Is England trying to stir the pot over the Falkland Islands?
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Don't forget that that apart from there possibly being oil down there, the islands have generally been seen as being of strategic military significance due to their location. The British navy used that ability to help clear the South Atlantic of German warships during WWII. | |
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Indeed and the UK needs them for that reason, defend the world from German commerce raiders for sure. Don't forget that that apart from there possibly being oil down there, the islands have generally been seen as being of strategic military significance due to their location. The British navy used that ability to help clear the South Atlantic of German warships during WWII. | |
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Indeed and the UK needs them for that reason, defend the world from German commerce raiders for sure. C'mon Barry you can do better than that .... that was just silly. | |
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Indeed and the UK needs them for that reason, defend the world from German commerce raiders for sure. By the way Barry, WWII is now over, it ended some 60 odd years ago. The Germans abilities in commerce are much admired by us British, It's just a shame that the French don't see the Germans in the same good light here as we do. ____________ The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. | |
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I think Barry was somehow trying to suggest that we didn't need them these days to deal with German financial matters in Europe. In taking a complaint to the UN the Argentine side knows that Britain, as a permanent member of the Security Council, can ultimately veto any critical resolution. For which read Sabre rattling. | |
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Objecting over Prince William's military service? What would their reply had been if Prince Andrew's helicopter had been shot down? They are simply using Prince William for propaganda purposes. At present he is a qualified co-pilot, and to qualify as a full pilot he has to undergo his final training in the most adverse conditions to be able to cope with the worst that UK winters could throw at him back home. Therefore it is standard procedure to send people to the Falklands where they have the ideal conditions for that training. He would have known of his eventual deployment a couple of years ago, and it was reported at the time that Kate was unhappy about it so soon in their marriage. Whether or not it should have been deferred given current circumstances is another matter. Prince Andrew would have been a prime target for capture in 1982, as indeed Prince Harry was in Afghanistan a couple of years ago, and as any Royal would be. But the MOD would not have countenanced any of their deployments unless they were fully satisfied that their safety was no less than any other serving Officer. Argentina has been ramping up making noises about wanting the Malvinas back, with plenty of rumours about them considering future military action. Is it therefore any surprise that the UK is sending a Nuclear sub and a top end warship down there to warn them off? And the fact that William is currently there is likely an extra factor. Of course Argentina will call it all provocative, they would wouldn't they? | |
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I liked how they would have preferred him in civies. I bet you would. I don't see the threat. If the Argentinians aren't being aggressive about the Falklands then they have nothing to worry about with a warship coming there. As if 1 warship were a national threat to anyone. | |
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As it stands, Argentina will get no where with their continual claims of | |
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If they don't stop their moaning we'll send Prince Harry down there as well to sort them out. That'll really get 'em uptight! | |
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Naw, as the Jocks want independance, send in "Jockey" Wilson. He'll keep hitting "Bulleyes" so there'll be no need of the British Army to mobilise. | |
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called on Argentina and the UK to avoid an "escalation" in tensions over the disputed Falkland Islands. Well he would do, that's what he's paid for. The UK has not confirmed or denied reports of a submarine off the Falklands The MOD never comments upon the operational deployment of its armed forces. Our reporter says there is a fair bit of sympathy at the UN headquarters for Argentina's position that the Falklands are a British colonial holdover. There is one answer to that and it rhymes with things you put your oars in. It seems that Argentina is having another hot flush.... News | |
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"Mr Timerman showed slides of the region which pinpointed the UK naval bases, saying: "Great Britain is the largest military presence in the South Atlantic, controlling access to the Pacific and Indian Oceans." | |
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"Mr Timerman showed slides of the region which pinpointed the UK naval bases, saying: "Great Britain is the largest military presence in the South Atlantic, controlling access to the Pacific and Indian Oceans." Mr Timerman meant that statement for the hour he said it. Once one of the US Indian Ocean task forces heads back into their Atlantic port ... ____________   | |
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Such increase in naval power showed the Falklands was the "last refuge of a declining empire", he said. Now that is pretty pathetic even for Argentinian standards, which aren't much to talk about in the first place. Argentina ranks 105th out of 178 countries in the Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index for 2010. Reported problems include both government and private-sector corruption, the latter of which include money laundering, trafficking in narcotics and contraband, and tax evasion. Yep, we'd love them to run the Falklands .... | |
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Our reporter says there is a fair bit of sympathy at the UN headquarters for Argentina's position that the Falklands are a British colonial holdover. The UN would not see it this way had it been America and not the UK in dispute over the Falklands. How long then before they tell Guernsey that it now belongs to France again irrespective of how the Guernsey people feel about it. How about handing Australia back to it's original inhabitants namely the Aborigines and New Zealand back to the Maoris all taken as part and parcel of British Colonialism. All in all then it's pretty clear that the strongest argument Argentina can come up with is, "A colonial holdover" and the best the UN can come up with is a sympathetic nod knowing full well that the UK does actually hold full legal rights to the Falklands. And as for Mun-ki Moon time he got himself a proper job of work to do. ____________ The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. | |
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Jeebers, what planet do the Argies think their on? Demanding their enemy tells them what weapons they have? sheeesh..... | |
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It's just blustering nothing more, it's the only response they have. The TEZ of 200 miles is still there as far as I know, but they claim it covers International waters. Although the UK never formally declared war upon Argentina, it was rightly declared in a wartime situation, I don't know what legality it has in "peacetime". | |
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It's just blustering nothing more, it's the only response they have. ... So far... But how far can they screw down an embargo or blockade? Falkland Islands: A shortage of eggs ... "Have you been hit by the egg shortage?"... All a game to keep unpopular Argentine politicians in power a little longer? Just as was the case with General Galtieri(sp?)? Cheers, Martin ____________ Mandriva Linux A user friendly OS! See new freedom Mageia2 The Future is what We make IT (GPLv3) | |
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