“Give peace a chance” writes Cristina Fernandez in world media display
Argentine President Cristina Fernández called on the UK to “give peace a chance” in an advertisement article published Thursday on British, Indian and Russian newspapers ahead of her presentation later in the day before the UN Decolonization Committee demanding sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
The Head of State made the plea on the day that marks the 30th anniversary of the end of the Falklands conflict when a British Task Force ousted Argentine forces that had invaded the Islands 74 days before on 2 April 1982.
According to the half page ads published in The Times and The Guardian in UK, there have been 39 United Nations resolutions requiring Argentina and the UK to “negotiate a peaceful solution in order to end the dispute.”
“On January 3rd, 1833, a British naval force expelled the Argentine legitimate authorities and population from the Malvinas Islands. Ever since then, Argentina has relentlessly demanded their restitution before national and international forums,“ she wrote.
She went on to ask British people to put an end to “colonialism” and to “give peace a chance”. The Argentine president also mentions the Argentine forces defeat in 1982, which were sent to the Falklands by the “worst military dictatorship” ever suffered by Argentina.
”We, Argentines, ask all of you – citizens and governments of the world – to put an end to colonialism and to demand compliance with UN resolutions. We ask the United Kingdom to give peace a chance” Cristina Fernandez concluded with her signature stamped at the end of the ad.
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Good news: she knows how to get under the Brits skin too.
India And Russia? Why not US, China etc. etc
This is a war albeit with propagandawhich the FIG and British gov. have no choice but to engage in.
If I was the FI and British gov I would mirror every move Argentina makes. Such as put ads in these Indian and Russian papers to counter the absurd claims.
Argentina just looks desperate.
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1723109
Drop the ridiculous unfounded and frankly embarrassing claim to land that you have no claim to.
Its a shame because sometimes I feel some of your comments can add some balance to the discussions but fundamentally your angle is racist and you admit that trolling is good. You seem like an angry, angsty nationalist.
Do you have anything good to say about Britain/Europe/America/the whole world?
-Leave the Falklanders alone, and lift the restrictions because it is not the right thing to do.
- Stop making this issue the only foreign matter the country has.
- Break diplomatic ties with the UK. State that “we will stop our harrassment of the Falklands, but otherwise we wish no relations with your government”.
- Close the embassies in London and theirs in Buenos Aires.
- Stop eawigging neighbors to do our bidding.
Get on with it.
I've always wondered why that has stayed there for so long - it's been years and is still there?
Or, 'We are shit scared because of what happened last time and although we are going to stick collective voodoo pins in all of you, every moment we are awake, we want to make it absolutely clear that if you turn round and smack us in the face we are going to go crying to anyone who will listen to tell them that we are being bullied and have always been. Please come and protect us, we are just about peace.'
Just like a really annoying little child hiding behind it's mother's skirt laughing it's head off whilst the slightly older one is being told off for bullying.
”Argentine President Seeks Irish Support To End United Kingdom's 'Colonialism'
www.worldirish.com/listening-post/view/argentine-president-seeks-irish-support-to-end-united-kingdoms-colonialism-1278
What about in Mercopress?
Britain/Europe/the USA already do a great job at newspeak, agitprop, and cultural manipulation to claim they are the greatest thing to happen on this planet since two H's decided to hang with an O.
Scan over the history of the early 20th century (Britain/Europe), and late 20th century (USA). I can't find much good that these countries have brought to the world, no, sorry.
Where you see wars of liberation I see preemtive illegal wars.
Where you see wars to fight totalitarianism I see wars for survival (on your part), and hardly taken on out of concern for oppressed people
Where you see free trade I see criminal subsidies.
Where you see diplomacy I see duplicity.
The truth, I will admit, is somewhere in the middle, nontheless.
Still makes me chuckle when I see it
What? I never knew Ireland was involved in this dispute aswell.
So 'give peace a chance' was what Hitler wanted with the Generalplan Ost. Why didn't we listen to KFC and 'give peace a chance' when Peron's bff Hitler was around?
Well done Argies.
Good job that the rest of the world doesn't see through your eyes then. If it did we would be in a true sorry state. Thank God that you are just a 'no mark' that nobody would be remotely concerned about or interested in.
12. Marki Ale - DFS3
Russia, Indian & Ireland? WOW. Is this as far as the advertising budget will stretch? Believe Russia are supplying Syria will gunships & patrol boats to kill the masses (somewhat like Argentina ?). You might ask the T-T -T for a view on this. Preemptive, Survival, Oppressed People, Criminal or Duplicity. What do thing TTT?
We- and she - know full well that the civilians here were NOT expelled, but stayed on and the blood of some still exists in todays Islanders.
Also please tell me when has any Argentine Govt apologised to us- the people of the Islands - for Argentina,s military Invasion in 1982 ?
One day in the not too distant future, just before dementia finally sets in, she will arrive the realisation that the will of the British people far exceeds hers and that her hopes for new colonies will have been wasted. :)
This woman has NO shame, and the Argentine people will hold her to account sooner or later.
Like I said before the short war of 1982 was wrong and the dictators, who by the way had Britain full support before the war, are dead, in jail or heading there.
Is Tony Blair in jail?
The answer to your question: Soon after your government apologised for the invasions of 1806;1807;1833 and 1845.
We didn't sail 14000 km to invade your land in Europe.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4779479.stm
Here we go again.
1806 & 1807 Britian was engaged in the Napoleonic war, remenber him? Napoleon? The Spanish were then his allies, BA was Spanish, we attacked the Spanish, Argentina did not even exist then, how many more times!
1833. The Islands were British, your penal colony was there illegaly, only 4 left and they were not even Argentinian! the remainder stayed, their descendants are there to this day!
1845 was an Anglo-French blockade, not an invasion!
If your the same Marcos Alejandro who posted in the telegraph? you must be because you clearly have live time access to UK television broadcasting, you stated have lived in London for over 30 years. Why don't you pop down to number 10 and ask for an apology in person?
No you did not sail 14000km to invade, you came 14000km to live here, in peace and freedom from political oppression and I'm guessing, just guessing mind you, that is exactly what you got! That is if you are the same guy?
Argentina needs to realize that they cannot treat countries like it does its own people, countries bite back.
webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/the-special-committee-on-the-situation-with-regard-to-the-implementation-of-the-declaration-on-the-granting-of-independence-of-colonial-countries-and-peoples/1655324974001
I knew of him but never before what a weasel he was. Spewing the usual lies and attempting to bring in new ones alledging contract labour put into place by the colonial power (UK).
Absolute arsehole.
She now wants to address parliament,
And apparently dr,Clegg, thinks it’s a grand idea,
Hey, as long as we entertain this nut,
The more bossy she will get,
When are we going to do something?
Anything,
.
Wrong, you attacked the civilian population of Buenos Aires, 99% of whom were criollos (not born in Spain), and most had never set a foot in Spain. Moreover, they already saw themselves as virtually separate from that country.
You attacked innocent civilians, not any army, there was no Spanish army in Buenos Aires. It had mostly left for the Pacific coast to protect its far more valuable colonies.
we can .
No innocent civilians were killed by Argentina in the Falklands.
The lying, dishonorable Brits, showing up in full glory now.
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Just
Innocent soldiers,
Who would not have been there, but for Argentina’s illegal invasion,
Is this not the soul truth .
I'm in the top 1% of English vocabulary and 5% in Spanish. Why have I focused on English, you may ask? It has a larger vocabulary and that is the most outstanding and citable feature of your tongue. So perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.
@44
True, but that is better than what the UK carried out in the streets of Buenos Aires.
[Not that it make it right or wrong]
But gets the culprits correctly.
justa thought .
slaughter is no exuse under any circumstances .
You plant a flag, the land is yours. (right?)
Atrocities are carried out under your flag, not your fault.
LOL...
Btw, I'm not saying the British commited crimes against humanity, I'm not going to be that unfair. But you did attack civilians nontheless, that whatever your excuses are had little to nothing to do with your “greater” conflict. And they were not bothering you, weren't they? They were minding their own business.
(sound familiar)
as i was not born then.
but the future is what matters now we thinks .
What is your obsession with lies, told you before change your name because you can't handle the truth
And she starts her appeal with a lie !!
falklandstimeline.wordpress.com/
falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/falklands-history8.pdf
Stop British taxpayers’ money supporting World Bank loans to Argentina:
epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/34551
Allow me please to understand your logic for a moment.
According with your logic in 1982 Argentina invade the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Because these Islands are a colony of UkoGB&NI. That way works your logic?
British troops invaded Buenos Aires and BA existed since 1536 so like or not UK was defeated 2 times by Buenos Aires and 2 other more times with troops from other provinces.
UK never fought against Spanish down here they run like cowards somewhere.
www.facebook.com/Britain1592
But maybe we will see the Argentine people kicking them out first... resistance on the ARG streets agains the CFK-show is getting bigger.
Are you going to use Brit hi-tech mini joke sat made with creative webcams in black and white for geotargeting or google maps for the job?
media.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/SPAC_TopSat_Construction.gif
I’m just curious. Ha ha
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