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21 July 2011

You think you've got balls?

Wanna know what "having balls" means in real life? Well, research Walden Bello (that's double "l", else, you might find someone involved in the cosmetics/beauty industry). The guy has balls! He, and some other congressmen, landed in a contested island in the Kalayaan Group of Islands, declared the place as a Philippine territory, and uttered these words:

We come in peace, we support a diplomatic solution. But let there be no doubt in any foreign power's mind that if they dare to eject us from Pagasa... Filipinos will not take that sitting down.
Oh yeah, this is The Man!
At first I thought that was too irresponsible of him. I mean, other parties claiming the islands are China and Vietnam. But after seeing the map below, I think Walden Bello should be declared a national hero.

Is China even serious with its claims?! They probably took a bluetooth barcode scanner, and proclaimed:
"Hey, we used  state-of-the-art technology, and we have rights on these shores." Argh!