Russia claims ownership of North Pole; U.S & Canada laugh at them!

In what has been billed as the first successful trip to the seabed under the North Pole, Russia has created some uproar over its' insinuated claim over the mineral rich area.

Using two mini subs and descending almost 14,000 feet to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, Russia planted a rust proof titanium banner of their flag on the seabed, as a signal of ownership.

The United States and Canada both deride Russia's feeble attempts to claim this territory as comical.

Our State Dept. offered these comments....

"I'm not sure of whether they've put a metal flag, a rubber flag or a bed sheet on the ocean floor," said State Department spokesman Tom Casey....

"I don't think that ... whether they went and spray-painted a flag of Russia on those particular ridges is going to make one iota of difference," Casey said. More...

Canada, which has had long standing rights over the Canadian Arctic, dismissed the attempted land grab as a show....

Canada's top diplomat ridiculed Russia's flag-planting at the North Pole on Thursday, saying the "15th century" stunt does not bolster its disputed claim to the resource-rich Arctic.

"Look, this isn't the 15th century. You can't go around the world and plant flags and say, 'We're claiming this territory'," Foreign Minister Peter MacKay told broadcaster CTV. More...