Talk:Pedra Branca dispute

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[edit] Unilateral move

The move may be problematic because it preempted discussion. __earth ^(Talk) 14:04, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Name

I recommend adopting the official name of the case, which is Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia/Singapore), [1] in line with most ICJ cases at wikipedia. __earth ^(Talk) 14:08, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• Support, except that, following the convention at "List of International Court of Justice cases", it appears that the article name should be "Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia v. Singapore)". Would be happy if someone pointed out any relevant Manual of Style guideline on the matter, if any. — Cheers, JackLee ^–talk– 21:34, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Why no straightforward solution?

Considering the smallish size of these rock islands, wouldn't it be simpler to just blow them up with a few hundred tons of TNT and get rid of the problem forever, rather then dragging a decades long legal dispute? If the islands are erased nobody has to gain or lose anything and creating conventional explosions up to 4 kilotons is a fairly easy job nowadays. 91.83.15.197 (talk) 22:18, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

• Support. Alfons Åberg (talk) 00:35, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Talk pages aren't meant for discussing matters like this, but one brief answer is that it is of benefit to have sovereignty over any island as it extends a country's territorial waters. — Cheers, JackLee ^–talk– 01:20, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

• Support. While on a more serious note, I agree with Jacklee, I still think in real life those little pebbles should be blown up. LOL! InfernoXV (talk) 16:29, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm too serious for my own good... :-) — Cheers, JackLee ^–talk– 18:38, 28 May 2008 (UTC)