On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:52:39 -0600, Skipper wrote:

thunder wrote:

So, would you like to explain how an engineer with the failed French
attempt to build a canal, comes to sign a Panamanian Treaty with the US?
Yup, we stole it fair and square.

The French had a substantial stake in the Canal. There was a railroad and
legacy force to consider. Their compliance was required.

http://www.czbrats.com/Builders/FRCanal/failure.htm

So again, what Panamanian gave the US a right "in perpetuity"? Surely, a
Frenchman doesn't speak for the people of Panama.