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| Scottish independence: The American perspective |
| 2012-01-24 |
| Thousands of Americans will don a kilt on Wednesday and raise a toast to the bard as they celebrate Burns Night. But how much do they know about modern Scotland? And does it matter? |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 TOPIX, CHINA DAILY FORUM > SINN FEIN'S GERRY ADAMS CALLS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND INDEPENDENCE, [Universal = Eire, Northern Ireland]IRISH UNITY | SINN FEIN WANTS NORTH IRELAND INDEPENDENCE, NATIONAL UNITY. Took him long enough. Next up is dev potent Irish mil capabilities + econ, unless Eire + North Irish wanna depend on the French??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-01-24 23:16 |
| #5 The plan of the Scottish nationalists is to exit Britain join the EU and get EU subsidies (good luck with that). Spain does NOT want to set a precedent for regions of a nation seceding & joining the EU (like for instance Catalan & the Basque region) and has pledged to oppose a Scottish bid for EU membership. |
| Posted by: Cincinnatus Chili 2012-01-24 18:22 |
| #4 Not to mention Corsica, and perhaps Normandy, Wales, and Northern Italy. Not that I care, the Europeans can organize themselves however they like as long as its peaceful. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-01-24 15:13 |
| #3 ..sounds like a similar breakup following the collapse of another |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-01-24 10:29 |
| #2 If Scotland goes how long before Basque, Brittany, Tuscany and Bavaria? |
| Posted by: Rjschwarz 2012-01-24 10:20 |
| #1 I'll raise a toast of an iffy pint and have it sorted out laddie. |
| Posted by: Dale 2012-01-24 09:59 |