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Old 5th Aug 2013, 12:26
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Doesn't bode well for the FSTA mission management development.
Sir only has to ask! An Airbus alternative has been in operational service with the Luftwaffe and RCAF for well over 3 years now....and is now being upgraded to extend its flexibility and mission options even further. It could be included in Voyager with little effort....



Back to Gib. When Spain has so much unemployment and general financial mayhem, quacking about the right to Gib might sound all very nationalistic and clever, but even Franco thought better of disturbing the status quo. In any case, if they can't run Spain properly, what makes them think that running Gibraltar as well would be of any benefit?

Unlike Ceuta and Melilla, which were obtained by conquest and were never officially ceded, Gibraltar was indeed ceded to Britain in perpetuity. If they don't accept the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, perhaps we should take a similar view of the 1783 Treaty of Versailles and demand the return of Menorca?

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