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Comments from feedback form - "This is inaccurate. It's true..."

This is inaccurate. It's true that Guam and CNMI are considered territories of the US, but the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands are all independent nations that have a seat in the United Nations. They all have Presidents that are Head of Government and Head of State. What else defines an independent nation? It's true, that after WWII they were a Trust Territory of the United States, but that status ended a long time ago and these nations all celebrate their Independence Day, when they truly became a soverign nation

203.6.176.105 (talk)00:10, 31 August 2012

Inaccurate how? IPC recognition of these countries is completely SEPARATE from UN recognition. I know they have such recognition, but that does not mean the IPC does. It also doesn't mean the IPC will give it. You seem to be conflating completely different ideas here: Separate recognition by most world governing bodies and the Paralympics. If this ultimately matters to Micronesia countries, than they need to work with the OPC to gain recognition and send athletes.

Because which Marshallese, Chomorro, Carolinian, Chuuk, Guam based athletes are at the Paralympics? The second biggest sporting event of the year and Micronesia is completely missing but the Solomons and Tonga and Vanuatu are there.

LauraHale (talk)06:12, 3 September 2012