----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 6:32 PM Subject: Re: Tragedy in Israel
> At 11:37 PM 12/9/01 -0000 Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > > >Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > >> > >>If my memory serves me correctly I think a big part of America used to > belong to > >>the Brits? So you can call yourself very lucky the Brits weren't as keen > on "new > >>England" as the Israeli's are on Israel. ;o) > >> > >It never belonged to the Brits - not legitimately. It belonged to Spain and > >Portugal. > > Actually, if my reckoning is accurate, it is all the legitimate property of > Spain. > Fortunately there is historical precedent for not listening to the Pope. <G> xponent 4th down, time to pontiff rob
