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I'm puzzled that BP...BRITISH Petroleum...hasn't gotten any flak from
the British gov't., or the Brit's from the US. At least I haven't heard
of it. Is the gusher in international waters? How far out are US, or
state waters?


Isn't the leak about 30 miles offshore? Here's a lengthy treatise on
international waters:

http://tinyurl.com/6mt9hk

which from a quick scan says territorial waters used to extend as far as
a cannonball could fly (3 miles) but now, at least for the U.S., goes
out 24 miles.