Argentina's president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Posted on 10/10/2010 4:54:32 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
The president of Argentina has described the Royal Navy as pirates and accused the British government of behaving like an imperial power with regard to the Falkland Islands.
Argentina's president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner used Twitter, the micro-blogging website, to sharply criticise plans by the Ministry of Defence to carry out military tests in the region. In a series of frank postings on her official Twitter account, she announced that Argentina had complained to the United Nations about Britain's "militarisation of the South Atlantic".
"Serious, very serious," Mrs Kirchner wrote. "Royal Navy, occupying colonial force in Falkland Islands, reports military exercise with missiles on the coast of East Falkland.
"Typical nineteenth century colonialism. Anachronistic use of force in violation of international law. They do not care. A clear example of double standards."
Mrs Kirchner then promised to summon the British ambassador, Shan Morgan, and said: "Conclusion ... pirates for ever?"
Her postings were erased, but not before they had been re-posted by hundreds of other Twitter users, many of them Argentines who enthusiastically endorsed the remarks.
The Twitter posts threaten to increase tension between the two countries at a time when British companies are beginning to explore for oil and gas in the region. Last week, in what is thought to have been the first incident of its kind in four years, an Argentine military ship confronted a trawler from the Falklands and accused it of fishing illegally. The Argentine crew contacted the fishermen, who were several miles inside Falklands waters, and demanded their details. The boat, from Port Stanley, eventually moved away.
Britain informed Argentina last week that it planned to carry out missile tests, in what officials have insisted was standard procedure. An embassy spokesman told local reporters: "We are
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HaHaHa, she’s from fricking Mexico!
Now, Jimmi Johnson was only soo big, until he used a especial medication called Extenze!
Joo too can have a penis like a burro!
Should the colonial forces under Mr. Davis Camaroon attempt to subjoogate Argentina, we will respond like de burro!
In other news, a gang of criminals complained that “the police” were violating their rights by interfering with their line of work...
If she’s ticked at the Royal Navy she can send the General Belgrano to fight them.
Things must not be going too well in Argentina these days. Remember the last time an Argie leader started puffing-up about the Falklands? Unpopular policies and bad economy.......”oh, look over there, a Limey.”
Amazing that for all of the natural wealth and bounty that exists in so much of S.A. that very few of the countries have anything above a decrepit economy and society. Brazil and Chile, historically and today, have been of the few ever to create a consistently decent standard of living with long periods of relative peace.
Now, Jimmi Johnson was only soo big, until he used a especial medication called Extenze!
Joo too can have a penis like a burro!
Should the colonial forces under Mr. David Camaroon attempt to subjoogate Argentina, we will respond like de burro!
What Americans need to know about anti-colonialists.
Amazing that for all of the natural wealth and bounty that exists in so much of S.A. that very few of the countries have anything above a decrepit economy and society.
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Not so amazing. The answer can be summed up in 2 words — corrupt oligarchy.
“Joo too can have a penis like a burro!”
Sign me up!
““Don’t make us come over there and kick your ass again.”
Why is it that those that get their *sses handed to them,
bow up again & again to the “kicker”? You’d think they’d learn.
The socialists are a majority in Argentina.
They voted for a government to confiscate private property, pension funds, and issue Argentine treasury bonds in their stead.
They also voted to default on foreign debt.
yitbos
It ain’t Maggie’s England anymore. Where have all the Englishmen gone?
Just at the same time the English fleet will be reduced to it’s smallest size EVER! Just 25 boats.
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