Symon wrote:

> I read this the other day.
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/3651837.stm
> Maybe there was an ulterior motive in 'liberating' East Timor? Just like
> Iraq really.
> cheers, Syms.

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The underwater geology there makes this a more complex issue than it
could be. East Timor and Australia have very different histories as land
masses. Australia claims the right to its continental shelf as part of
the continent, which geologically it is. East Timor claims, with
historical justification, that borders end at the shore. I'm glad I
needn't decide the issue, and I won't discuss it further here.

Jerry
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