Mrs Kirchner blasts UN “double standards” on Falklands’ resolutions

Friday, April 2nd 2010 - 22:22 UTC

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The Argentine president addresses Malvinas veterans

“Don’t try to scare us with the ghost that we are going to take Malvinas militarily”, said Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at the main commemoration of the 28th anniversary of the Argentine troops landing in the Falkland Islands.

Speaking on Friday from Ushuaia, capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego and the South Atlantic Islands, Mrs Kirchner said that Britain’s sovereignty pretension over the Islands 14.000 kilometres away “is not sustainable by Law, geography or common sense”. She added: “it is plain colonialism and evidence of the double standard of International law”.

“You can’t demand weaker countries, --for strategic reasons from developed countries--to abide international law and UN resolutions while one of them systematically violates them because they have a seat at the Security Council”.

Mrs. Kirchner added that “we have the moral institutional and historic authority to demand respect for UN institutions, and claim that resolutions be complied with if we want to live in a civilized world and in peace”.

The Argentine president then pointed her guns domestically and claimed there’s a historic process of “de-malvinization”, a subtle and intelligent strategy to convince Argentines to give up “what belongs to us because of history, geography and common sense”.

At the ceremony which took place at the Islas Malvinas Plaza in the heart of Ushuaia, Mrs. Kirchner was accompanied by Defence Secretary Nilda Garré, Tierra del Fuego governor Fabiana Rios, the three commanders of the services and hundreds of veterans.

Meantime in Buenos Aires the extreme right picket leader Luis D’Elía together with other pro-Kirchner militants marched on to the British Embassy.

The march was peaceful and D’Elía during a brief intervention accused the “English pirates” of wanting to steal “our oil” but also blasted three opposition members of the Argentine congress for having accepted invitations from the Foreign Office.

However in spite of the bellicose attitude and his violent background D’Elía said that the solution to the Malvinas disputes is “political and peaceful”.

“This is a moment of reflection, of prayers and profound love for the fallen and to demand our legitimate rights in Malvinas”, said D’Elía.

He said that re-establishing dialogue was essential to again talk about sovereignty and quoted recent statements from Brazilian president Lula da Silva who allegedly said that “Malvinas is not an Argentine problem: it is now a problem of all Latinamerica”.

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Hoytred
'''..... The Argentine president then pointed her guns domestically and claimed there’s a historic process of “de-malvinization”, a subtle and intelligent strategy to convince Argentines to give up “what belongs to us because of history, geography and common sense”.

Looks like she's admiting that history does not favour Argentina .... what geography or common sense have to do with it is something of a mystery.
Apr 02nd, 2010 - 11:13 pm 0
Hoytred
.... and she doesn't mention “legally” ???
Apr 02nd, 2010 - 11:14 pm 0
Beef
Jorge. You have stepped over the mark now. Your reference to Al-Qaeda is a slap in the face of all those who have been affected by the atrocities commited in the name of this disgusting organisation. Many Argentines where killed on 9/11 and your comment show you have no respect for human life even when it is the life of your countymen! If you wish to support Al-Qaeda then strap a bomb to yourself and blow up a school that dares to educate girls. I expected more of someone who lives in a county that found democracy after being under a tyranic dictatorship but considering your army decided to lock the population of Goose Green in a shed with no sanitation then nothing suprises me. You have just proven yourself to be a bitter and twisted individual who can hold nothing sacred (even the lives of civilians affected by terrorism). I imagine all posters to this board (regardless of nationality) find your comment offensive and will expect an apology on behalf of families affected by Al-Qaeda attacks.

There is no excuse for what you have said and you now need to be big and mature enough to admit your mistake in a open forum. Any credability you once had will be lost unless you make this admission.
Apr 03rd, 2010 - 12:13 am 0

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