Malvinas are Argentine: ignore provocations in English soil, CFK tells Olympic delegation
President Cristina Fernandez told the Argentine Olympics delegation there is no need to interfere with the sports spirit in London to show Malvinas belongs to Argentina and called on competitors not to fall prey of provocations while in English soil.
“There is no need for actions contrary to the practice of sports to show Argentina’s rights over the Malvinas Islands”, said Cristina Fernandez during the ceremony at Government House where she fare-welled the delegation that will be competing in the London Olympic Games.
“Our (Falklands/Malvinas) rights we defend in the right forums. We are going to the Olympics to compete in sports, where we represent our flag and we don’t do any kind of silly things. You have to represent in English soil with great care and great pride, our homeland. And with more care than ever, if somebody tries to annoy you, just keep going and give the example”, said the Argentine president.
Last month the Falklands’ government and later the UK clashed with Argentina over an advert filmed in the Islands and featuring Argentina’s men's field hockey captain Fernando Zylberberg training for the London Games by running through Stanley with the back ground of local icons and ends with the phrase: “To compete on English soil, we train on Argentine soil”.
The Falklands government said it was profoundly disappointed with Argentina’s attitude and particularly shocked at the fact the Argentine athlete is filmed clambering in a national monument to the sailors killed in the First World War.
The controversy became world headlines, and the Argentine government had the ad on the air for some time even after the dispute. Finally the World Olympic Committee and the Argentine branch intervened and tempers calmed.
At the time President Cristina Fernandez described the ad as a tribute to Argentine creativity.
At the ceremony Cristina Fernandez presented the Argentine flag for the opening parade of the 2012 Olympic Games in London to Luciana Aymar, considered the best woman filed hockey player of the world.
“We are here to see our athletes off to the Olympics where they will be representing our country with the flag flying high”
The president said she knew of Aymar’s “great dream” of being the standard bearer for the Argentine delegation in London and “if there is somebody who deserves it, it is precisely Aymar, the best woman hockey player in the world, a matter of pride for all Argentines”.
Aymar was elected to carry the flag last June 13 during a vote at Argentina’s Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires.
The competitor who has been honoured seven times by the International Jockey Federation as the best player in her discipline received ten votes; tennis star Juan Martin del Potro, 5; Beijing Olympics’ cyclist Walter Perez, 3 and NBA basketball player Luis Scola, one.
Originally from the city of Rosario, Aymar is the sixth woman in Argentine Olympics history to be named standard bearer at the opening ceremony of the Games.
Others include Isabel Avellán, Melbourne'56; Cristina Hardekopf, Rome ‘60; Jeannette Campbell, Tokyo'64; Gabriela Sabatini, en Seoul '88 and Carolina Mariani, in Atlanta'96.
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Waste of flesh, that woman.
She is a danger to herself every time she opens her mouth.
Duplicitous,self -serving, deranged.She is in for a very rough ride domestically in the next few days.........Enjoy.
Will she still be there for the teams return?
She's a shameful hypocritical liar.
Shame on her and she shames Argentina everyday she is in power.
Wait for an engineered incident at the Olympics just like border incursions by Poland against the Nazis
Oh so what the fuck was this then.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxaW1I55REQ&feature=related ... for em as missed it... this is the 'improved' version.......
if we carried on like that we'd b claiming india canada australia bits of africa etc etc etc let it go its embarrasing.
The nation’s indigenous people are calling attention to a legacy of invasion and displacement that continues to this day.
“We can’t be happy and celebrate the nation’s past 200 years as indigenous people. The indigenous people already existed here. The other, the Europeans who came here 200 years ago can celebrate. They can be happy because they have benefited from the waters, rivers, air, earth apt to produce. We are sad...
upsidedownworld.org/main/argentina-archives-32/2510-argentinas-bicentennial-indigenous-tell-another-history
Her tactics aren't working against Britain or Argentinians. So glad she is too stupid to work this out.
Too late Argenweener your olympic advert wont be forgotten for the wrong reasons, how sad in this day and age that a country should use the Olympics in a bogus political matter tarnishing their team even before they get there.
SUCK IT UP!!!!!
Sounds like desperate backtracking following a bit of knuckle rapping by the IOC!
And it is even more disgusting that some of her cohorts on here agree with her.
Its about sport not political games.
Just a thought.
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CFK would probably brand customs “provocative” for checking any Argentine passports.
You must be new as it's no great secret that the Argentines drum the “theft of the Malvinas” story into their primary school children.
That's why it is a national obesssion over there. I can't say it's gained them any benefit other than as a topic of ridicule.
I like the part of the video where the kids play hunt the belgrano on the map.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EJeM6ifRbA
He would have been barred on arrival if he was not dropped! You say the lady looks good? - I though maybe a few bats had collided with her! - still that then explains why you think CFK is beautifull!! - no accouting for taste!
And Yes - I believe there was genuine information in British hands in London that stunt(s) were to be pulled- that is why the warning went out.
Now if anyone does try something they will indeed end in hot water and tears and disgrace.
Hope we all enjoy a good high quality Sporting Olympics between ALL countries.
But you will need to keep your nutter ambassador in London under lock and key!
Define 'Irony';
i-ro-ny (noun): A petty and corrupt government of a TPLSAC, with more similarities to Nazi Germany than the actual Neo-Nazi political parties, condemns supposed acts of colonialism by Britain and cries for justice, all the while practicing it's own colonialism and oppressing the native populations of the land that makes up Argentina.
Cheers for highlighting that article for the masses mate!
Chuckle chuckle
how worse can she get .
Clearly proving that Argentina is mainly an implanted population.
Her statement is a fairly clumsy and ham fisted attempt to make Argentina look like victims.
It is a bit like Hitler telling a German football team (about to play in Czechoslovakia, 1938), not to be provoked by the Czechs angry about Germany's claim to the sudetanland.
Just watched that clip and I feel sick to my stomach. What a country Argentina really is lying to there own people like that. The song was a bit cringe worthy aswell ha. Even in the clip when the teacher says we inherited the islands after independence from Spain. But south America wasn't independant from Spanish rule till 1810 but wasn't it in the 1700's when we led the plaque to assert soverignty? There must just be an unwillingness to want 2 know the truth.
and her indocrinoughts peddle her lies .
they lie so much, that they now, do not know how to tell the truth, or even what the truth is .
Argentina have always wanted something for nothing even if it means taking by force, those days are over yet typically Argentina like all selective democracies are slow to catch up. Brainwashing lies into children is a well practiced Argentine institution bordering insanity, but guarantees its government with a handy popularity tool for when its people start banging pans.
and boy its noisy in beunos aires!!!
All the best to you all when you come to the London Olympics. Dave
I'd heard Argentine school texts gave a partial view of the facts, but I didn't realise the presentation of the subject was quite so nationalistic/psychologically loaded. If that video is typical I actually feel quite sorry for Argentinians...
Thinking back to history lessons at school...there was always a conscious effort to teach the circumstances, motivations, rights and wrongs of both sides in any conflict regardless of whether the UK was involved. I can remember clearly the effort that was made to explain the role of WWI reparations and the economic hardships of Germany in the rise of fascism.
I can't remember a single instance of the union flag being brought out or singing the national anthem. Of course we had a memorial in the old school hall (about 100 former pupils died in WWI, mainly with the Birmingham Pals who suffered heavily in the Somme) and a service of commemoration every year, but the idea of sticking names on a flag just makes me feel uncomfortable.
Is this video really typical of how the subject is taught in Argentina?
“Our (Falklands/Malvinas) rights we defend in the right forums. We are going to the Olympics to compete in sports, where we represent our flag and we don’t do any kind of silly things.
So what was that video you flaunted with pride about then CFK? You know, the ''We train on Argentine soil'' one.
Is she totally off her tree or what???
Falkland islanders can also ignore the Argentine government - it works both ways!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vys78sGB7Y&feature=related
Now does anyone blame me from getting out of her way with the nonsense that she comes out with?
I repeat, your are not a man, you are a coward.
A man can be cowardly stupid!
“Don't cry for me, Argentina” says the song - at the moment we should all be crying for Argentina!
You sound so sick. Follow DB advised for your male menopause.
Remember, the brits cannot even imitate the USA english accent.
The Cornwalls cooking the cornish pastries in Tempe are a joke.
No money, no class. Their American Dream is Dead.
They owed monies and are deliquent, so hurry up send some monies to the Cornwalls to pay their bills before they flee from Sky Harbor to the UK.
Hahaha
I'm going to be just fine, I still don't understand your cornish pastie reference.
You have the option to ignore my comments.
The english are bloody rubbish. This is a fact.
The UK started insulting the argentine leader, Argentina, and argentinian.
The UK should concentrate on their own people to avoid the riots of 8/31/12 and the UK Debt Clock.
“The english are bloody rubbish. This is a fact”- yet more insults, oh and some Evidence please.
“The UK started insulting the argentine leader, Argentina, and argentinian.” - When, were, who?- evidence please.
“The UK should concentrate on their own people to avoid the riots of 8/31/12 and the UK Debt Clock.”- Riots were a minority of scum bags mostly who were to lazy or stupid to realise what they were doing and the debt clock, well the UK has been paying off its debt rather well considering, if I were you I would concentrate on the enormous US debt of $16 trillion+ and Argentinas very high debts and small economy before lecturing the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
I am not posting in Mercosur no more. I am planning my trip to Bs.As.. I need FUN!
Thank Fuck for that! Bon voyage and fuck off, Miss Sussie.
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