Deployment of Prince William in Falklands is a routine mission, says MoD
UK’s Defence Minister Philip Hammond reiterated Friday that the deployment of Prince Williams to the Falkland Islands is a routine mission planned long ago, and rejected suggestions the decision to send the heir to the throne to the region represented an escalation of the UK's position.
“Prince William is a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer, who will be conducting helicopter search and rescue trainings as part of a routine mission. All RAF pilots spend some training time in the Islands”, Hammond told reporters in Brussels, where he arrived to participate in the NATO Defence Ministers summit.”
“His presence shouldn’t trigger any tensions. The Prince is on a humanitarian mission training focused on the search and rescue.”
The heir to the British throne will be crewing one of two search-and-rescue helicopters on call 24 hours a day for missions flying out of a large British military base, 45 minutes from Port Stanley, the Falklands’ capital.
Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman slammed Prince William's visit, saying it is an act of provocation as the Prince “will be arriving with the uniform of a conqueror, and not with the wisdom of a statesman that works toward the world’s peace, and the promotion of open dialogue between nations.”
Also referring to William's tour of duty as an RAF search and rescue pilot, Timerman expressed his rejection to “the British attempt to militarise the conflict.”
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So the Argentinians now want to dictate what Prince William
wears.
I don't think so.
Anyway, I insist that the repulsive Kirchner woman wears a Yashmak otherwise it will be a provocation...... to throw up.
How is it a colonial mission?
What you tried in 1982 was a colonial mission.
The war of 82 was wrong, how many wars was Britain involved lately?
Iraq and WMD?
One big difference though, our dictators are in jail, Tony Blair(elected) enjoying his millions.
Watched the news last night it showed a few masked young twats that want a good slapping by their parents throwing a few bottles of paint over British Banks, yes that really hurt us all in the UK both the wife and myself fell about the floor laughing at Argentina's way of getting its own back. And people wonder why we call them all Muppets.
Important difference between the UK and Argentina. Even at the age of 85, we have a Queen who is beautiful, intelligent, dignified and respected. You have a fat slag!
You say :
Even the age of 85,we have aQueen who is beatiful,intelligent,dignified and respected.............
I say :
I researched the name of “” the worshiping to elder women syndrome “”
in medicine literature but didn't find it .............
by the way ..........
a statement from her majesty i remembered..
“ Why no one in the Economics profession had seen the crisis coming? ”
You started off okay and then you messed it up.
Call me by my name or I'll send Conqueror after you.
LOL! You will never get the islands and you know it. LOL!
Does it really hurt or are you, like me, just having fun on here? Losers!
You believe what You want and the Rest of the World will accept the Truth, Prince William is in the Falklands on a Training tour in the use of Search & Rescue techiniques!!!!! Since when is that a Military procedure!!!
Long Live the Falklands.
a statement from her majesty i remembered..
“ Why no one in the Economics profession had seen the crisis coming? ”
We say..
They did?
But are you going to tell the boss-or shall I
,,,,,,,,,,,
4 Marcos Alejandro
You say..
The war of 82 was wrong,
We say…
Quite correct, next ..
.
Careful, poor Think has very thin skin and is very easily offended. If you push him too far he will inflict his worst punishment on you. He will call you a turnip and refuse to acknowledge you any more. The loser!
THE COMMON ARGENTINIAN PEOPLE WOULD ENJOY PAYING TO A PRINCE RESPECT AND TO BEND FOWARD IF WE WERE BRITS BUT REAL PEOPLE AND WHO NEED REAL WORKERS IN THE OFFICE. THE UGLY WOMAN HAS MORE BALL THAN YOUR LITTLE PRINCE.
TODAY IN MALVINAS, TOMORROW IN SOUTH AFRICA PLAYING WITH THE ELEFANTS AND THE MONKEYS
WHO DO NOT WANT TO BE BRITISH? IT THAT THING YOU ARE SO PROUD ABOUT ?
You wouldn't get it so don't worry your little cotton socks.
The Prince
www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/PrinceWilliam/Adayinthelifeof/Overview.aspx
Also provides some fantastic information about our Royal Family - including Prince Andrew who helped out in '82 :)
Your use of CAPS LOCK is a little strange. Obviously technology training is not a strong point in South America. Using CAPITAL LETTERS make it sound like you are shouting. I'm sure you wouldn't do that because that is just childish.
Keep watching movies with weapons, this is the furthest you will go in your life. Do you realize that most of us who are writing/ discussing are doing in other language? CAN YOU ? NO. I am going to share this with my PhD classmates via blackboard to prove my hypothesis about your volatile beliefs regarding this world.
TIME HAS COME TO RETURN THE STOLEN TERRITORIES AROUND THE WORLD.
That’s ok, Briton and think go back aways, we have been on this site years,
He isn’t to bad,
you are not first
allow me
Elephants do not live or originate on the Falklands islands,
As for insulting monkeys
This is just insulting your own related relatives is it not .
.
I feel sorry about your fate. On top of everything you are a servant to the ROYAL FAMILY
My my. You are fast becoming my latest little toy. More fun than a virtual pet. Where is your classroom? In Smurf land? Anyway, whatever you say and pass my regards to you students.
I have a feeling their reply will be “la la la lalalal. La la lalalal”
(to the Smurfs theme tune)
You rediculous fool.
Oh time has come huh. Then why am still here?
You are so funny!!!
Are You an argentine comedian?????????????
Its Great that the knowledge You have is based on argentine propaganda who knows maybe one day the Brazilians will give you a job!!!
Long Live the Falklands
Down with argentine Colonialism.
Down with argentine Corruption.
End argentine Lies.
I am not a royal servant. Again, you obviously do not understand what a democratic monarchy is like. I respect the royal family as they do great work especially for those most vulnerable in society. A great website on what the Royal Family is actually like... www.royal.gov.uk/
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/britain-steps-up-its-claim-to-the-falkland-islands-6358942.html
falklandsnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/argentina-the-falklands-and-negotiations/
I am going to condense you in one answer that BenC30 or “ water”,
”...you obviously do not understand what a DEMOCRATRIC MONARCHY IS
LIKE( BenC30, p.2)
WHAT !!!! Democratic=Monarchy ?????
I will get back when you pass fifth grade. And Thank you for your involuntary participation. What a Joke you are.
My students comments : WOW
Better a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY that a FLAWED DEMOCRACY !
Sevants my ar*e :-)
You are not the first caught on tape
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw5-wbfWSJ4
“THE TIME HAS COME TO RETURN ALL STOLEN TERRITORIES AROUND THE WORLD”
Couldn't agree more my deluded malvinista friend.
So when is Argentina going to return the land that they stole from Paraguay in 1871?
lf you donot but still scream about the Falklands(there are no malvinas), then you & your country are hypocrites señor.
You mean they allow you to have students?
And do you teach them to mock and criticise anything they don't understand?
If you really are having trouble understanding what a constitutional monarchy is, then I'd be happy to help. although I'm sure any reputable online encyclopedia will give you some quality information.
Until then I suggest you stop embarassing yourself. Some of the most respected and advanced democracies in the world are also monarchies. Your prejudices are blinding you to the evident reality.
“Britain has told Argentina to go back to its own history books...”
I think that might be your problem Drey old boy. The Argentines are reading (and writing) their OWN history books.
“Falkland Islanders have criticised the Government's official history”
too sympathetic to Argentina's claims to the territory”
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/7331547/Official-British-history-of-the-Falklands-War-is-considered-too-pro-Argentina.html
It's a non-story. A few mistakes were made and then corrected. No harm done. :-)
...and we're still here while impotent Argentina looks on.
Asked whether Britain could still defend the Falkland Islands if Argentina invaded again, Mr Cameron said: “We are capable of protecting the island
In 1981 the Argentineans overran the lightly defended islands, leading to a bloody war.
”I want to send a clear message that we are committed to defending the Falkland Islands as long as the people there want to remain British,“. ”I want Argentina and others to understand that.“
We have got the new aircraft carrier coming, we have got the Type 45 destroyers, we have got the new global combat ship coming on stream, we have got the hunter killer submarines and we have got a replacement for Trident as well.
”There is a big future programme and the Royal Navy is going to pack a huge punch in the future and a lot of that punch will be coming straight out of Plymouth.
www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/want-Plymouth-great-future-says-PM/story-15129881-detail/story.html
Nuclear sub on Falklands patrol... as the flames of fury continue in Argentina
The Royal Navy is sending a nuclear submarine to the South Atlantic to protect the Falkland Islands from the threat of Argentine military action.
Prime Minister David Cameron has personally approved plans for one of the Navy’s most sophisticated Trafalgar-class submarines to sail to the region.
Significantly, the heavily-armed vessel is set to be in the islands’ waters by April – the 30th
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2096265/Nuclear-sub-Falklands-patrol--flames-fury-continue-Argentina.html#ixzz1lQzjriOf
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bostonherald.com/news/opinion/editorials/view/20220205time_to_back_britain
Given the choice between being diplomacy and child like spats of anger and lies, they choose child like spats of anger and lies.
Argentina has never recovered from being a wannabe be Axis power in the 1930's. Argentina's version of fascism (like that of Spain's) remained undefeated by WW2 Allied powers. It hadn't even had to fight a real civil war to maintain power, just murder 50,000-100,000 of its own unarmed political activists and we all know how easy that was for their brave and heroic military men, like their hero Commander Astiz.
It took the Falklands War to shake the Argentines into some semblance of reality. Remove their military government and see the Americans as something other than a benevolent uncle, rather more like a the uncle you kept your children away from, you know the one in the old mack who always had his hands in his pockets and a grimace on his lips.
But within a few short years a girl came alone, a wannabe Eva Peron and took them all the way back to year zero! And the Argentine people gave up their collective memory and switched back to servile child.
In the West it's very difficult to understand how the average Argentine thinks. We have to imagine how our own per-adolescent children think and we can then get into their mindset. Give them a box of toy soldiers & some flags to play with and they are as happy as pie, tell them that they can't own Tracey Island though and they will cry their eyes out.
At school, the teachers would always tell them “Tracey Island” was their's. Even though the reality was, it wasn't.
sheesh.
Peaceful Argentine bullying
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