That's it. Sorry, I have been out of pocket since I left my "mini-rant". I saw another threat about Chomsky, too. <grin>
Wish I could move to Sealand! Jim On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 07:56:20 -0500, James Kuhns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think Jim's talking about The Principality of Sealand - > http://www.sealandgov.com/. It was an old weapons platform during WWII > (built in international waters by the British and then abandoned after the > war). English major Paddy Roy Bates occupied it in late 1967 and declared > it The Principality of Sealand. > > A friend of mine pointed this guy out to me a while back. I hope the > international powers that be eventually recognize his little kingdom as a > sovereign state. A few things I find interesting are 1) Sealand has a > national bank and currency (a buddy actually gave me a Sealand Half Dollar > for Christmas a few years ago), 2) England's court system recognizes his > kingdom (warning shots were fired at a British Navy ship when they came to > take back the platform, Roy was charged with firing on the British military > as a British citizen - the court basically ruled they had no jurisdiction on > the platform and threw out the charges - legitimizing Roy's claim of > sovereignty), 2) Sealand issues passports (fewer than 300 have been issued, > but they exist), 3) taken German and Dutch POW's (a work force tried to take > over the platform, the Dutch were kept as POW's the German was charged with > treason since he had accepted Sealand citizenship). > > The site is a very interesting read... Like I said, I'm rooting for this > guy :-) > > James > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of michael dolan > > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 6:51 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] your tax dollars at work: > > Ashcroft Declares Waron Piracy: AAARRR!!! > > > > I don't know anything about this, what are you talking about? > > Is it something like William Gibson's Data Havens? > > > > Michael > > > > Jim Carter wrote: > > > > > > > >Time to move to that oil rig platform data haven thingie off > > the coast > > >of Scotland. > > > > > > > > >Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
