Argentina blasts UK “arrogant” approach to Assange case and Falklands’ dispute
The Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Alicia Castro said on Tuesday that the UK’s “arrogant” approach to the Julian Assange’s case “was similar” to its approach to Argentina and particularly, the sovereignty dispute over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
“For us Argentines, this fact, that shows us the arrogance of British diplomacy, does not surprise us.
“It is very similar to the approach taken toward the Malvinas Islands,” the government official said in a radio interview on Tuesday.
“London is being urged by the United Nations to negotiate and participate in dialogue with Argentina,” Castro furthered.
Besides when the UK threatened Ecuador with taking actions to arrest Assange in the embassy “it was violating international law and this is what all members of the OAS made plain clear, because as (Argentine) Foreign minister (Hector) Timerman it was not a bilateral issue between Ecuador and the UK: it was all our continent defending international law against the British challenge” said Ms Castro.
Assange is currently taking refuge inside Ecuador’s embassy, which granted the former Wikileaks owner asylum, a measure rejected by the UK government that wishes for him to be extradited to Sweden in order to be tried for sexual harassment and rape.
Ms Castro also revealed that last Friday together with other Latinamerican ambassadors she met with Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy in London while listening to the live transmission of the OAS Foreign ministers meeting in Washington to address the issue of the inviolability of embassy and consular premises.
“We were sitting looking at the debate when Assange turned up and shook hands with all the ambassadors and diplomatic representatives and stayed on for quite some time. He talked with several of us while following the OAS debate”, said Ambassador Castro.
Diplomatic representatives from Cuba, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala and Peru were present at the Ecuadorean embassy, said Ms. Castro.
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Diplomatic representatives from Cuba, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala and Peru were present at the Ecuadorean embassy, said Ms. Castro.”
Huh??? How did they all fit in that little apartment?
Assange must have rolled up his bed to make room...
:-)
No he couldn't! Mr Camoron and Mr William Hague are hiding there out of embarrassment after trying to assault the Ecuadorian embassy.
weak reply
LATAM will not be able to provoke a response.
They are desperately trying to keep the issue alive, on the world stage.
Ecuador will see nothing happens and lose interest in Assange, sooner rather than later.
Then Assange will be abandoned to face the music... :-)
LATAM responded already(OAS)
British government is desperately trying to hide out of embarrassment.
“It is very similar to the approach taken toward the Malvinas Islands,”
The Argentine definition of diplomacy:if you don't do what we want, you're arrogant and undiplomatic.
It's as if she's describing a meeting with a living legend rather than a suspected rapist holed up somewhere avoiding trial. I suppose Assange is the most significant person she's had access to of late. She calls the UK arrogant. Even after she gate crashed William Hague's meeting earlier this year. Okay.
”LATAM responded already(OAS)”
Oh, yes. Sorry, didn't really notice.
OAS can stand out in the middle of the desert and have all the meetings and caterwauling they like - nobody hears them.
When they go home, after feeling all puffed up, the celebrity rapist will still be in a tiny apartment in London, stepping on his hosts' toes and getting in the way.
You can help him by paying his expenses again - he needs internet to read Swedish news, MercoPress perhaps?? Does he have telly paid for so that he can see the outside world???
Really? or just in your head? which is the Latin way by the looks of things. Note to self: Juvenal response expected.
“ they should speed the work by working all night - especially when jack hammers and drills are required”
Oh, come on! He won't be able to hear “Corrie” then.
I still you still doing bugger all about the Falklands.
Arrogance is fine when one can back it up.
I agree Ecuador is hampering criminal proceedings and if he is eventually taken to swedish court and found gilty then Ecuador would be guilty of harbouring a criminal.
It won't be long before Assange gets sick of all those ambassador parties and Ferrero Rochers.
To me the man is simply an opportunist and self-aggrandising snob, he thinks himself better than the average person and belives that the law does not apply to him.
There is no doubt that whistle blowing on wrong-doing is a useful thing, but I am not convinced that everything wikileaks does is really very helpful, and may have cost lives and damaged international relations unnecessarily.
The thing is that Assange probably just finds that amusing.
I am starting to believe that they have a pre-filled out section on all letter head, note and mailing paper which is dedicated towards the Falklands.
Imagine ordering a coffee in Argentina… Can I have a tall caramel latte with an extra shot and the Falklands are ours and should be returned to us.
As for Assange. The credibility he built up for Wikileaks is now being undermined by his current actions he has chosen to take. All he is now going to be recognised for is being an alleged rapist who used his fame to assist him in avoiding answering the questions over his conduct with these woman.
The only good thing at present is the UK’s current strategy of sitting back and letting everyone else implode both legally and politically. When the dust settles and there is a new focus for trying to claim the Falklands for Argentina and their SA pals I am confident we will quietly deal with Assange issue diplomatically and deliver him to face the music.
Ohh look, it's BK with a new login, so now he's a yank. Make up your mind deluded fool
Is it?
Yeah, I had wondered that myself...?
It shows a lack of statesmanship and a circus mentality ... some things never change!
Please explain this to us, Ambassador.
Or is sending a letter that can be misconstrued as a threat to invade an embassy somehow more of an issue than actually trying to set light to one?
No mention of the Castro numpty, though. Obviously not important enough.
And see that England is getting defeated more with words than others ways. And SA is using only words.
And “arrogant” is that the best Argtards can do? how is UK arrogant? is that because Tinpot Ecuador made a false accusation against The great glorious nation that is The UK saying we threatened them and ecuador had to quickly backtrack on its worded statement as they knew they had overeacted and look like neurotic dicks?,
For Argentina to say “UK threatened” is somewhat predictable as they have their expansionist agenda to stick too, but guess what Argtards your war of words make you no closer to getting your grubby retarded hands on The Falklands than you were yesterday or the day before, and thats how it will stay.
so please keep chatting Shit Argtards, Its All Good!!!
SELF-DETERMINATION!!!!
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!!!! (for ALL argtards) :))))
You have to ask, wtf does this have to do with the Falkland Islands?
Why, of all the embassies in London, did Assange decide on the Ecuadorian embassy? Ecuador has previous for winding up the US, and El Presidente Rafael Correa is right up Hugo Chavez's ample posterior.
“Hodges is the third US diplomat to be expelled by Correa since he took office in 2007. Correa is a close ally of presidents Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and Evo Morales of Bolivia. The new expulsion will leave all three of those nations without US ambassadors.
Bolivia expelled the US ambassador in late 2008, accusing him of inciting the opposition, while Venezuela has been without a US ambassador since July after objecting to the candidate named by Washington.”
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/05/ecuador-us-ambassador-leave-wikileaks
Assange was probably invited by the embassies of Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador. Likely the Ecuadorians made him the best offer.
For this interference in domestic European affairs and the British and Swedish legal process. The entire Ecuadorian entourage should and given 24 hours to leave the UK, as should Castro and the other presumptuous South American muppets who have involved themselves. They are malevolent, malicious and serve no useful purpose.
It's always the same article because it's always the same news, variations of a theme of this:
Turkey neck announces the next master stroke in her campaign to annex a peaceful neighbour in order to distract the plebs from a) how badly Argentina is being run and b) how monumentally unsucessful her last master stroke was at provoking anything more than muffled sniggers.
Assange is already a criminal by failing to surrender to his bail.
This offence is guilty as charged (there cannot be a defence if you think about it).
Remember, time.... and you go home !! . If you said argtards, I said: BENNYS !!!!
There are separate issues around the ecuadorian embassy but it's taking a long time for red mist Brits to see that.But they will when the mist clears a bit.
During the diplomatic campaign Argentina is winning, winning, winning... until they lose.
Let me rephrase that for you sir:
During the military campaign Argentina was losing, losing, losing... until they lost.
During the diplomatic campaign Argentina is losing, losing, losing... until they lose.
During the diplomatic campaign Argentina is whining, whining, whining... until they lose.
Does anyone recall an attempted assualt from the British on the ecuadorian apartment....I mean embassy?
Life changes many people .. and the way we view them.
Yesterday's international terrorists become today's presidents.
'Rapists' become legends,
and vice versa.
Another weak excuse to bring up their impotent claim for the Falklands.
A claim which lacking definate historical backing will remain, impotent.
That would be hilarious!
I don't quite understand how this Assange predicament with the Falklands are linked. The only link is tenuous, and that is the South American mind-set of SA vs. England.
Let's get this clear, Assange is only been offered asylum by Ecuador because it pisses off the West. That is the only reason for doing it. If South America respected international law, democracy and judiciary, they would support Assange being sent to Sweden to face a trial. And most importantly, we are talking about Sweden, we all know he will get a fair trial there.
And Argentines, please stop the nonsense talk of how Britain disrespects international law by considering to storm the Ecuadorian Embassy. Let's not forget the level of attack the British Embassy received in Buenos Aries, with very little protection from the Police and since, very little action against those who were involved in the attack.
Argentines and South Americans. You need to learn that laws, rules and conventions should be applied fairly and to everyone. You cannot continue to single out or ignore certain aspects that you don't like because it goes against your actions or beliefs, while at the same time hold others to standards you are not reaching.
Maybe Castro reckons that, after being locked up in the Ecuadorian embassy for a few weeks, Assange might be up for it? I suppose it must be a step up after Hugo.
Its really quite pathetic.
It undermines their argument in a way if Britain allows them to say these things without reacting to them.
Self awareness people. Self awareness!
Yes, you have a point. Nevertheless, I see no connection at all between the Assange affair and the Falklands.
www.clarin.com/politica/Alicia-Castro-visito-Assange_0_764323626.html
if “Argtard” offends you and other argtards, i will never use argtard again as long as argtards drop their argtard attitude towards the Falklands people and stick to their own argtard business, then there will be no need for me to mention argtard again, but seen as argtards are argtards you will have to get use to being an ARGTARD! :)
SELF DETERMINATION! (for argtard)
Many more visits like that and poor Julian will be handing himself in.
You dig Castro?
Won't a big profit change all this liked and disliked or do you think there something more to all these relationships. Really you do make me laugh sometimes
Does anyone else see it this way? If not, I'd be curious to know what I am seeing wrong.
Another question; below is a portion of post #54:
“Let's not forget the level of attack the British Embassy received in Buenos Aires, with very little protection from the Police and since, very little action against those who were involved in the attack.”
Does anyone know when this event took place and what form the attack took?
there seem to be a few of these Malvinistas who jabber and catcall incoherently.
I guess CFK has stopped some funding - they can't afford to keep the loonies locked up anymore! LOL
you lot have cleared them out of their lands
America for Americans! Falklanders should consider themselves Americans and share the continent with the rest of us. I don't understand your theory.
No reason at all why the products of the Falklands should not be transferred to the Continental countries ...... this is called TRADE.
Materials and intellectual capital should be able to flow freely between the countries of the Continent.
Whilst there is no barrier for 'brain power', there is a set of high walls around most countries of the Southern Cone, which blocks trade in materials and artifacts.
The problem seems to be one of other people's - continentals - making .... it beggars belief, and flies in the face of logic and good sense.
”80 gordo: haahahaha, you are fool.
All forty or so nations of them, across two continents.
What annoys me is that people from the USA think and speak as if they are the only ones allowed to call themselves Americans.
The USA is like the UK or Germany, federally composed of smaller units ... viz. Scotland, Saxony, Texas.
No way does Germany call itself 'Europe'; in the same way the USA has no right to call itself 'America'.
The key words are 'The United States Of ...'.
If they really wanted to, the Falklanders could alternatively call themselves 'British Americans', but my guess is that they alternatively prefer 'South Atlantic Brits'.
@82 cLOHO
yes, they are British and they have only been there for 180 years.
The Argentinians have only been there (SA) for 160 years!
Sounds straight forward to me...
The minutia that annoys you, you must be a highstrung individual. In everyday life, do Mexicans refer to themselves as Mexicans or Americans? Do Chileans refer to themselves as Chileans or Americans? When asked where do you come from.........your response is Europe or Italy? In a broad sense we can always say we are Western Hemispherians.....or better yet, Earthlings as we all are. The fact of the matter is the we all refer to ourselves as the nation we reside in..........lest you as this annoys you.
very weak comment.
At least I'm not the lapdog that barks and begs every time CFK the do
Dominatrix cracks her riding crop. :-)
Yes, you are estadounidenses in Spanish, Americans in English, US-Amerikaner in German.
Fine, let the US inhabitants start using their own name ...
and, if they haven't got one (#92), they should stop using everybody else's continental name as if they registered and owned the 'domain'.
TTT's 'US-American' works for me.
If you go to the south of the United States and call the local inhabitants Yankees, they will be more than a little upset. Even more so than Argentines from Córdoba, for example, when they're called “Porteños”.
Bet they won't like that,it doesn't gel with their prediction to control all of south America and north America does it
BTW just heard that Romney said Americans want jobs and lots of jobs,but what they really want is a salary that provides for them and their families.But not like Romney's father who gave his wife a rose each day and said'now get up and do the housework'.Of course times were different then.
Sweden does want to 'ask him some questions', but only in Sweden.
The only 'law' we are sure that this foreigner has broken is the English bail 'law'.
England could deport him to his home country, Australia, as an unwelcome alien .. as soon as Ecuador revises its 'diplomatic asylum' for this non-diplomat.
Can somebody PLEASE ask the US authorities why they are refusing to progress a case against Assange for the Wikileaks anti-security blitz on the USA.
Surely it must be against SOME US laws, for it was a MASSIVE stealing and world-wide dissemination of US secret communications.
Does also know what color roses Romney's dad used to give his mum,and how many years it will take to create 12m worthwhile jobs.
Whats a worthwhile jobs....an Accountant making 90k? a nurse making 80k.....an electrician making 60k? what do you define as worthwhile?
So where is you least liked place in the USA?
I guess it will just quietly go away and people will accept that it happened and eventually forget both it and the young GI that will be incarcerated for many, many years.
It must really hurt the US to know that 'one of their own' released to the world the evil machinations of their own government.
I imagine that it will only become an issue again when Assange publishes, on Wikileaks, the US's secret reasons for not bringing him to trial.
All the people of the USA do not think the same.There are some lovely people there who care about the planet,care about people outside the USA,and think different to you.The Ojibway belong in the USA and Canada.But of course those in the USA are forced to be Americans.There are African people in the USA that must be known as American.Do you get the picture or are you beyond reach.
You need to think about what American means in a multicultural world.Go and fight for your illusionary America and I don't know what is a worthwhile job but what do you think it is,30k in mcdonald's and Staples.
Do you actually believe that I think all people in the USA think me? I respect the individual thought of everyone and did my share to insure it continues.
And a worthwhile job, to me is one that enables oneself to total support themselves. And to boot, actually likes it.
Castro is two faced. In concert with OAS, they all know Uk made no such threats since their combined statement made no mention, yet here she is on her own saying the very opposite.
The UN does not urge the UK to talk with Argentina, it says talk if you want to talk. Castro statement is so full of holes.
attacking free speech and free movement of files and people??!!
Freedom to copy other people's hardwork and Warg was a big player in this field. It's a crime in the uk and most places including Sweden. Sweden is a paragon of free speech and these events are co-incidental.
At no time have I called anyone mutts and mongrols.
Please indicate where you can show this to be true.
Lol ... The Falklands are British, always will be, now and forever ...
No-one is South America can take them away from us, not even collectively ...
:) The Falklands are British, now and forever ...
:P ... The Falklands are British, now and forever ...
;) ... The Falklands are British, now and forever ...
:PP ... The Falklands are British, now and forever ...
:PPP ... The Falklands are British, now and forever ...
Also funny isn't it that every UN resolution requesting (not ordering) UK and Argentina to talk includes;
“the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples”
Which in anyone's language does not mean handing over to another colonial power.
Here's an instance of true arrogance: Today's Uruguayan national daily El País stated that Jordi Timerman, daughter of the Argentine Foreign Minister, is to get married in March in the former fishing village, now millionaires' playground, of José Ignacio, not far from Punta del Este. Fashionable lass! This at a time when ordinary Argentines are not allowed to purchase foreign currency to spend abroad, and their international credit card purchases are subject to a 15% surcharge. I wonder how Mr Timerman is going to pay for the party? Presumably the spirits, wine and caviar will be “diplomatic privilege”.
And Eichmann, until Mossad clandestinely spirited him away to face trial .
I find it amusing that the Argentines call the UK arrogant.
The Argentines need to deploy a few mirrors in their country.
However, backing up, if you fail to see diversity in the USA and acceptance of if, you have never been to the USA.
Have you been to China since 1978.
China since 1978?When Deng became chairman.
China:
1 billion slaves living under a totalitarian government, earning subsistance wages.
Are you from China?
You like dictatorships - tell us the “real” story.
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