[CQ-Contest] CQ 160M scoring

[Ed K1EP]

I am confused a little by the rules.  I read the 2008 CQ 160M Contest 
rules and under Scoring, there is the statement, "Contacts with other 
countries on same continent, 5 points."  In the next paragraph, 
Multiplier, there is the statement, "Do not count the United States 
and Canada as separate countries."  Okay, so does that mean that 
instead of 5 points for a W-VE QSO, it is 2 points?  In all the 
contests in the past, I have received 5 points for a VE QSO.  I 
checked previous contest rules and this is not something new, so 
apparently I didn't read the rules carefully before.   Is it just 
that you don't consider US and Canada as countries in the multiplier 
totals, that is, you add up states, provinces, and countries other 
than US and Canada?  But for determining QSO point scoring, they are 
considered different countries?   Maybe I am too literal here, but 
maybe a couple of extras words in the rules would clarify things.