Posted on 12/28/2014 2:56:43 PM PST by naturalman1975
The planned unveiling of a statue of Margaret Thatcher on the Falkland Islands has sparked a furious new row between Britain and Argentina.
The bronze sculpture of the Prime Minister whose forces freed the islanders after the 1982 invasion will be unveiled in the capital Stanley next month.
But Argentina's ambassador to London, Alicia Castro, has condemned the statue 'in our Malvinas Islands' as a provocative move, saying: 'What the UK is doing is celebrating war.'
Her anger was echoed by veterans' leader Mario Volpe in Buenos Aires. He said: 'The statue is not a symbol of democracy. It's her fault so many died.' He said Mrs Thatcher 'could have avoided the war and the deaths'.
The memorial, to be unveiled by her son, Sir Mark Thatcher, at a ceremony on January 10, is seen for the first time in our exclusive photograph.
Costing £40,000, it stands 8ft high on a stone plinth and bears a brass plaque with a quote from Baroness Thatcher on April 3, 1982: 'They are few in number, but they have the right to live in peace, to choose their own way of life and determine their own allegiance.'
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Just shaking my head. The UK should bomb Buenos Aires, just to shut them up.
Makes for good press in Argentina. Cristina needs something to distract the peasants from her failed socialist policies.
Don’t cry for the Iron Lady Argentina.
The whole continent is turning into a hopeless socialist slum.
Wonder whatever happened to those giant stacks of FAL SLRs I saw the Argies turning in?
If they do erect that statue, the Argentinians will probably try to pull it down. But, Margaret may still have the last laugh if economic pressures come into the discussion.
The blood is solely on Galtieri's hands.
Argentina's ambassador to London, Alicia Castro, has condemned the statue 'in our Malvinas Islands' as a provocative move, saying: 'What the UK is doing is celebrating war.' Her anger was echoed by veterans' leader Mario Volpe in Buenos Aires. He said: 'The statue is not a symbol of democracy. It's her fault so many died.' He said Mrs Thatcher 'could have avoided the war and the deaths'."Just because WE started the war by INVADING the islands, then lost the war, doesn't mean we're at fault for the bloodshed!"
They should make it a colossal statue holding a torch.
Galtieri and his henchmen plotted and then invaded the Falklands. The fault is clearly on their shoulders. And Fernandez needs to stick to practicing witchcraft and not soldiering. Otherwise she will be presiding over many funerals for her soldiers....
Her anger was echoed by veterans' leader Mario Volpe in Buenos Aires. He said: 'The statue is not a symbol of democracy. It's her fault so many died.' He said Mrs Thatcher 'could have avoided the war and the deaths'.
How DARE Margaret Thatcher not roll over and take it like a little b***h for Argentina starting a War!
The Nerve!
They should have buried all of the Argentine dead at sea!
Pure jealousy.Mrs Thatcher achieved greatness...*earned* greatness...during her lifetime.OTOH the dame running Argentina is just the latest in a long line of banana republic crook.
Yes. Northern Europeans moved to Argentina and Brazil, and nearly made those countries into successful nations. Sadly, demographics overcame them, and they resorted to the Turd World.
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Bomb the Argies
It’s not their island. Screw ‘em.
Peron admired Mussolini and based his government on Italian Fascism.
Holding a Kukri!
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