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2004-12-14 Southeast Asia

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Posted by tipper 2004-12-14 2:41:51 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I just went and looked at a map of the region. Seems like we have a island divided into New Guinea, belonging to our "friends" the Indonesians, and Papua New Guinea, soon to be hell-hole. There a good reason for this? I must have missed this in class.

Posted by Steve 2004-12-14 11:22:34 AM|| 2004-12-14 11:22:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 ima think we need send sailor man john fromm back with goodies

Posted by half 2004-12-14 2:14:00 PM|| 2004-12-14 2:14:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't know if it's a good reason, but it has to do with which European colonial power (Dutch and Brits) grabbed which part of the island.

For some reason, colonial borders are sacrosanct once the colonists leave. After the Europeans tore Africa apart, then fled, no one even considered trying to set up states on ethnic communities rather than which army had conqured the area.

The same here.

Posted by jackal 2004-12-14 3:09:16 PM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2004-12-14 3:09:16 PM|| Front Page Top

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