Argentina warns US and EU markets on oil exploration activities in the Falklands
Argentina’s National Securities Commission, CNV, officially communicated leading international stock exchanges in the US and Europe that hydrocarbons companies operating in the Argentine continental shelf in the area of the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands are involved in “illicit and clandestine” activities.
An 8 August release from the Argentine Foreign Ministry web made the announcement saying that the stock markets of London, New York, Milan, Rome and Paris had been informed by CNV of the Argentine Energy Secretary resolutions to that effect since the companies involved in such activities in Malvinas waters, are traded in those markets.
The release also mentions that the companies had been previously notified (request of compliance) by the Argentine government of such resolutions.
The Energy Secretariat resolutions have declared the activities of Argos Resources Ltd., Rockhopper Exploration Plc., Borders & Southern Petroleum Plc, Falkland Oil and Gas Limited and Desire Petroleum Plc operating along the Argentine continental shelf as “clandestine and illicit”, which opens the way to begin civil and criminal actions.
All these London AIM traded companies have licences from the Falkland Islands government for the exploration and future exploitation of oil and gas offshore the Islands.
“The measures are in the framework of the legal actions started by Argentina against the illegitimate exploration and exploitation activities undertaken in the Argentine continental shelf” concludes the release.
Previous similar communiqués referred only to the New York and London markets, but now Milan, Rome and Paris have been added since one of the latest farm-in agreements reached by FOGL is with the Italian company Edison, subsidiary of French corporation EDF.
This Edison-FOGL operation involves 90 million dollars. However later in the week FOGL announced a second farm-in deal, this time with Noble Energy from Texas which will demand an investment ranging between 180 and 230 million dollars.
Earlier in the year Rockhopper Exploration that struck oil in the Sea-lion prospect to the north of the Islands reached a farm-in one billion dollars agreement with UK’s Premier Oil to develop the resource.
Suggested Stories
-
May 21st 2013
Falkland Islands: it’s a three-side debate; Argentina must recognize Islanders right to decide their future
-
May 16th 2013
Chevron agrees to invest 1.5bn dollars in developing YPF shale field in Patagonia
-
May 15th 2013
Spain no longer discusses Argentina’s ‘sovereign decision to seek energy sector control”
-
May 20th 2013
Iran enforces memorandum with Argentina to look into AMIA terrorist bombing
132 comments Feed
Note: Comments do not reflect MercoPress’ opinions. They are the personal view of our users. We wish to keep this as open and unregulated as possible. However, rude or foul language, discriminative comments (based on ethnicity, religion, gender, nationality, sexual orientation or the sort), spamming or any other offensive or inappropriate behaviour will not be tolerated. Please report any inadequate posts to the editor. Comments must be in English. Thank you.
#1 “Argentina doesn't need nukes” A step in the right direction by you =)
At what point will they realise they are making complete fools of themselves on the world stage? Hopefully not too soon
Pirate - please tell us how this toothless guesture will solve your percieved problem and not simply be another embarrassment for your poxy nation :-)
Nukes, judges; I would suggest growing a backbone first.
Genuine court action is something worth seeing. Argentine politicians and Malvinistas would have to claim a case of 'diminished responsibility' to avoid them looking like total dorks.
Geniune argentine legal action with any merit is an oxymoron.
Would be interested to hear who you think this will play out. Once the judges find them guilty, as they surely will, what will happen next...?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Firstly the Falklands are internationally recognised as British territory, so the world knows that Argentina has NO authority, legal or otherwise. Secondly, the only court in the world that would hear this case is an Argentine court, and they don't have jurisdiction.
Methinks this is more macho posturing for domestic consumption. CFK is saying to the Argentine people “look how powerful I am, I am taking on the EU and US, and they shall fall before me!”
When in reality the rest of the world are just ignoring her increasingly hysterical and bizarre statements.
The worst that could happen here is the Argentine court would rule these companies illegally operating in that area. They would issue some lame warrants or fines, which they will be incapable of enforcing, but it would ensure that none of these companies EVER set foot in Argentina. We all know that the Argentine government is particularly vindictive.
So once again we have a case of Argentina cutting off its nose to spite it's face. Or as someone else said, they think they are winning when the are actually losing.
And while the Argentines continue to behave in this irrational manner, the oil companies will continue, business as usual, make lots of money for themselves and the Falkland Islands.
The Argies will still be waiting to start 'it's drilling' in the area with the help of Venezula, but as neither country has the equipment, expertise or money to off shore drill, they will probably be waiting a long time.
I've never seen him be ironic as yet...
Possibly true, they'd be laughing so hard that they might just fall over.
This mentality is necessary for the ruling clique to maintain their control over a permanently acquiescent population.
If in Argentina, what difference would it make ? I presume it would be a trial “in absentia” so what would the penalties be when they were found guilty. No Argentine court could deliver a verdict otherwise.
@2 “Talks” about what with whom? Didn't you want to talk about air links? You were directed to the Falkland Islands Government who is responsible. Have you been in touch? Didn't you want to talk about fishing? You were directed to the Falkland Islands Government who is responsible. Have you been in touch? In terms of the way Britain runs things, it would be like contacting the Department of Transport about a road sign in your area. You would be referred to the local council. As for gas and oil exploration? Well, that's also a FIG responsibility. But I doubt they'd want to discuss anything. You tore up the agreement. Remember? Bearing in mind that all those UNGA resolutions are NON-BINDING, when are you planning to take the UK and its Overseas Territory to the ICJ? Not keen on that? Then I suggest a change of diet. Try humble pie!
Ive done a lot of things on the promise of a bit of pussy, but chavez must be gagging, even if his fixation with scrotum neck is bordering beastiality.
It is time that Argentina started to realise that The Falklands are here to Stay and we will exploit what we have with or without your threats.
In todays world Argentine is the most backward Country that refuses to regonise peoples rights and will untill someone can get through the thick skin of the nation will remain in that mode.
The Falkland islanders on the other hand are becoming the most inteligant Country in th eworld because they refuse to rise to the Argentine propaganda and it clearly shows in worl stance. Argentina opens its mouth and th eworld laughs at them. Falkland islanders open their mouths and the world looks at them as a truly democratic Country beginning to show the world how to move on in the 21st century. So come on Argentina, stop the naughty boy act and join the Islanders in celebrating what is going to be th enew world frontier in a few short years.
AHHHHAHHAHHAHAAAAaaaaaahhaHHHAHAHHAHAaaaa.....
It never gets old...
“When in reality the rest of the world are just ignoring her increasingly hysterical and bizarre statements”
No sure Mr. LepWrong Argentina owns an important portion of the world and to be precise the 8th bigger mass of land in the world. Also is among the 3er bigger food producer in the world and has majors regional powers in SA backing her.
Also has significant influence in some EU states members to turn the balance of political power to her own.
Now what TF has little Britain to counter measure Argentina’s power?
Are you going to say Uncle Sam perhaps that doesn’t even reply Cameron’s emails?
Think LepWrong what TF a little insignificant nation like Britain can do against Argentina?
CFK may not believe in capatilist investment models (as is her right) but the rest of the world (and especially the worlds biggest economies) do. She has isolated her country and is paying the price for it.
Couple this with the fact that the oil companies have the backing of the much more powerfull political might of the UK and that they A) have no assets in Argentina and B) See no international juristiction or possible risk from international courts. means they see these threats as the toothless barks of a failed government and have chossen to invest anyway.
Stop moanaing and do what is required to make your own country investable to the outside world. A good start would be paying compensation to Repsol for your theft of their assets.
You are so propaganda pissed aren't you.
United Nations: We are so hacked off with argieland constantly whining about this issue and we don't want to waste any time with it. Let's say that we are asking the argies and the UK to negotiate and find a peaceful solution. Let's get the UK to “solve” it.
UK: We can't be bothered. The argies are sub-human, neanderthal types that don't have the intelligence to comprehend cogent argument. We could prove our sovereignty without a shadow of a doubt to any normal people, but argies listen to everything you say, sometimes, and then make something up. We could actually destroy the place either with conventional or nuclear weapons, but we suppose you wouldn't be too keen on that? So what we're going to do, for the most part, is to ignore the psychotic tossers. If they go too far, we may have to “respond”. A few aircraft, a couple of “warships” (chuckle), but we'll try to keep it to a minimum. Legal actions? Only one possible venue. The ICJ.
In the meantime, argieland is acting in contravention of the UN Charter and showing themselves to be a rogue, irresponsible, criminal state. Why can argies not understand that they lost years ago? Anybody with any intelligence knows they have no case. They are just hoping to win by nuisance value. And they can't beat Britain, or the Falklands, like that. Argie desperation for domestic consumption!
@20 And the new argie product is “minced meat”!
But for how long? Cristina will go down in history as a pioneer of a better way methinks
“Argentina owns an important portion of the world and to be precise the 8th bigger mass of land in the world. ”
No as important as you believe it is. While your Dear Leader continues her protectionist measures, and playing buddy, buddy with some of the worlds worst human rights abusers you will, and stealing all of your money, Argentina will never be important.
You have lots of natural resources that you CAN'T exploit due to corruption, mismanagement and the fact that no one in the world would loan Argentina a thimble never mind any money.
Your recent deal with Venezula to drill for off-shore oil together is laughable, as neither of these countries have the right equipment, expertise or the funds to explore.
No oil company in the world would invest in Argentina or Venezula because they have already had their fingers burnt in each country.
Face it, while people like you continue to support corrupt governments, Argentina will never be important in the world.
None of the EU members support Argentina (more propaganda from CFK?), and all of them recognise that the Falklands are a British Overseas Territory. Your only friend in the EU was Spain, but CFK managed to p!ss them off too.
No Argentina's friends can be counted on one hand: Venezula, Iran, Syria and Cuba. What wonderful friends to have, all of them abusers of human rights.
Tell me Dany, do you think CFK will declare martial law? Do you think she'll return to the bad old days of 'disappearing' her opponents? She's already using government organisations to harrass and bully them.
Face it Dany, Argentina wouldn't recgonise true democracy if it was dancing naked in front of you waving pom-poms.
@20 “influence in EU states”? where? anything concrete?
Answer: Nyet
@20 “8th biggest landmass”? and?
Answer: you had 8th biggest in 1982 look how that turned out
@20 “Argentinas power”? really? are we talking energy or military?
Answer: either way you have very little of both. please enlighten us :)
@20 “uncle sam”? thats funny Argtards went begging to US for investment for YPF did it happen?
Answer “Computer says NO!!!!”
I understand Argtards frustration a bitter pill is hard to swallow, but Argentinas has a lot of swallowing to do. and do i give a sh1t about argtards?
Answer: JJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAAAAAA
All of her neigbours. Brazil (The largest economy in LATAM and Argentinas ally), Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay believe in a capatilist economic model. They at least understand that foreign investment and trade exports are critical to the success and their growing GDP. The only countries who try and play major politics and believe in her model are Venezula and Cuba (both considered failed states by the majority of the diplomatic world). She cant even influence her neighbours (after 5 years in power) let alone the rest of the world. In fact many of her neighbours have been very careful to distance themselves from her opions and acts. For example even when Bolivia nationilsed the energy compnay it decelared it would be paying compensation ina cocrdance with international law.
FFS even China (her new best friend, and formerly the most communist nation on earth) is now using capatalist economic models. I respect her for standiung up for her principles but they will not strengthen the world and cause the rise of global peronism (which is a philisophical idology and not an economic one).
Her economic model (inherited from her Husband) is a failure and has no provisio for long term stability of the nation.
I agree with all your comments, except “...peronism (which is a philisophical idology and not an economic one...”
Peronism is really an operating system designed to accumulate personal power. It is NOT an ideology or a political party, it has that single objective, the accumulation of power for the head person, in our case CFK.
Come on guys if I would be you, I would be really concern about how to survive financial Armageddon when Spain will go belly up and cause the major bank run in UK history since 1930.
What are you gonna do?
Do you think that the Sub prime and the credit crunch stuff was bad?
Well you have ever seen anything like to what is going to happen in the near future.
Have you any idea how bad is a financial collapse for a little country like Britain depending on foreigner supplies and capital?
I will be putting names on garbage bins so like this you will have marked your area of influence to collect your food if you can find any of course.
All the Pound zone including BOTs will collapse, no food, no oil, no capital, no, no, no
Ah! would be very sad indeed.
But don’t worry I guess that in 30 years Pound zone will have some recovery and could have a economy like Zimbabwe.
No one has said that Britain isn't in recession. But we don't have nearly 40% inflation, and economy that's haemorrhaging money, and a government who thinks it can spend its way out of debt.
Don't forget Dany, Argentina still has ALL those debts it defaulted on in 2002. That's the debts plus 10 years interest and counting.
The debt just doesn't go away because you want it to. Argentina will one day have to pay the piper.
But back to the topic at hand. Argentina has NO legal authority over the Falkland Islands, and the Falkland Islands Government an sell licenses to whomever it likes to explore for oil and gas.
This smacks of sour grapes coming out of Buenos Aires because you know you haven't got the capital to explore for hydrocarbons yourselves (even with Venezula's help) and no oil company in the world would invest in Argentina as your government has a nasty habit of taking things that don't belong to them.
Even your newest, bestest friends, the Chinese won't invest in Argentina's oil and gas industry. They know a bad deal and hopeless cause when they see one.
Who knows, China may be the next to invest in the Falklands. Wouldn't that be a kick in the teeth for CFK? :0)
Dany you obviosuly are the most inteillgent economist on the planet I mena you can see things that the worlds most respected financial institutions cannot. If we were in danger of economic collpase our credit rating would of been cut (makes sense doesnt it, the higher the risk of loaning the lower the credit rating) and yet the UK still has a tripple A rating, (the highest possible). The issue you are forgetitng is assets. Britain has enougth assets to enable it to borrow money at good intrest rates where as Argentina cannot borrow money on the open market because it has proven in the past it does not pay its debt.
You also need to stop confusing land size with economic size. Economic size is determined by Gross domestic product. I.e. the value of all the final goods and services produced by a country in a given period. The UK has a GDP of arround $2.4 trillion a year making it the 6th or 7th biggest country economicaly. Argentina on the other hand has a gdp of about $0.4 trillion making it the worlds 27th largest country (econmical). Therefore the UK is actualy 600% larger in terms of economics than Argentina.
Let us also look at the hisotry of inflation in the UK, the highest ever inflation rate in the UK since 1948 was in 1975 and stood at 26.9. Compared to Argentina whos highest inflation rate was in March 1990 and was over 20,000%.
The difference is that whilst the UK has a central bank empowered to take the action required to deal with inflation rates, Argentineas central bank is run for the benifiet of the politicians and not the people. UK governments are willing an able to make unpopular decisions for the sake of long term stability.
In addition the EU and paticuley Spain are some of the largets importers of Argentine good, What do you think will happen to you when they go belly up and stop importing?
Hsitory and reality suggest a very different outcome to the one you are suggesting, dont they?
Don't worry about Dany boy, when the EU and USA AND China stop buying our soy, he will eat soy until it comes out of his ears!!!!!
Its All Good!!!
Oh wait its argentina nothing to worry about then.
None cares
Go away
Ha, ha, ha to the power google. :o)
cipayos and british: go home...ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,...america for americans..lol
Or are you an Argentine of European descent?
lf you are, then you go home too.
Argentina doesn't belong to you.
lt belongs to the lndians, who the Argentines murdered.
the mice sqeek very loudly, do they not,
thirty years on, and a few deluded indocrinoughts, and they still threaten , abuse , talk , and intimidate,
and yet they still fail to inforce anything, back up anything,
or in fact, do anything but brag,
bla bla bla.
John Davis discovered this small group of Islands
That’s what the history books says.
He was the first of so many to pass near these shores
Way back in the sailing ship days.
He logged in his book,” For Britain I claim
This unknown land discovered by me”.
Fifteen ninety two, the year it was written
Then confirmed in the parliament for all to see.
For 200 years nobody cared for this land
Except used for some poachers that called while en-route.
Then along came the French, who made a bold claim
The Falkland’s are theirs and kicked the Brits out.
For several years the French they did rule
But then sold to the Spanish these Islands they claimed.
At about the same time the Spanish had taken
What we now call the Argentine land.
To make matters worse, Spain gave to this Country
The Falklands they bought through the French deal.
Britain was mad at what the Spanish had done
Their Islands from Great Britain, they were trying to steal.
For many long years now our sovereignty’s been claimed
By the various parties involved.
And to this day the bickering is still going on
With no sign of ever being resolved.
The Argentine Junta took Britain to war
In eighty two when these Islands they invaded.
For seventy four days this war it was fought
Eventually the Argentine dictators surrendered.
But so long as the Argentines lay claim to this land
There will be sovereign disputes over this place.
kelpers have lived here nearly two hundred years now
So they belong to us, so go leave us in peace.
Sitting down to breakfast the radio on,
Listening to the regular world news.
Amidst all the chatter the newsreader states,
Shipping and the Falklands is making headline news.
The chatting soon stops it's all quite at the table,
We cannot believe just what we are hearing.
The Argies don't like it we're drilling for oil,
So their blockading our waters to stop all our shipping.
We have always been used to the Argentine aggression,
Because we remain British, democratic and free.
To stop all our shipping is an all out attack,
On the international laws of the sea.
Even putting pressure on Latin American neighbours,
Not to trade with us or allow entry to our ships.
They are nothing more than dictators and bullies,
We can never trust them with their devious tricks.
We Islanders are peaceful but they wont leave us alone,
Why does the rest of the world sit by and do nothing.
Democracy rules or so we are told,
Go away Argentina this land we're not giving.
Their actions are childish and so immature.
A laughing stock to the world of democracy
They cant even manage their own Countries affairs,
Killing the indigenous people of their own society.
One day they'll wake up and will then realise,
That the world no longer supports them.
By then it's to late to re-kindle the fire,
With the Islanders who no longer respect them.
Bravo, bravo, encore!
I hope it's not too late, lost brother, or we will be forced to choose side ourselves...
And if you choose to ally yourselves with the Brits, you wont have many friends on the continent. Your choice, I respect both.
I have proved you that inflation is a world wide phenomena since the rise of oil and commodities prices.
In fact if you fallow financial and market shocks in one way or another are linked to the price of oil.
I don’t know really from where you get your inflation & data about ARG that BTW is increasing every new post from you.
And in ARG those prices haven’t increased much compared with US or EU.
So Mr. Economy guru, explain to us how in US and UK having price increase higher over these Items report such low inflation?
Ah! I see now you get it from Simon68.
Anyway you didn’t answer me the question about what are you gonna do when Spain collapsed and all banks linked with them go belly up.
@PirateLove
If your source of information is Clarin or La Nacion where is full of the likes as Simon68 I really doubt you have any clue about how is doing the real economy.
Regarding the inflation rates of Argentina, these are what 'independent' institutions in Argentina are saying. No one in the world trusts Indec, because it has a very nasty habit of distorting the figures.
But I digress, just what does any of this have to do with Argentina's 'warning' to the US and EU?
I mean, what is Argentina going to do? Stamp your foot? Cry? Hold your breath until people start giving you what you want?
Face it Dany, the US and EU don't take your government seriously. And why should they? Over the past few years your government has told blatant lies on the international stage, made themselves (and by proxy the Argentine people) look like amateurish fools, implemented 'protectionist' measures that hurt Argentina more than they hurt anyone else.
This 'warning' is like a meerkat warning a rampaging rhinoceros. A little squeeking noise, drowned out by the thunderous approach of something far bigger and more powerful than you.
Face it, Dany, all this posturing is for the domestic market. People like you Dany, who are so gullible that you'll swallow anything they throw at you. Your government has been blustering since May about how they were going to take legal proceedings against oil companies working with the Falklands. Guess what? They're still waiting, as even your muppet politicians realise that they are impotent over this issue.
Good post. CFK's government is not just impotent with their threats to take legal action against the oil companies. What about stopping LAN? What about starting an Aerolineos Argentinos service to the islands? What about the joint Chilean / Argentine statement of solidarity? What about blocking shipping access to the Falklands? What about the charter freight flights from Uruguay? What about the Chilean and Uruguayan members of their business communities coming to the Falkland to strengthen business relationships? What about CFK's lame promises to the families of the Argentine war vets that she'd get the islands back for them and then turning the police on them?
Why doesn't the Argentine government actually do something positive and meaningful to get their hands on the islands?
Chuckle chuckle.
dont tell me is that because your presdient went on an propaganda campaign against them and hired as many billboards in B.A as possible claiming that they are liars???
so what your saying is anybody who challenges or disbelieves the vile rat spunk that pours from the facial orrifice of the empress, that they are ALL liars and that she alone speaks the truth throughout the world? even if those who call her a liar the most are her own people?
your government has lost its people to the point of using jailed convicts/rapists/murderers to bulk up presidential rallies in what she calls “cultural outings” HAHAHAaaa
i wonder how long it will be before you get to go out on “cultural outings” :)
YOUR lies are wasted here, but are truly entertaining ...
Argentina “has significant influence in some EU states members to turn the balance of political power to her own.” Please advise us which EU member states can possibly be influenced by Argentina?
garn get stuffed.
idiota.
I'm not sure its a good idea to bandy about that word “cipayos” in such a perjorative way, JUBA, the Indian army in 2010 had a strength of 1,129,900 active personnel and 960,000 reserve personnel, making the it the world's largest standing volunteer army, a huge majority of those 2,089,900 are sepoys, in other words “cipayos”.
If you feel safe insulting such a huge army, go ahead, but I'd rather you go somewhere else than Argentina to do it!!!!!
www.ripoffreport.com/hotel/los-sauces-casa-pata/los-sauces-casa-patagonica-hot-4b187.htm
www.ripoffreport.com/plastic-surgeons/argentina-plastic-su/argentina-plastic-surgery-da-50cdb.htm
www.ripoffreport.com/argentina-afip-agenc/federal-government/argentina-afip-agencia-federal-f204d.htm
Spread the word about this banana republic so called “government”!!
You seem upset about something. Is it the poor state of the Argentine economy? Well it's no use lashing out at te Falkland Islanders as all your economic woes are home grown.
I know it's of little consolation to you, but soon the Falkland Islands will be richer than your country. They will have their say on the world stage and have the UN remove the offensive word Malvinas from all international documentation.
Then all of you Argentinians can continue you way of life secure in the knowledge that the Malvinas do not, and have never, existed. Peron lied to you, and all your successive governments lied nd continue to lie to you.
However, I'm sure that the EU and US are having a good laugh at your governments impotent rantings.
“Jealousy” is such a horrible trait, yet it is deeply sewn into argtards society, from such a young age, that one finds almost enjoyable to watch.
The most friendliest of people that you’ll ever meet
That’s lived on this land two hundred years or more.
Kelpers they call them, of British descent
Are the kind of people that live on this shore.
The first ones to come here and settle this land
Came from England Scotland and Wales.
If you’re lucky to talk to the eldest among them
You’ll be amazed at their wonderful tales.
They built their first houses from driftwood and stone
With limited tools they built them so neat.
Then a bit later on they discovered black diamonds
Which they cut from the ground and used it for peat.
In those pioneering days, these Islands were covered
With a tall tussac grass that fed the cattle and sheep.
These animals, along with the pigs, hens and ducks
Were brought here by settlers as the food they would eat.
They planted small gardens for vegetable supplies
And built mile upon mile of six wire stock fences.
The wool from the sheep was sent back to Great Britain
Which was sold for hard cash to pay their expenses.
Kelpers work hard and will seldom complain
About conditions of work and places they lived in.
The fresh cooking all baked by the wives on the farms
Is so masterfully done in an old peat fired oven.
Modern day tourists now flock to these shores
In their thousands from far distant places.
Not just to see the magnificent wild life
But Kelpers with big smiles on their faces.
The Kelpers are envied all over the world
Because they have got what most people dream.
The lifestyle and the beauty the tranquillity too
And most importantly they are a close knitted team.
Most of them now live in the capitol Stanley
While many small Farm owners live out in the camp.
But wherever they live the spirits the same
They will welcome you in when you’re wet cold and damp.
They’ll show you they’re lifestyle the gift that they have
How they all make a living from this windswept land.
There a real friendly people in a quiet remote place
You know that your welcome as they offer their
The Falkland Islands police are trying to trace the owner of a bible that was left inside the broken glass next to the statue. A Spanish bible.
Methinks that some Argentine visitor has done this vandalism, not a Falklanders.
Perhaps you should wait for the forensic evidence (the Falkland Islanders have asked the UK police for assistance). Perhaps one of your countrymen was unhappy and attacked the glass.
But the truth is any moral 'high ground' that Argentina could've taken over this matter was spat upon by your own government who tried to score some cheap political points, thus showing they had no respect for the dead. The world saw this and snubbed Argentina's faux outrage.
But what does your statement have to do with this thread? What does it have to do with the Argentine governments impotent threats?
The Argentines still play their game of diplomatic pressure.
Totally ignoring what we want and everything we treasure.
Since Captain John Davis discovered this land in 1592.
The Argentines have tried to claim what belongs to me and you.
Dictators that we know they are, yes they even went to war.
To take this land away from us, as they’ve tried so hard before.
But Britain made a pledge, they’d never let us down.
A task force came to fight for us and the enemy soon was gone.
But that’s not stopped the evil mind, of the Argentine dictator.
The pressure’s on they think they’ll win, sooner than later.
A British garrison's stationed here to keep the aggressors out.
Now we have all this protection, the Argies whinge and shout.
Heaven forbid the day may come, British soldiers may go home.
The Argies may seize their chance, they won’t leave us alone.
Sometime soon oil wells will grow, around these pristine shores.
If it does you can rest assured, it will open new political doors.
The Argentines are very greedy, They want what we have got.
Though there in the wrong, unless they win they will not stop.
They’ve tried every trick there is, to win our hearts and mind.
We’re far to clever for all of that, we’re not the wooing kind.
We desire the right to remain British, forever and a day.
That is our right we took a vote, It’s the way we want to stay.
Argentina wouldn’t like it much, if we tried to claim their land.
They’d go to the united nations, to get a helping hand.
If the powers of the world are wise, they’d really understand.
These Islands belong to no one else, but Kelpers of this land.
Leave us to live our lives, just the way that you live yours.
Just recognise our Kelpers rights, and close the political doors.
So why can’t the Argentines live in peace and total harmony.
Without the need to threaten us as so often seems to be.
Why can’t they accept us for who we are instead picking fights.
Let us live the way we choose and keep our sovereign rights.
#6 never underestimate the long arm of the law.
#9 you asked, there are many tools at their disposal, fines, expropriations it could also be used to tighten trading quotas and give allies leverage.
#11 I do 100%.
#16 I still support nuclear weapons for latin America, but I respect CFK policy.
All british illegal aliens should go home to UK and stop squaring in Islas Malvinas Argentina, fakland island holdings is a company like coca Cola and BP, get a life loosers.
nerve!!!!!, was an argentine now !!!! typical english scheme !!!
Don't mind us!
Argtards fighting each other! LOL!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WljZJ4E0jlE
Argentines or British and free
A war of words we cannot loose
British forever you can't refuse
Kelpers and proud and ever strong
We'll still be here when Argentinas gone
Hi Kelpers nice morning and still british
will be forever che.
What's your point you often state that FIHC is a corporation?
LOL. :0D
'Stop drilling in the Malvinas or else!'
World to Argentine Government:
'Where? Malvinas? Never heard of them. Do you mean the Maldives? Because we can assure you that we're not drilling there.'
Argentine Government to the world:
'No the Malvinas!'
World to Argentine Government:
'Sorry bud, never heard of them. Who are you anyway?'
Argentine Government to the world:
'We're the Argentine Government!'
World to Argentine Government:
'Sorry bud, we mistook you for a bunch of clowns. Now about the Maldives...'
@24 “Cristina will go down in history as a pioneer of a better way methinks”. So many things wrong with your comment. “Cristina will go down”. Of course she will. But not on you. She's probably going down on someone right now. “history”. History is written by the winners not the losers. She doesn't stand much chance. Except possibly as one of the 20th century's biggest political criminals. “Pioneer”. Pioneer of disaster? “a better way”. Any way except the one she proposes. “methinks”. Now that is funny. What makes you believe that you and “thinks” can ever go together? Please keep posting. I'll let you know if there is any sign that you've been thinking.
@25 Don't be so negative. The place IS a BIG target.
@26 Why didn't you mention argie intelligence and acumen?
@27 She has principles?
@32 You do understand that the UK's economy is 4544 times that of argieland's, don't you?
@43 I have no problem with “america for americans”. When are you leaving, murdering genocide? And if you look in an atlas, you'll find that the Falkland Islands are in the South Atlantic not South America.
@48 1st Brit: “Help. We are sinking!” 2nd Brit: Stand on argie heads. They float because they are empty. Remember to shove one of their feet in their mouths. They are used to that!”
@51 And who needs friends that are stupid, cowards and senile?
@52 What are we going to do when Spain collapses? Nothing. We are going to let them die.
@57 Oh, F*** Off!
@66 Shouldn't have trashed part of it, should you?
@69 Let me respond to each of your points. Dummy. Argies will be brought to justice. Dummy. Dummy. Would you like some?
@70 Typical argie bungle.
@79 Are you saying that argies have only learned how to lie, cheat, steal and play with their balls?
What power ? Smoke and mirrors.
Ha ha ha ha ha ah ah ah! Argie power!? Oh that made mme laugh but seriously the only way an Argentine Government could scare me would be to start throwing Nuns out of Helicopters again.
The mighty“we”again. Hiding in Canada in case someone calls him out !!
Once again you rant on and make baseless claims that you can't back up.
Every time you post you just make a fool out of yourself.
Hey Pirat-Hunter! Why do you HATE Argentina so much? What has Argentina ever done to you?
Hahahahah....heheheou........ You are so funny...“the kelpers are envied all around the world”? because of their “lifestyle”?.....Hey!.. what the kelpers shows in the internet about the islands is nothing more than POVERTY!..... Heheheheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee........hahaha....... I can't believe it!.....
Did you have the chance to have dinner at the Space Needle in Seattle USA?
Or lunch in a more economical restaurant such as the “Sweet Tomatoes” in Tempe, AZ.
Or breakfast at the International Pancake House in any city of the USA?
How about a good “lomito” or lobster thermidor at “La Estancia” restaurant in Buenos Aires?
Or ravioli with spinach and ricotta at the Luciana Palazzo Hotel in my city of Comodoro Rivadavia?
No money No class Keep those islands in your ARSE!
You must be a dress size 22 if you eat like that !!!!!!
Comodoro Rivadavia is a shithole, I'm sure most Argies would even agree, by the way what is stopping any Falklander from visiting any of the places you mentioned, British are welcome around the world, even in Argieland last I checked. IHOP is a great place to eat breakfast especially if you weigh over 200 pounds like you tubby, lose some weight or you won't get any customers, not even in C. Rivadavia!!!
So I guess I can never set foot in Argentina for fear of being arrested, my dollars taken from me and thrown in Jail (our out a plane) for the rest of time.
That said I’ve still not received my letter informing me of Clandestine and Illegal acts happening in Argentina’s waters of a place call Malvinas’ which according to Google earth and atlases does not exist. Perhaps is been held up in the post as the postage paid was not enough.
Please, let @65 KelperUnknown to answer.
@92 “Zhivago”? He is gone....
Hey...Isolda, miedosa y asquerosa stop using his name.
Please, let @65 KelperUnknown to answer.
Sorry Sussie, your impeccable “American” grammar has got me flummoxed again. I don't understand what you are trying to say.
You know you can get e-coli from eating that!
You have a lot to learn about us and our way of life. We are welcome in every part of the world including Argentina.
We are not as poverty stricken as you may have been led to believe. The lowest paid on the Islands is way better of than 90% of the Argentine population. Why even Argentina is in debt to many billions of dollars. Meanwhile Falkland Islanders are enjoying even more increase in wealth and Oh Boy will we have some money to spend in the very near future. But seriously it does not matter how rich a country is it is how rich in ones self matters most. Falkland islanders are indeed envied because they are so rich in happiness.
Let me see...
Poor Argentines
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdkLQGjtS8A
www.youtube.com/watch?v=acq9uEFRP9c
Rich Islanders
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7MDwLvpYfg (Note musik is Spanish flamenco ja ja ole!)
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=97_x_M1KjwI
Wow!
Zimbabwe looks like a super power what do you think?
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=z56_hPRrFJE
Before they were settled these Islands unknown,
They first had to be discovered and claimed.
The earliest recordings span four hundred years,
When these Islands were discovered, but not then named.
A British sea voyager called Captain John Davis,
Had discovered them in the year fifteen ninety two.
A succession of people has since laid their claims,
They all thought they were right , but nobody knew.
For the next two hundred years , whalers and sealer alike.
Frequently spent many months on these shores.
But nobody laid claim in all of that time,
Until the French and the British landed people and stores.
The French sold their claim to the Country of Spain,
Who passed on these rights to their South American friend.
The gift has been disputed by the British who claimed,
These Islands were hers and they would defend to the end.
Britain had settled these Islands for over two hundred years,
Before Argentina had even been invented,
But as soon as the Spanish had created this state,
The Argentines have long since been interested.
But the rightful owners of this land we surely all know,
Are the pioneers who settled them and made it their home.
They have lived here since then, developing this land,
Now generations on, why don’t you all leave them alone.
To the people who live here , it’/s clear in our minds,
That these Islands are definitely our home.
This place really does belong to us now,
As over two hundred years have clearly shown.
So the Argentina and all of her claims,
Take a long hard look at where you began,
The fact that you are in existence at all,
Is because you were created by the Country of Spain.
We need to ask why you still make this claim,
Do you really think this is some kind of spoil,
Or is for something else that we have,
Like the abundance of fish and possibly oil.
It’s a fact when you came here in the year eighty two,
You said then this place was to cold.
So why keep on whingeing the way that you do,
The fact is your
Hey, Soozy, turtlebum, que?
Who understands the rubbish bloody english people? No one in the USA!..
@100 Isolda
I told you long time you have the choice to ignore my comments. So, please
mind you own business of touching your toes for the rubbish bloody english people to screw you!
@97 KelperUnknown
Come on! You might be insane making such statement:
“the Kelpers are envied all around the world”...
The Kelpers have nothing to show except their incompetency to modernized the islands.
All what is shown in the internet are old buildings and depressed islanders. No luxury is found!
No money. No class. Keep the islands in your arse!
They have one world record the 8th land mass in the world therefore the largest land that is mismanaged this is a record that nobody will surpass.
I hope you can understand me. I am pretty consistent on most issues, though I have largely stopped posting on the Falkland issues because, I believe, the irrefutable case has been made.
You say: “The Kelpers have nothing to show except their incompetency to modernized the islands.”
There are many small nations around the world that have defined 'development' and modernising their country in *their own terms*. They do not subscribe to the 'Emirates approach' and are more content with 'the auld ways'.
That's not to say that TFI will not build with oil money, but I am pretty pleased with the prudent behaviour of not spending a windfall until you have it in your hand.
The islanders are retards...that is a fact!
Keep the islands in your arse!
You choose to ignore Falkland islanders and their views because they have what you want. Wake up idiot. The Islanders are a people in their own right and we have got where we are today because we are both hard working and reliable and more so can be trusted. Fact is we are very happy and as a nation veruy wealthy and above all we know how to look after ourselves and we have a world class standing of bieng the most friendliest people on earth. Can't say the same applies to you and ypour lot. The only way of life you appear to know is one of violance and human greed. Bit like th epenguin who steels from their neighbours because they are to dambed tired to get of their ass to work. Your lot are no differant. You have a huge country but don't know how to develope it so there is no chance of your lot making our country a better place than we have already. Oh and of course the real issue in your eyes is that in soite of all attemots to disrupt us we are getting ever closer to pumping oil. How rivh we are all going to be when that happens . Quit now looser because from where I am sitting you appear to have little or nothing.
Hey mate why don’t you start to spend your richness on some English lessons?
“veruy”???, “ypour”???, “differant”???, “soite”???, “attemots”???, “rivh”???
Just a thought...
Little or nothing?.... Financially I am secure for life!
I don't need to work for a living!
My country Argentina is beautiful country and Buenos Aires is number 4 having the most beautiful women something the UK or the islanders cannot say.
My country Argentina has the best food in the world, something the UK and the islanders cannot say.
By the way talking about the UK, most of the american visitors returning from the 2012 Olympics stated that the worst of all in London is the lack of good food and the rubbish boodly english people!
The islanders are retards that is why they stay the same: No money. No class. Keep the islands in your arse!
We eat very well have a lifestyle that unfortunately SussieUS only dreams about. We travel the world. If we are so called retards then please explain why Argentina is billions of dollars in debt to the world while our Country has a healthy surplus .
No one can put any price on happiness and above all freedom which we have both of on the islands. Unlike poor sussieUS we are not run by dictators but have a free and democratic society. So instead of whining on about how retarded we are why not come here and see for your self you uneducated idiot. Why would we ever want to eat your rubbish unhealthy food stuff. From what I see your people are overweight from purging themselves. That to me is a sign of a very unhealthy Country and as for the pretty girls you say you have. We have an answer to that just look at their mothers and see how aged they usually become in a short space of time. Why our fifty year old women here still look like they are in their 20's. Very desirable. But hey what can you expect when your people are so deprived. Oh and by the way we are still British and proud. We do not have a history of cleansing our Country which sadly Argentina does.
Oh and this time no spelling mistakes either how boring !!!! Yawn
Are you happy?
Of course you will never know just who is watching you!
“The islanders are retards...that is a fact!
Keep the islands in your arse!”
Nobody on this site has used this sort of language when replying to me.
You are socially under-educated and I feel sorry for you.
Sussie is a prime candidate for e-coli.
people living in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
I was living in UK for some years and safety measures in bromatology doesn't exist at all.
I don't know how I'm still alive may be I'm bacteria resistant.
If you have something really worth to show about the islands and islanders why the internet shows so much poverty in the islands?... poor looking houses, no community college, no 5 stars hotel to accommodate tourists, no high rise apartments buildings like found in my home town of Comodoro Rivadavia.
Just accept the facts: 3,000 retards don't know any better.
see my #104. You already have the answers.
Please, let @109 to answer my comment.
Paper never refuses the Ink it is printed on and you believe what you want to believe from the images you see of our home. Families here are rich enough to own private homes unlike your Country where people are forced by desperation to live in cramped conditions because they do not have the personal wealth to afford anything different.
I actually feel sorry for you SussieUS because from what I read from your entries here you seem to me a lost person who has very little in life other than that you may be quite wealthy or think you are. Either way in my books money does not buy happiness.
You do seem to have a real grudge of Falkland islanders is it because we actually have something you do not Have , Happiness. Unlike you we Islanders are well educated and informed and probably know more about you than you do about us. After all we have had to put up with your Countries bullying tactics for years but have been grown up enough to realize that you do act like spoilt children.
I have a question for you . If you had the opportunity would you actually come and live here alongside us or are you to up your self to try.
Funny how you keep mentioning the word retard, well if we are retard as you suggest then why is it we have forgotten more than you have learned. I am sure that we Islanders would be more than happy to educate you to the real world. One outside your dictators regime where they teach you what they want you to know. Not very democratic is it.
Have a nice day I know we are .
The worst president Argentina ever had was Carlos Menen.
There was no reason for former argentine president Carlos Menen to resume diplomatic relations between Argentina and the UK.
But, what really takes my attention is UK PM Kamoron insisting in keeping diplomatic relations with my Argentina. He keeps saying the islanders are suffering continued daily harrasment from Argentina, so why UK PM Kamoron don't break diplomatic relations with my country?
e-coli
113 Danny Berger- are you familiar with Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow?
(That's actually a real question and not an insult!!, well, maybe an insult towards Sussie!)
You can stop your C-Difficile inserting a british penis in your arse!
Nope I have never read that novel. Why?
Would you like to know if Granddad was involved in the development of the “Schwarzgerät”?
What would be of the world powers if our Granddads wouldn’t had invented the “Vergeltungswaffe”?
Think about it?
Unmapped territory, but you seem to know an awful lot about it, dahling soozy.
e-coli, not c-dificile, and its from what you have been eating, not putting in your “arse”
121 Danny- the book takes you down some very interesting roads, naturally someone English would read it differently from a German, and the Argentine crew of a hijacked submarine is one of the highlights of the whole novel.
But there is one British colonel who suffers from a rare form of weird sexual fantasy and dementia and develops a very strange eating habit. He is warned by his doctor to take antibiotics before “dinner”. Judging by what has been coming out of SussieUS's mouth I thought she deserved the same warning!
If you have the time, read the book, Pynchon is American and he has very interesting takes on the Anglo-German dynamic.
Yes, the world would have been quite a different place from any number of scenarios between 1938-1945, I often wonder if we got the best one.
Biologists are SUCH pedants!
When talking to Sussie, however, a common generic is more appropriate - faecal germ / fecal germ (US) seems more fitting.
For people with less understanding, or more spleen, there are even more common terminologies.
“I have a question for you . If you had the opportunity would you actually come and live here alongside us or are you to up your self to try.”
If you don't answer I know you are a fake
What's it to be?
While living in my home town of Comodoro Rivadavia, about 241 miles away from the islands, I did not have any interest to visit your islands.
Why should I visit the islands now?... To see what?
All what is shown in the internet is POVERTY.
I had visit the islands of Sumatra and Jakarta, Indonesia. The islands of Mindanao, Negros and Cebu in the Philippines and the American Samoa island of Tau.
All of these islands have good hotels, apartments, air/sea transportation, good food, the CNN news and the USA Today newspapers. As you can see, islands found in third world countries offers the best to tourists.
Which are the best islands: Hawaii and Tokyo!
Ha ha Ok thanks for the recommendation.
“As you can see, islands found in third world countries offers the best to tourists.”
Maybe you are American after all!!!!!
Good luck to you!
Commenting for this story is now closed.
If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page!