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Old 7th Jan 2013, 11:21
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keesje
 
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Biggus, a quick look at the news

What "military threats" is the UK making?
Britain will fight to keep the Falklands: David Cameron - Livemint

"Possible presence of nuclear weapons"
Nuclear sub on Falklands patrol... as the flames of fury continue in Argentina | Mail Online


Is your quoting of it supposed to lend it some extra credence?
No, more against the usual knee jerk reactions to discredit the messenger if one doesn't like, but can't ignore the message (e.g. the childish miss piggy references)

Ignored in this post, a few weeks ago Queen Elizabeth Land was named, overlapping claims with Chile and Argentine. Probably there is a great storyline for that one too, but I'm afraid it will only be effective for local consumption. The rest of the world wonders why this huge territory under South America must be claimed by the UK and why this isn't old fashioned colonialism (grabbing what isn't yours if you can).
Queen Elizabeth Land: Argentina 'Reject' Antarctic Territory Name Change To Honour Monarch

I'm not for Argentina taking the Malvinas or the UK claiming Falklands 8000NM away, but I felt a bit of international perspective might help to get a more balanced picture.
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