30. “based in ideology”: Matt Cover, “Hillary Clinton: Opposition to Sea Treaty Based on ‘Mythology,’” cnsnews.com, May 23, 2012, http://cnsnews.com/news/article/hillary-clinton-opposition-sea-treaty-based- mythology.
31. “of course”: Nicole Gaouette, “Clinton Hits ‘Black Helicopters’ Crowd To Push Sea Treaty,” Bloomberg.com, May 24, 2012, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-24/clinton-hits-black- helicopters-crowd-to-push-sea-treaty.html.
32. “proponents say”: Senator Jim Inhofe, Senator Roger Wicker, and Senator Jeff Sessions, “Law of the Sea would usurp U.S. Navy’s authority,” politico.com, May 22, 2012, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/05 12/76627_Page2.html.
33. “offering a new”: Wayne Ma and James Hookway, “Vietnam Spars With China Over Oil Plans,” wsj.com, June 27, 2012, http://online.wsj.c om/article/SB10001424052702303649504577491823837421842.html.
34. “China, a LOST”: Peter Brookes, “A pathetic pact for safety on the seas,” nypost.com, May 22, 2012, http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/pathetic_pact_for_safety_on_the_JRYvyyY47F Pjx0pJOjzI0K.
35. “although Beijing ratified”: Gordon G. Chang, “Should the US Ratify the UN Sea Treaty Because of China?,” worldaffairsjournal.org, May 21, 2012, http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/gordon-g- chang/should-us-ratify-un-sea-treaty-because-china.
36. “supposedly need to”: Peter Brookes, “A pathetic pact for safety on the seas,” nypost.com, May 22, 2012, http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/pathetic_pact_for_safety_on_the_JRYvyyY47F Pjx0pJOjzI0K.
37. it is a lot: Frank Gaffney, “Common Sense on LOST,” townhall.com, June 5, 2012, http://townh all.com/columnists/frankgaffney/2012/06/05/common_sense_on_lost/page/full/.
38. “by moving off”: Gordon G. Chang, “Should the US Ratify the UN Sea Treaty Because of China?,” worldaffairsjournal.org, May 21, 2012, http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/gordon-g-chang/should-us-ratify- un-sea-treaty-because-china.
39. “This is simply”: Frank Gaffney, “Law of the Sea Treaty Is Wrong for US,” newsmax.com, June 5, 2012, http://www.newsmax.com/FrankGaffney/Law-Sea-Treaty- Senate/2012/06/05/id/441292.
40. “In fact”: Ibid.
41. “codifies navigational rights”: Senator Jim Inhofe, Senator Roger Wicker, and Senator Jeff Sessions, “Hillary Tries To Neuter US Navy,” foxnews.com, May 23, 2012, http://nation.foxnews.com/us-navy/2012/05/23/hillary-tries- neuter-us-navy.
42. “The most persuasive”: Donald Rumsfeld, “Why the U.N. Shouldn’t Own the Seas,” http://online.wsj.com/home-page, June 12, 2012 http://online.wsj.c om/article/SB10001424052702303768104577460890850883780.html.
43. “ceding any authority”: Senator Jim Inhofe, Senator Roger Wicker, and Senator Jeff Sessions, “Law of the Sea would usurp U.S. Navy’s authority,” politico.com, May 22, 2012, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/05 12/76627_Page2.html.
44. “some fear the Navy”: Ibid.
45. “could it be that”: Ibid.
46. “outsourcing national security”: Peter Brookes, “A pathetic pact for safety on the seas,” nypost.com, May 22, 2012, http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/pathetic_pact_for_safety_on_the_JRYvyyY47F Pjx0pJOjzI0K.
47. “Does failure to ratify”: Edwin Meese III, “Still lost on the Law of the Sea Treaty,” http://www.latimes.com/, June 5, 2012, http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe- meese-law-of-the-sea-20120605,0,6473043.story.
48. “Our ability to”: Ibid.
49. “States shall adopt”: David A. Ridenour, “Ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty: A Not-So-Innocent Passage,” nationalcenter.org, August 2006, http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA542La woftheSeaTreaty.html.
50. “look upstream”: Sheril Kirshenbaum, “Sea Grant Fellows Forum,” realoceans.wordpress.com, June 24, 2008, http://realoceans.wordpress.com/2008/06/page/3/.
51. Already, environmentalists have: David A. Ridenour, “Ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty,” www.nationalcenter.org, August 2006, http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA542La woftheSeaTreaty.html.
52. “LOST is a sweeping”: Ibid.
53. “If Americans have”: Michelle Malkin, “The push for the Law of the Sea Treaty,” www.michellemalkin.com, October 2 2007, http://michellemalkin.com/2007/10/02/the-push-for-the-law-of-the-sea-treaty/.
54. “So why on earth”: Ibid.
55. “the UN administered”: Ibid.
56. “the predictable effect”: Ibid.
57. “We are writing”: Julian Pecquet, “Opposition to Law of the Sea Treaty heats up,” www.thehill.com, May 25, 2012, http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/un-treaties/229637-opposition-to-law-of-the-sea-treaty-heats- up.
58. “by its current”: Ibid.
59. “To effect the”: Ibid.
60. “If this treaty”: Ibid.
61. Here’s the list: Ibid.
PART FOUR
1. “has developed the”: David Rohde, “China’s New Export: Internet censorship,” www.reuters.com, November 7, 2011, 1
