come to stealing land from Native Peoples! someone should be talking to the Native People of Greenland and explain to them that they were already there before Denmark "discovered" them. i hope the UN steps in

[CrackerJackLee]

As per the following, Denmark may get a bumpy ride from Norway or Greenland! Norway claimed Greenland before 1605, the year a danish expedition claimed it. Norway made another claim in 1924. In 1953 an international court ratified Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland. Denmark controls its foreign affairs and military defense. Denmark's parliament granted Greenland self-government in 1980. They joined the EU with Denmark in 1973 but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute over stringent fishing quotas.

[CrackerJackLee]

there's nobody there! LOL! next thing denmark will do is to claim half the moon as Moonland! then they will have a stake in the resources there. they're not so dumb, are they?

[Inkan1969]

Greenland has more people than a lot of already independent countries. But jerkinp has better points.

[CrackerJackLee]

Inkan, you raised the best point of all.

POP: 58k of whom 88% are Native People.

why should stinky ol' white ass danish europeans get the arctic oil, when 90% of Greenland is Inuit Native People? how could denmark "discover" Greenland, when it was already there - and inhabited by Inuit People??

[frankodelic]

Imagine 5 imbeciles, a small room and a hand grenade. The scenario laid out here is akin to a contest to see which of the 5 imbeciles will pull the pin on the hand grenade first.

[CrackerJackLee]

if it all belonged to america, would you still be so critical? what really concerns america is that the northern countries, canada and russia have become the leaders in natural resources anbd water. and never forget that after his innaugeration, your president changed a 250 year old protocol and visited mexico first before canada! maybe you value tacos and burritos more than anything else. go to mexico when you need water!

[lastnymleft]

"a quarter of the world's undiscovered oil and gas may be found beneath it and the melting ice cover means those reserves are becoming more accessible."

Yeah. Like that's going to be a great motivator for them to ease back on global warming!

[CrackerJackLee]

global warming only hurts southern countries like EU & US. northern countries like russia & canada will greatly improve their growing season, usable land, and natural resources/oil. canadians should not back off their future just because BananaLanders are spoiled and think that the world revolves around them. watch as NY and LA slip into poverty while canada & russia begin a new future. the world has changed. do you realize that you don't have sole entitlement to the good life? now let others...

[jerkinp]

Well.. we would most likely lose any war over the resources in the Arctic. The pathetic Canadian army would not stand a chance against the Americans or Russians and even Denmark or Norway. Most likely be backing the Americans in any claim they make.

I thing this video cuts off to soon. Something must have happened during the upload procedure.

[elliott8391]

Well, I think it would be best if all the nation have a combined effort and creat likea second OPEC. Perhaps in the future this can help drive oil down. But being real, by the time that happens perhaps OPEC countries will have less oil to bargain with.

[super8hogan]

good idea elliott8391

[elliott8391]

Thanks super8hogan

[CrackerJackLee]

but canada won't need an opec. we already claim 40% of the arctic. we don't need another opec. opec is an american invention to serve american needs. this is canada's and russia's. we are northern countries. you are a southern country. you can squeeze oil from bananas! i hope you enjoy watching us drill and sell oil to the world. the US and EU and UN will have to find other ways to not freeze in the dark. or simply buy from canada and russia. get in line little dogies, the world has just pivoted

[CrackerJackLee]

canada has to go nuclear to defend its lands!