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Argentina 'Arrests' British Squid Trawler
The Telegraph (UK) ^
| 2-26-2006
| Oliver Balch
Posted on 02/25/2006 6:11:23 PM PST by blam
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Margaret Thatcher was over-heard to say: Don't Make Me Come Back Down There Again.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:11:26 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
Undoubtedly emboldened by the reckless speech by the Venezuelan communist.
To: blam
How long did it take the British Fleet to get to the Falklands last time?
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:13:54 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
To: blam
Mario Domingo Daniele, an Argentine senator, recently branded the British fishing licences that are issued by the Falklands as "illegitimate" and declared the waters "part of what belongs by right to our country". Hoping for two out of three?
To: blam
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:17:37 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(Peace Begins in the Womb)
To: blam
Britain does not have Thatcher, and we don't have Reagan. Falklands will soon become Malvinas.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:17:48 PM PST
by
TopQuark
To: Jeff Chandler
To: blam
I thought the British were keeping the Falklands for strategic sheep purposes, not squid!
To: RightWhale
Since the Falklands War, the UK has maintained a military presence on the Island (since the last time that I checked). It is small, but it is meant to offer resistance until a larger force can arrive.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:20:02 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Army Air Corps
Ah the old "Prepositioned POWs" strategy.
Good plan.
L
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:21:39 PM PST
by
Lurker
(In God I trust. Everybody else shows me their hands.)
To: blam
As soon as I viewed the article's title Margaret's image popped into my mind.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:25:18 PM PST
by
Marine_Uncle
(Honor must be earned)
To: blam
Margaret Thatcher was over-heard to say: Don't Make Me Come Back Down There Again.Next time they should start taking incremental portions of the mainland as compensation. That's what I want the Israeli's to do after every terrorist attack. One acre of the West Bank per innocent victim of Islamist terrorism becomes a permanent part of Israel, not subject to negotiation.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:26:34 PM PST
by
Phsstpok
(There are lies, damned lies, statistics and presentation graphics, in descending order of truth)
To: johniegrad
"..Undoubtedly emboldened by the reckless speech by the Venezuelan communist.." Just as it was under General Galtieri, if memory serves me, the Malvinas serve as a deflection of attention from how badly the political situation is going at home. Apparently the threat that the Ohio National Guard is about to invade Venezuela is not sufficiently resonating with the citiznry, and the old standby is hauled out. Expect worse.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:28:03 PM PST
by
pickrell
(Old dog, new trick...sort of)
To: blam
Why would the Brits want to fish for squid anyway?
To: Lurker
Ah the old "Prepositioned POWs" strategy.
The Argentine Army has been cut in size by more than half since the Falklands War, and the British currently spend as much on the defense of the Falklands as the entire Argentine military budget.
The Argentines have precisely zero ability to conquer tha Falklands at the moment.
To: Strategerist
I know that. The Argentine Army isn't going to be able to go toe to toe with the Brits any more succesfully today than they did in the '80s.
L
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:33:30 PM PST
by
Lurker
(In God I trust. Everybody else shows me their hands.)
To: Willie Green
To sell it to the Greeks, Willie.
By the way have you ever tasted Kalimari?
To: Willie Green
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:35:42 PM PST
by
MonroeDNA
(Look for the union label--on the bat crashing through your windshield!)
To: Lurker
Actually, I was surprised at just how well the Argentines did in '82.
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:35:47 PM PST
by
Buck W.
(John Kerry: The Emir of Absurdistan.)
To: blam
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:40:43 PM PST
by
mirkwood
(Close the borders, Mr. President)
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