Posted on 04/03/2010 11:43:48 AM PDT by JoeProBono
BUENOS AIRES, - Argentina marked the anniversary of the 1982 Falklands war with a parade, and the country's president says Britain should turn over the islands .
Argentina invaded the Falklands, claiming they were part of its sovereign territory, but a British counter-invasion defeated the Argentines, who lost 904 lives.
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner delivered a national address on the anniversary Friday from Ushuaia, which was the hub of the Argentine military operations during the 1982 conflict, The Times of London reported. Under Argentine law it is the capital of the region that encompasses the islands, which Argentina calls the Malvinas, which lie some 340 miles out to sea.
Kirchner said Britain's claim of "sovereignty from a distance of 14,000 kilometers (about 8,700 miles) is not sustainable, neither historically, nor legally, nor geographically -- but, above all, it is not sustainable logically," The Times reported.
She added: "It's not an exercise of sovereignty but rather colonialism and probably the last such one. The question of the Malvinas is a stain that should be rubbed out."
After she spoke, war veterans held a march in Buenos Aires shouting, "Give us back our islands!" and "Out with the pirates!".
Hundreds of veterans and militant political groups gathered in the Buenos Aires banging drums and carrying sticks, finally converging on the British Embassy. Riot police were deployed to control them, The Times said.
Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner reviews the guard of honor upon arrival to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, April 07, 2008. Kirchner took off for a two-day visit to the French capital, to discuss Colombia's hostage crisis and to renegotiate Argentina's foreign debt. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)
That didn’t go over so well the last time...
Sigan con el verso...
Yeah, but they won’t have to go against the Iron Lady, with Ronaldus Magnus helping. Now, you have Ears Uh-bama probably working behind the scenes to help the chick emperor.
Unfortunately, she’s been encouraged in this by the current “leadership” in Washington.
yeah why don’t they try to take them with all the big talk
You bet...
What she said is not far from the truth, that most would rather ignore....The UK and the U.S. are nearly completely watered down and infiltrated thanks to their respective governments.
Typical behavior of a whack-job politician who can’t solve the economic problems at home and needs a diversion to rally the people and take their minds off their blues by projecting on to an “enemy” of the people. And on Good Friday, of all days. I don’t doubt the British military would give a sound thrashing to Argentina’s milirary, however, with the wimpy Labor Government controlling Great Britain, now is a good time for her enemies to probe that weakness and take advantage of it.
Last time around Reagan and Thatcher were in power.
Now...
That picture looks a little “too friendly” to me....maybe Hilary’s looking for a little “Latina” action....?
If the Muslims would declare the Falkland Islands one of their many “holy sites” the world would insist that the Brits give it away! (sarcasm)
Do I see a love affair right there?
Christina is a loose canon, not unlike BO the Kenyan usurper.
Hillary’s war.
“Argentina demands turnover of Falklands”
I thought only Hank Johnson thought an island could
turnover, and I thought it was only Guam.
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