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Falklands: Argentina ambassador calls for Britain to hand back 'colonial enclave'
Telegraph UK ^

Posted on 05/06/2012 10:31:22 AM PDT by Perdogg

Alicia Castro tried to pull Argentina's immediate neighbours into the dispute, claiming UK diplomatic and business relations could be damaged if the islands were not handed over to Buenos Aires.

She said Las Malvinas – Argentina's name for the Falklands – would be better off if they cut their ties with the UK.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: argentina; falklands; unitedkingdom
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To: BarnacleCenturion
They should sell it to the Argentinians for a reasonable price and put this matter to rest.

I agree. If Argentina refuse to buy, then I'll offer to pay for the lease of the Falklands for the next 99 years. Then Argentina can claim the Falklands by 2111.

21 posted on 05/06/2012 11:35:15 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Perdogg
I always have to laugh when I see one flavor of colonialism condemned (English) in favor of another flavor of colonialism (Spanish), especially when the horrible, indefensible element is...colonialism!
22 posted on 05/06/2012 11:36:37 AM PDT by Sal (STAND YOUR GROUND laws are the prosecutor's target--GZ is collateral damage.)
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To: BenLurkin
Where is the ‘General Belgrano’ today?


23 posted on 05/06/2012 11:39:58 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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To: Perdogg
"Falklands: Argentina ambassador calls for Britain to hand back 'colonial enclave'"

Didn't they learn their lesson back in 1982?

Reminds me of that age-old adage: "the more things change, the more things stay the same."

24 posted on 05/06/2012 11:46:29 AM PDT by tom h
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To: BarnacleCenturion
...and those islands probably don’t mean that much to them.

That was until they discovered oil...

Falklands oil

25 posted on 05/06/2012 11:50:28 AM PDT by okie01
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To: Perdogg

From what I have read, there are NO Argentinians living there, and those people who do live there (some 3,000 odd folks) want to remain with Britain. I guess the Argentine government is in trouble and is prepared to loose another Cruiser to the British.


26 posted on 05/06/2012 12:02:05 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Perdogg
Do they really want to go there again???
27 posted on 05/06/2012 12:05:44 PM PDT by UKrepublican
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To: GeronL

Spot on. Hence the stealing of Spanish corporations. Bolivia got into the game too last week.


28 posted on 05/06/2012 12:13:08 PM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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To: wiggen

Argentina has also gone full blown protectionism and cronyism, which is hitting their economy hard also.


29 posted on 05/06/2012 12:15:11 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: vette6387
There are more dead Argentinians buried in the military cemetery in the Falklands, than there are living Argentinians in the Falklands.

The leaders of Argentina refused to repatriate their own war dead, even though Britain offered free transport. Britain provided all the deceased with full military honors. Argentina is using their graves as pawns in this political theater. Disgraceful...

30 posted on 05/06/2012 12:18:48 PM PDT by donozark (Marg Helgenberger! Wherever you are! What the hell do I do with all these DNA samples you requested?)
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To: vette6387

“those people who do live there (some 3,000 odd folks) want to remain with Britain”

Nothing odd about that.


31 posted on 05/06/2012 12:22:33 PM PDT by tumblindice ("A gramme is better than a damn," said Lenina ... from behind her hands. "I wish I had my soma!")
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To: BarnacleCenturion

They already have Obama calling the Islands the Malvinas. He doesn’t represent all Americans when he takes that tack but that’s not what the world sees. Soon every 3rd world nation in the UN will be clamoring for England to give them up and if Obama is still in office,God forbid,he will come out and say something stupid about sanctions.


32 posted on 05/06/2012 12:22:48 PM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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To: GeronL

Cronyism has been there since at least Peron. They’ve defaulted on their debt twice. They don’t really care what others think. As i said Bolivia is in their camp and there’s always the specter of Venezuela which has purchased arms from Russia. I know that they likely won’t be able to use them effectively but if they’re powerful enough they may not need be all that efficient.


33 posted on 05/06/2012 12:26:31 PM PDT by wiggen (The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
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To: Perdogg
Since the citizens of the Falkland Islands most definitely DO NOT WANT TO BE ARGENTINIAN! So its kinda settled point.
34 posted on 05/06/2012 12:34:14 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner
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To: BarnacleCenturion

With 8.3 to as high as 60 billions barrels os oil sitting under the island the Brits aren’t going anywhere soon!


35 posted on 05/06/2012 12:35:27 PM PDT by WellyP (REAL)
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To: UKrepublican

Apparently so.


36 posted on 05/06/2012 12:36:18 PM PDT by Perdogg
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To: BarnacleCenturion

They are finding oil & gas deposits in the waters around the Falkland Islands & the Argentines are to stupid to make a bussiness deal .

Hint for the Argie idiots , exploiting the new petrolem discoveries means you have to have a equipment .

Shipping & staging the stuff from Argentina is a lot more intelligent than shipping from Britian , that means Argentinians get good paying jobs , Argentina gets to build oil refineries & provide support ie everything from Ace bandages to yo-yo’s.

The Argentine economy gets jumpstarted & nobody gets shot .


37 posted on 05/06/2012 12:45:45 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner
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To: BarnacleCenturion

They are finding oil & gas deposits in the waters around the Falkland Islands & the Argentines are to stupid to make a bussiness deal .

Hint for the Argie idiots , exploiting the new petrolem discoveries means you have to have a equipment .

Shipping & staging the stuff from Argentina is a lot more intelligent than shipping from Britian , that means Argentinians get good paying jobs , Argentina gets to build oil refineries & provide support ie everything from Ace bandages to yo-yo’s.

The Argentine economy gets jumpstarted & nobody gets shot .


38 posted on 05/06/2012 12:46:18 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner
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To: Perdogg

39 posted on 05/06/2012 12:49:04 PM PDT by Theoria (Rush Limbaugh: Ron Paul sounds like an Islamic terrorist)
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To: Nebr FAL owner
The Argentine economy gets jumpstarted & nobody gets shot .

On the other hand, Argentina's intransigence creates a great opportunity for Uruguay.

40 posted on 05/06/2012 12:51:18 PM PDT by okie01
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