Haselsh1
Shaun H
Has anyone noticed the news today...? It looks as though there could well be yet another war in the offing and guess what...? It's over oil.
The Falkand Islands.
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la toilette
Downright stupid
And it's not just the oil, I believe the Falklands Islands also form the basis of Britains claim for a slice of the Antarctic....for when the Antarctic treaty expires.
themadhippy
seen it done it smokin it
Economy in a mess,mass unemployment,week pound and an election looming with the government not doing very well in the opinion poles, sound familiar?
Who would have known that an uninhabited island landed on in 18-something by Britain and with not an eye batted by Argentina at the time, would be fought over 150 years later.
Thing is though, how far back should you go to reclaim lands? Argentina itself was stolen and looted from the indigenous population by Spain only a few hundred years before Britain claimed the Falklands. Unfortunately they were all but wiped out so can have no say now.
Regarding the state of the country in '82, it certainly shouldn't have been a factor in defending the Falklands back then as the Argentinean President was a fascist dictator known for killing political opponents and intellectuals in the manner of Stalin. Invading the Falklands was a last ditch attempt by him to deflect attention from his collapsing economy and unpopular reign.
No country would allow a dictator like that to invade their claimed territories at any time or place.
When they were re-claimed by Britain, the people of Argentina rose up and toppled him.
Thing is though, how far back should you go to reclaim lands? Argentina itself was stolen and looted from the indigenous population by Spain only a few hundred years before Britain claimed the Falklands. Unfortunately they were all but wiped out so can have no say now.
Regarding the state of the country in '82, it certainly shouldn't have been a factor in defending the Falklands back then as the Argentinean President was a fascist dictator known for killing political opponents and intellectuals in the manner of Stalin. Invading the Falklands was a last ditch attempt by him to deflect attention from his collapsing economy and unpopular reign.
No country would allow a dictator like that to invade their claimed territories at any time or place.
When they were re-claimed by Britain, the people of Argentina rose up and toppled him.
la toilette
Downright stupid
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and italy who then had and populated the malvinas and the french took them over,
nando.
and italy who then had and populated the malvinas and the french took them over,
nando.
Yes; the Falkands invasion was in large part a proxy to divert popular attention in Argentina from some awfully brutal goings-on.Yep, but I wonder if they would have done that if he had won.
Anyway, it's a remote, empty, rugged and rather beautiful place...
Sir Galahad
Harmonia Mundi
This is what you'll find everywhere along the highway in Argentina
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Nadnadnad/Argentina-Malvinas.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v504/Nadnadnad/Argentina-Malvinas.jpg
i know, we keep the falklands and give them the isle of wight.
It wouldn't bother me. Give me Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner over Gormless Brown anyday!
mick parry
stroppy old git
Chaps
As long as we have a big bomb, the Falklands belong to us. Oil is oil and that is reason enough.
Regards
Mick
As long as we have a big bomb, the Falklands belong to us. Oil is oil and that is reason enough.
Regards
Mick