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yes indeed thank you both all points well taken & if i may mix is this out of bounds with are you enjoying this irony i am quite excited to find this morning http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6512723,00.html http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_21152.shtml http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2584 http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=1757 http://www.archiveeditions.co.uk/Leafcopy/160-5.htm http://tinyurl.com/2mttzw http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS164.pdf http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/ls114.pdf http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait_pol_06.jpg http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/al_basrah_iraq_80.jpg http://tinyurl.com/2ho57d but could anyone provide a diagram of the real skinny here & where to from here --- Brian Murphy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Aletheia > > This latest message is really irrelevant trivia. > Please address issues of > real substance and of serious interest to > contributors to this valuable > internet resource. > > Regards > Brian Murphy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "aletheia kallos" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:26 AM > Subject: [INT-BOUNDARIES] is this out of bounds > > > fresh yesterday at > http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-03-26-hidden-crocodiles_N.htm > > Woman found with 3 crocodiles strapped to body > JERUSALEM (AP) - A woman with three crocodiles > strapped to her waist was stopped at the Gaza-Egypt > border crossing after guards noticed that she looked > "strangely fat," officials said Monday. > The woman's shape raised suspicions at the Rafah > terminal in southern Gaza, and a body search by a > female border guard turned up the animals, each > about > 20 inches long, concealed underneath her loose robe, > according to Maria Telleria, spokeswoman for the > European observers who run the crossing. > > "The woman looked strangely fat. Even though she was > veiled and covered, even with so many clothes on > there > was something strange," Telleria said. > > The incident, which took place on Thursday, sparked > panic at the crossing. > > "The policewoman screamed and ran out of the room, > and > then women began screaming and panicking when they > heard," Telleria said. But when the hysteria died > down, she said, "everybody was admiring a woman who > is > able to tie crocodiles to her body." > > In her defense, the woman said she "was asked" to > carry the crocodiles, said Wael Dahab, a spokesman > for > the Palestinian guards at the crossing. She was > permitted to cross without the animals. > > The reptiles, which had their jaws tied shut with > string, were returned to the Egyptian side of the > border. > > Dahab said the animals were likely meant for sale to > Gaza's small zoo or to private owners. The > crocodiles > would fetch "good money," even in the impoverished > territory, he said. In Gaza, the animals can fetch > about $500 - roughly two months' salary for a > low-ranking policeman. > > The woman was not the first to try to illegally > smuggle exotic wildlife through the Rafah crossing, > Dahab said: another woman tried to bring in a monkey > tied to her chest, and other travelers tried to > smuggle in exotic birds and a tiger cub. Border > guards > more frequently confiscate cigarettes, prescription > drugs and car parts. > > The crossing is the only way in and out of Gaza for > residents of the crowded coastal strip. > > Since Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005, the > crossing > has subject to a complex system of control: Egypt > and > the Palestinians are responsible for the crossing, > with European monitors stationed at the terminal and > Israeli inspectors watching from a distance over > closed-circuit TV. > > Israel retains final say over whether the crossing > can > open, and has kept it closed over 80% of the time > since an Israeli soldier was captured by > Hamas-linked > militants in Gaza nine months ago, charging that the > crossing is being used to smuggle money and weapons > to > militants. > > Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights > reserved. This material may not be published, > broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. > > > > > > > > > > > > & of course this could never happen in everyones > land > either > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time > with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news > ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/