BTW, the original treaty the U.S. signed in 1903 gave it the rights to
build and operate the canal *for perpetuity*. The agreement also gave
the U.S. the
right to govern the 10-mile wide, 40-mile long strip of land around the
canal, called the Panama Canal Zone.

It was poor leadership by Democrats that cost us OUR canal.

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Skipper

Nationalism came back to haunt the United States. With the
treaty signed and a 99-year lease given to the United States, the
Canal was built. Since then, the United States has varied on its
stance of ownership and the principles of sovereignty concerning the
Canal. The ever persistent debate of who owns the Canal and who should
have sovereign control over it, has not been solved. The United States
has occasionally attempted to "claim" the Canal zone through various
methods such as military occupation, exclusion of Panamanians for
important jobs in Canal operations and even through the customary
aspect of international law. However, each time the Panamanians have
managed to maintain claim to the Canal despite the United State's
imperialistic posturing to get it.

http://www.cyberessays.com/History/121.htm



"Skipper" wrote in message
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BTW, the original treaty the U.S. signed in 1903 gave it the rights to
build and operate the canal *for perpetuity*. The agreement also gave
the U.S. the
right to govern the 10-mile wide, 40-mile long strip of land around the
canal, called the Panama Canal Zone.

It was poor leadership by Democrats that cost us OUR canal.

--
Skipper

Smith Smithers wrote:

wrote:

BTW, the original treaty the U.S. signed in 1903 gave it the rights
to build and operate the canal *for perpetuity*. The agreement also
gave the U.S. the right to govern the 10-mile wide, 40-mile long
strip of land around the canal, called the Panama Canal Zone.

It was poor leadership by Democrats that cost us OUR canal.

With the treaty signed and a 99-year lease given to the United States, the
Canal was built.

The original agreement seeded the canal "in perpetuity", not just 99
years. Do not fall for the Looney Left's spin. They always take the
position, America last.

--
Skipper

With the treaty signed and a 99-year lease given to the United States, the
Canal was built.


Skipper wrote:
The original agreement seeded the canal "in perpetuity", not just 99
years.

Malarkey.

It's easy to google up the truth, so don't even bother lying. And the
word you're groping for isn't spelled "seeded" you retard.

DSK

DSK wrote:

Skipper wrote:
The original agreement seeded the canal "in perpetuity", not just 99
years.

Malarkey.

It's easy to google up the truth, so don't even bother lying. And the
word you're groping for isn't spelled "seeded" you retard.

You must be one o' them droolin' Lefty Loonies. For your edification:

The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, November 18, 1903:

ARTICLE I - The United States guarantees and will maintain the
independence of the Republic of Panama.

ARTICLE II - The Republic of Panama grants to the United States in
perpetuity the use, occupation and control of a zone of land and land
under water for the construction maintenance, operation, sanitation and
protection of said Canal of the width of ten miles extending to the
distance of five miles on each side of the center line of the route of
the Canal to be constructed; the said zone beginning in the Caribbean
Sea three marine miles from mean low water mark and extending to and
across the Isthmus of Panama into the Pacific ocean to a distance of
three marine miles from mean low water mark with the proviso that the
cities of Panama and Colon and the harbors adjacent to said cities,
which are included within the boundaries of the zone above described,
shall not be included within this grant.

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/di...ama/pan001.htm

"In perpetuity":

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/pancanal1.html

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/dat...y.cfm?HHID=187

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Skipper