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TomWilm

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23. Denmark extending their interests to the whole of Greenland ...

Reply to Callie1979 (Reply #16)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:20 PM

Jan 10

1917 DECLARATION BETWEEN DENMARK AND THE US ABOUT GREENLAND

In proceeding this day to the signature of the Convention respecting the cession of the Danish West-Indian Islands to the United States of America, the undersigned Secretary of State of the United States of America, duly authorized by his Government, has the honor to declare that the Government of the United States of America will not object to the Danish Government extending their political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland.

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U.S. relinquished any claim to Greenland in 1916 [View all] Tanuki Jan 10 OP

K&R spanone Jan 10 #1

Greed and ignorance kill malaise Jan 10 #2

+1. Paperwork means nothing to the rapist dalton99a Jan 10 #3

Imperial powers, dividing up stuff leftstreet Jan 10 #4

People and stuff malaise Jan 10 #5

Exactly what chump and the oil companies were doing BidenRocks Jan 10 #12

Same for our phony invasion of IRAQ popsdenver Jan 10 #24

"Cheney/Rumsfeld could divide IRAQ up among six U.S. Oil Companies." Yup, you nailed it. Follow the money.nt mitch96 Jan 10 #28

Yup popsdenver Jan 11 #29

Biden's fault. twodogsbarking Jan 10 #6

Thanks, Obama. JoseBalow Jan 10 #7

Trump doesn't honor agreements, even the ones he makes. surfered Jan 10 #8

Erasing history is important for MAGA IronLionZion Jan 10 #9

I guess it's been caught in the right wing's craw since grampy Trump did the draft dodge out of... Hugin Jan 10 #10

These don't mean anything anymore. We were supposed to defend Ukraine Arazi Jan 10 #11

Might not want to ask the Kurds! BidenRocks Jan 10 #13

Exactly. Trump can do what ever the fuck he wants apparently. progressoid Jan 10 #18

Trump keeps claiming Russia and China are going to take over Greenland. OnlinePoker Jan 10 #14

trump has never honored agreements he, himself, made. Why would he honor agreements others made? nt Wounded Bear Jan 10 #15

All I see is "Denmark's rights to Greenland were confirmed". But where? How? Callie1979 Jan 10 #16

Denmark extending their interests to the whole of Greenland ... TomWilm Jan 10 #23

Thanks very much! Callie1979 Jan 10 #27

As confirmed by the US in 2004 with a new defense agreement ... TomWilm Jan 10 #17

Thanks for this Bayard Jan 10 #19

Screenshot for the Twitterless FakeNoose Jan 10 #20

K&R Bayard Jan 10 #21

I just hope tfg does not just start sending troops to the airbase in G'land.. More and more troops and then mitch96 Jan 10 #22

Or... Wednesdays Jan 10 #25

During the run up to the Vietnam war there was the false flag Tolkin Gulf incident... Our reason to escalate..uff mitch96 Jan 11 #31

The full treaty: "Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies." sop Jan 10 #26

K&R orangecrush Jan 11 #30

Problem is, there's news out there, that the few Greenlanders have been drifting UTUSN Jan 11 #32

A little history on how the US agreed in 1916 to Denmark's control of Greenland in exchange for the Virgin Islands. LetMyPeopleVote Jan 11 #33