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bajamigo
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Colonet--Deferred or Dead
This story appeared in yesterday's San Diego Union-Tribune. Looks as if Hutchison-Whampoa wants to go with what it's got (the Panama Canal) rather
than hassle with Baja.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/20070802-9999-1b2c...
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oldhippie
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I wonder why folks think it's an either/or situation. Do both.
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gnukid
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I saw a discussion albeit on the Colbert Report that there is a planned I69 super freeway from Loreto to Michigan which will be the direct shipping
road for goods. It also is in planing and negotiations.
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elizabeth
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| Quote: | Originally posted by gnukid
I saw a discussion albeit on the Colbert Report that there is a planned I69 super freeway from Loreto to Michigan which will be the direct shipping
road for goods. It also is in planing and negotiations. |
Tell me you made that up!
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elizabeth
| Quote: | Originally posted by gnukid
I saw a discussion albeit on the Colbert Report that there is a planned I69 super freeway from Loreto to Michigan which will be the direct shipping
road for goods. It also is in planing and negotiations. |
Tell me you made that up! |
Yes Elizabeth, it's made up....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colbert_Report
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elizabeth
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That just shows how culturally deprived I am!!!! I never heard of the Colbert Report! Is this because I don't have tv?
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Mexitron
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The Colbert Report is a comedy show but the NAFTA Corridor is not made up:
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst103006.htm
"This superhighway would connect Mexico, the United States, and Canada, cutting a wide swath through the middle of Texas and up through Kansas City.
Offshoots would connect the main artery to the west coast, Florida, and northeast. Proponents envision a ten-lane colossus the width of several
football fields, with freight and rail lines, fiber-optic cable lines, and oil and natural gas pipelines running alongside."
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Don Alley
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I subscribe to The Colbert Report through iTunes. While the opinions on the show are comedy, the facts are true.
This highway is no exception. Just a couple of weeks ago API and other government officials met with Loreto's mayor to discuss the Mexican terminus of
the highway: a new Super Pier from the Loreto marina (recently renamed Puerto Loreto). Construction could start next year.
The anticipated shipping traffic is behind most of the recent enthusiasm for Loreto real estate.
This is the real reason the Colonet project is a dead duck, not the Panama Canal expansion.
Back to work; rabbits invaded my house and gnawed through all my lamp cords....
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oldhippie
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Cargo ships coming into Loreto, sure!
I've heard about the Loreto Space Port. The Loreto Bay Corp is going to develop the dark side of the moon. No water, no air, no light, no problem.
Folks will obviously buy into it.
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Don Alley
Back to work; rabbits invaded my house and gnawed through all my lamp cords.... |
Hope they stay away from your PC cord. Would miss your posts. Loreto, the future Hong Kong of the SOC. 
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Don Alley
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oldhippie
Cargo ships coming into Loreto, sure!
I've heard about the Loreto Space Port. The Loreto Bay Corp is going to develop the dark side of the moon. No water, no air, no light, no problem.
Folks will obviously buy into it. |
A few weeks back, on a photo thread, people asked to post the view from their casa. I posted this:
The dark side of the moon. Now visible from Loreto.
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flyfishinPam
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oldhippie
Cargo ships coming into Loreto, sure!
I've heard about the Loreto Space Port. The Loreto Bay Corp is going to develop the dark side of the moon. No water, no air, no light, no problem.
Folks will obviously buy into it. |
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Mexitron
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Here's a quick rundown on the corridor and the North American Trade Alliance scenario:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBmFrYWPoG8
If the alliance comes to fruition the concept of illegals may become a moot point.
I think the Loreto discussed for the superport would be in Tamaulipas, not Baja.
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elizabeth
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Mexitron
Isn't Loreto, Tamaulipas a good distance inland? Not on the gulf?
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Don Alley
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
Here's a quick rundown on the corridor and the North American Trade Alliance scenario:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBmFrYWPoG8
If the alliance comes to fruition the concept of illegals may become a moot point.
I think the Loreto discussed for the superport would be in Tamaulipas, not Baja. |
Wow, I watched that Lou Dobbs segment...pretty scary stuff. And he even has The John Birch Society weighing in. So maybe Loreto will once again be
capitol of all the Californias.
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oldhippie
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A lot of people are having hissy fits about the NAFTA superhighway. I'm all for the idea for the simple reason it somewhat blurs national boundaries.
I don't like nationalism. It's too religious-like and there is supposed to be a separation of church and state.
The Europeans have done it. If wisdom comes with age then they may be showing North America the way. They've been struggling with the havoc caused by
nationalism for several hundred years longer than us.
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DENNIS
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Viva Panama.......
I want the contract to build bridges across the new widened passage.
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The Gull
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Viva Panama.......
I want the contract to build bridges across the new widened passage. |
Start in Minneapolis, just for practice.
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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DENNIS
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Yeah, Gull..............
That would be good practice.
While you're here..... I apologize for all the nastiness in the past.
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toneart
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oldhippie
A lot of people are having hissy fits about the NAFTA superhighway. I'm all for the idea for the simple reason it somewhat blurs national boundaries.
I don't like nationalism. It's too religious-like and there is supposed to be a separation of church and state.
The Europeans have done it. If wisdom comes with age then they may be showing North America the way. They've been struggling with the havoc caused by
nationalism for several hundred years longer than us. |
Exactly as I have been saying about the superhighway. I am sure there will be lots of negative impact, but it is in the planning stages and will be
rolled through, mostly for all the wrong reasons. But I too would like to see it blur the national boundaries. Old Hippie-----I feel exactly the
same way about nationalism and its evangelistic vitriol. Regarding your hope that North America can learn from the Europeans, don't hold your breath.
At least not until this current group of usurping flag wavers is deposed. They don't possess wisdom; they just get old.
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