Timor - Give it or Sock it to 'em?
 

East Timor - stuffed by Indonesia, invaded by Australian troops post independence vote. One of the poorest nations.

Oodles of natural gas on the Australian continental shelf closer to the Timor shores than to Australian shores - Timor wants more than 20% of royalties.

Give it to the poor buggers or stick to the letter of the law and previous agreements?

Neighbours battle for Timor Sea

http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/paleo/...imor-sea-c.gif

You forgot something important in Timor's History "Portugal"... Timor is a Portugues ex colony, abandoned by Portugal.

Has for the oil, i read ( cant remember where now ) that legally Timor is entitled to much more than 20%

Kind Regards

The reason for the Timor "Gap": 1974-75 negotiations with colonial Portugal.

Defining the "Gap"

I think it comes down to: Are boundaries set by:
1. Geology (royalties derive from resources on the Australian land mass - but Papua is on it too),
2. Bi-lateral negotiation (Portuguese, Indonesian & East Timor)
3. International Law (not clear cut).

"an overpriced American clothes retailer":D

That's 1 sock it to 'em then.

OK mate, if you say so.

But my lifes filled with much more interesting and burning issues than these mere squabbles, like WHAT the heck am i gonna do to get out of the Tupperware party:eek: :eek: :D

With typical wily womanly duplicity say you are going to a pro-war rally outside the East Timor consulate whilst glintingly filing your chainsaw.

:D GOOD CALL!!!!:D :D :D

I'm gonna put that on my thread, best excuse yet:D

The body parts from your East Timor pro-war rally chainsaw massacre will stay fresh for weeks in your newly aquired tupperware containers;)

I reckon Australia has a good claim on that oil.

Obvious solution: the good people of East Timor should get payment in *Tupperware*, instead of cash.

(Anyone recall that bit in the movie 'Airplane' about Tupperware....?)

Sorry Megs to assist in the Hi-Jacking of yr thread (there's no emoticon for looking remorseful).

Anya.

Made me laugh anyway:D:D

missed this one earlier, pmsl at you all:D

Sorry megs (remorseful face needed)