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Va. man plants flag, claims African country, calling it ‘Kingdom of North Sudan’

*Frothing at mouth* Obama's America!
 
Hahah, well more power to him.
 
Heaven forbid he would get recognition. He would probably have to go live there to defend it.
 
Yes, what every princess wants - some unclaimed desert in northern Africa.


Good luck to him on establishing a relationship with Sudan and Egypt. :lol:
 
that is still cool. Even if it is just sand still cool.
 
Recolonization has begun.
 
I wonder how he got there? no roads, it looks completely uninhabited, and uninhabitable.
 
Yes, what every princess wants - some unclaimed desert in northern Africa.


Good luck to him on establishing a relationship with Sudan and Egypt. :lol:

Actually the land he claimed is land that neither Egypt nor Sudan claim. In a weird border dispute, the border Egypt claims makes it part of Sudan. The border that Sudan claims puts it in Egypt.

Bir Tawil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Basically, Sudan says the border is a river. Egypt says it's a straight line.
 
I wonder how he got there? no roads, it looks completely uninhabited, and uninhabitable.

It is uninhabited.

Give the guy some credit though, he found unclaimed land and claimed it.
 
It is uninhabited.

Give the guy some credit though, he found unclaimed land and claimed it.

Does that mean the US owns the moon?

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So what will the legal system be like? Will it be based on common law?

And more importantly, what will he tell his daughter when no one recognizes his country?
 
So what will the legal system be like? Will it be based on common law?

And more importantly, what will he tell his daughter when no one recognizes his country?

Immediately worried about controlling people's behavior eh?

No worries, unless he walls it in and hires a military, he cant force anyone to live there.

You should have done it....seen if anyone would voluntarily live under your Catholic Confessional System or whatever it's called. If it's so great, maybe they'd put up with an uninhabited desert to be be among their own kind. Seems to be working for the Jews (well, a few hiccups of course).

IMO this guy will be killed as soon as Islamic fundies catch on.
 
Peter Sellers is the commander of the military.
 
Does that mean the US owns the moon?

article-2180664-144737E5000005DC-402_634x415.jpg
Depending how you claim things, maybe....I think the USSR landed a robot on the moon before the manned lunar landings? Not sure, I would need to check...
 
Actually the land he claimed is land that neither Egypt nor Sudan claim. In a weird border dispute, the border Egypt claims makes it part of Sudan. The border that Sudan claims puts it in Egypt.

Bir Tawil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Basically, Sudan says the border is a river. Egypt says it's a straight line.

Until they find out an American claimed it. This is how WWIII begins.
 
I have no choice... I must post this again. :D


 
Immediately worried about controlling people's behavior eh?

No worries, unless he walls it in and hires a military, he cant force anyone to live there.

You should have done it....seen if anyone would voluntarily live under your Catholic Confessional System or whatever it's called. If it's so great, maybe they'd put up with an uninhabited desert to be be among their own kind. Seems to be working for the Jews (well, a few hiccups of course).

IMO this guy will be killed as soon as Islamic fundies catch on.

Controlling people's behavior is essential to running a country. Literally, laws are a necessary feature of government.

In any case, there's exactly zero chance that anyone in the region will recognize his country, so my post wasn't really serious.
 
FRom the article:
Sheila Carapico, professor of political science and international studies at the University of Richmond, told the Bristol Herald Courier last week that Heaton would need legal recognition from neighboring countries, the United Nations or other groups to have actual political control of the land.
I know the UN fancies itself the world's mommy, but a country does not need their permission to exist.

Anyway, I say good for him... now go home, tell your princess she's a Princess, and move on with your life.
 
I'm kind of surprised that neither Sudan nor Egypt has claimed it already. Yeah, it's virtually worthless land, but a majority of their respective countries are also worthless, so... why not?
 
I know the UN fancies itself the world's mommy, but a country does not need their permission to exist.

Anyway, I say good for him... now go home, tell your princess she's a Princess, and move on with your life.

A new country requires recognition by an existing country or group of countries.
 
The desert is actually quite beautiful. You would think the lack of vegitation and wildlife would seem to make it otherwise, but if you have camped in the desert at night, you will see what I mean.
 
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