Where is the greatest threat to world peace to be found?

[nalani]

None of the above, as far as the poll goes.

The greatest threat to world peace is found in the hearts and minds of every individual that occupies the world. It's found in the egoistic attitudes, both individualistic and nationalistic, and the failure to understand, or attempt to understand, anothers' belief system compounded with the quest for power and the need to dominate. No one is exempt. No one is excluded.

Funny thing is the answer lies in the same place the threat can be found.

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[Gato_Solo]

The thing is...where would we land all the troops for the invasion? The island's only 1.2 sq kms. You can barely deploy a battalion

But you can deploy a battallion to Denmark.

OTTAWA (AP) — Canada and Denmark called a truce this week in a dispute over Hans Island, but neither is renouncing its claim to the wind-swept patch of Arctic rock.

There has been widespread speculation that the two governments may have their eyes on future claims over northern fishing grounds or access to the Northwest Passage, should global warming make the route more viable.

The uninhabited island, the size of several city blocks, sits in the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait between Canada's Ellesmere Island and Greenland, which is controlled by Denmark.

Canada insists the quarrel is not about the surrounding waters, noting the boundaries of the continental shelf between Ellesmere and Greenland were agreed on in 1973.

Canada's defense minister, Bill Graham (search), rankled Danish officials by making an unannounced visit to Hans Island in July. Canada formally protested the planting of Danish flags on the outcrop in 1984, 1988 and 2004.

Canada's Foreign Minister, Pierre Pettigrew (search), who met with his Danish counterpart during a U.N. summit over the past week in New York, said yesterday they agreed to keep each other informed about any activities around the tiny island.

However, neither side budged on ownership of the island.

That island could be held by a platoon.

 

[Gato_Solo]

Another place to watch. SE Asia is either being under-reported, or underrated.

 

[freako104]

Or both. The only other report was from a while back about a nightclub that was bombed. I havent seen anything around here in terms of news nor in national news(MSNBC, CNN etc seem to ignore it or dont care. Either way you have a major point)

 

[Professur]

But you can deploy a battallion to Denmark.



That island could be held by a platoon.

I say drill a couple of holes in it, and detonate it. Once it's back under the surface, it's dealt with.