Argentina rejects complaint, accuses UK of illegal appropriation of Malvinas resources
Argentina energetically rejected the UK complaint about alleged intimidation of vessels linked to Falklands/Malvinas activities as well as the awarding of squid licences in waters close to the South Atlantic archipelago.
Argentine ambassador in London Alicia Castro was summoned Monday to the Foreign Office by the head of the Defence and Intelligence Department, Robert Hannigan, according to a release from the Argentine Foreign Ministry.
The release says that FOC officer Hannigan expressed to ambassador Castro the disappointment of the British government with Argentine fishing activities in the South Atlantic, more specifically “UK objects the licences granted for squid fishing in ‘our economic exclusive zone, EEZ,’” in reference to the Falklands’ territorial waters.
The reason for this, according to the ambassador is “that the UK prefers to fish for our squid in the waters surrounding the Malvinas Islands, appropriating our resources; similarly they pretend to appropriate the hydrocarbons through illegal exploration and exploitation”.
Mr Hannigan also complained about alleged intimidation by Argentine vessels against cruise vessels calling in the Malvinas Islands which, was denied by the Ambassador says the release.
“It is worrisome that the British government ignores the statement from Monday a week ago before the International Maritime Organization, IMO, where Ambassador Castro showed that Argentina was not violating any of its international commitments in the framework of the Law of the Sea and IMO regulations, a statement that was explicitly supported by all countries from the region.
Finally the ambassador reiterated that the legislation alleged by the UK which regulate coastal navigation between the Argentine continent and the Islas Malvinas have the purpose of protecting the natural resources under its sovereignty and jurisdiction and reject the illegitimate hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation activities developed along the Argentine continental shelf.
In this framework the ambassador reiterated Argentine willingness to dialogue for the resumption of negotiations so as to find a peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty dispute relative to the Malvinas Islands question.
On Monday November 19 a gang of hooded elements violently broke into a maritime agent offices in Buenos Aires linked to the cruise industry which includes calls in the Falklands and threatened a repeat if such trips to the Islands don’t cease.
Although during the incident windows were shattered, offices ransacked and the staff fled in panic, there was no police intervention, much less arrests or reported inquiry into the intrusion.
It is also known that cruise companies have been under pressure from Argentina to avoid the Falklands when touring South America.








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Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction, especially in the world of Argentine politics.....
Sign the below petition! Only another 99 990 people to sign before parliament will consider debating it lol!
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We get absolutely zilch from them except crappy wine - Chilean is far better and I am pleased to support their wine industry - only too pleased in fact (hic!) ;-)
Until they change the government and leader any attempt at dialogue is pointless.
Do you think we will ever want any relation with you after you have made your thoughts about us clear?
Please, life will go on without you.
Good riddance, I say.
Do you actually live in Argentina?
The fact that you bother posting to this forum contradicts your final sentence.
Get over yourself... you are nowhere as important these days. The EU and US are now debtor nations and in the long run debtor nations are at the mercy and caprices of others.
Why would the UK or anybody else take what Castro said at the IMO as being factual?
The head of the UN said that the UK wasnt breaking any regs or obligations at the UN, but that doesnt stop the Argentine Government perpetually whining on & on & on that they have.
And lets face facts: the head of the UN has a hell of a lot more clout than some Argentine ambassador wannabe.
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Your time's up Europe, time to pay for the crimes.
heh - joining the /random platitude crowd....
whodathunkit... one more sock-puppet exhibiting the same behaviour patterns as other sock-puppets.
go figure ;-0
how many Argentines do you actually speak for, in your Paranoid quest for wishful Isolation?
Or is it just your mental health issues getting the better of you nostril?
To be a crime you have to break the law. Argentina is one nation that has broken international law in 1982, a breach of UN Charter, Article 1,
4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political inde-
pendence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.
The only nation to have committed piracy(a criminal act) in the last 200 years was Argentina through the actions of Jewett and Vernet against Portugal and the US.
s/he speaks for him/her and his 1000s Alts. :-0
(apparently they all get ignored though: All together now: Ahhhh, poor lil lambkins, boo hoo!)
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gosh, horror.... the Argentine Police and authorities havent even looked into this nasty thuggish behaviour, vandalism and threats. (nothing third-world about the eh? I wonder if the local police were warned off by the Govt? No? REALLY!?)
CALL THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL!
WORLD PEACE IS IN DANGER!
ARGENTINA IS THUGGERISING THE SOUTH ATLANTIC!
oh, hang-on, I'm not the Argentine Govt!
Doh! ¬_¬
A BRIT gonna quote me Article 1??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political inde-
pendence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.
hahahahaha. Go learn your own history.
@15
I speak for my generation, which will be in power in 20 years. Think Argentina is bad now against the world? Get ready for when us get the reigns, after growing up being attacked by the entire planet who seeks our subjugation and humilliation.
@14
The only puppets, are you, the British people, the German People, the Italian People, the French people, the Spanish people, the American people, the Greek people, etc, etc, etc... but your masters call you MUPPETS.
''the entire planet who seeks our subjugation and humilliation.''
Most people on the planet don't even know you exist. Don't flatter yourself.
And that's the wrong kind of 'reins' (not reigns, or rains). English is a hard language, isn't it.
Threats and hatred - well, I guess that's the real you.
Why do you stay on Mercopress - I thought you were an Isolationist.
You don't really give it a real go with arguments.
Are you cross?
Are we wasting your time?
** ALARM BELLS **
have you ever thought you are a deluded oxygen thief, who speaks for the population of his bedroom and nothing more, the only voices you hear are in your head they are not real people and they are certainly not your generation, they are just you views alone.
Please explain how Argentina is being attacked as history has proved Argentina is the attacker and loser at the same time quite an achievement, i think you will agree especially when its self inflicted damage and nothing is change that anytime soon,
and i dont call Argentinas behaviour Bad just extemely SAD.
Enjoy your planet it sounds like a party!
Enjoy your delusions, anti-argie. Growing from a country the size of France to world's 8th largest isn't achieved through losing, but what would you know about having an expansive nation.
@19
Just Messi alone ensures everyone knows who we are. And of course that is just the tip of the iceberg of reasons why we are known (different reasons in different parts of the world).
And that is the problem. We thought the world would trade with us fairly they just wanted to destroy everything in our country: our industries, our utilities, our farmers, our print.
We learned in the 90s the hard lesson, and we never want to be economically part of you corrupt idiots again.
you are talking about stealing land from the Indigenous?
well done with that genocide, but look what happened when you tried expansion in 1982, :))) hahaaaha
Argentinas expansionism was ended there and then by wait for it.....UK,
glad to know that we ended Argentinas murderous expansionist campaign, how does that feel nostril??
beaten by a much smaller country on your own doorstep, seen as you think size matters that must be totally gut wrenching, almost sickening :)))
SELF DETERMINATION, All day every day, loser!!!
Well, thank God for that, but I don't think you learned anything.
Messi? No, never heard of it.
Why would anyone want to destroy everything in your country? No. I think you did that all by yourselves.
I know you really need your 'poor me' persecution complex but I just don't believe it. You sound like a crazy conspiracy theorist, the kind of person that believes anything rather than face up to the mundane and boring truth. In this case, the truth is that you can't, as a country and a society, pull yourselves together and make something of yourselves.
Are you sure you want to ride the isolationist train? Because when your economy implodes, you won't have anyone to blame this time.
War with the indigenous? Wow you are the product of British education I see.
I never have stated in my months here any issues with losing in the Falklands.
Especially since I saw that conflict as immoral given the state of the world towards such conflicts in the modern age.
The people of Buenos Aires stopped the British murderous expansionist campaign, because they wanted to set up a major colony in South America, the only continent without proper British domination. The British wanted a productive land, not the jungle, so they thought taking over the River Plate would be a cakewalk.
I guess that makes us even.
So I'm all for isolation too, but when you export your products , are you going to charge the official rate for the peso or the blue rate?
The people of Buenos Aires stopped the British murderous expansionist campaign, ..
Now, Nostrolldamus The 2nd , I want you to open your history book , (not your La Campora history book,) to read and learn what was going on in the rest of the world at that time. It might give you a clue why the brits were there. (Take note of the dates.)
Oh, yes, because had you actually conquered the place and pacified it, you would have just let it go... who are you kidding.
Whatever the pretext, everyone knows what would have happened.
My point , since you must have failed history, was that the Brits were not on a murderous expansionist campaign, because they wanted to set up a major colony in South America,.. Do you need any clues?
@22 Messi lives in Spain mate and probably always will
Nope, he returns to his home city whenever he can. No one wants to live in that hell!hole of Europe anymore, I hate to break the news to you.
That includes the UK. People are leaving in droves from that shit awful place.
www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2011/12/13/3389001.htm
Www.en.mercopress.com.en.mercopress.com/2012/09/15/funds-from-confiscated-illegal-fish-used-to-combat-poachers-in-southern-ocean
I won't shed a tear for them because of how they have insulted us here.
Argentina should expropiate and auction any pirates found in or around Islas Malvinas Argentina as UK and Australia do.
except that the Falklands aren't yours and CFK was attempting to organise directed overfishing as a way to destroy the industry (and ecosystem) and squeeze the Falklanders.
That is criminally irresponsible in many ways - ah, but what do jealous Argentine haters care?
There is no such thing as a Southern Ocean.
That was another vain attempt by the rest of the world to take over Argentine territory. Since any International Hydrological Organization matter regarding the change of an ocean feature requires the yes of a founding member and furthermore the assent of any nation directly affected by the decision... it was successfully vetoed by Argentina (against dozens of affirmative votes).
The creation of such a furciferous entity would have meant that any Antarctic claim become transoceanic (across the ocean), which would have been surely played by the British, Europeans, and others as a colonial non-starter, in order to steal Argentine land and destroy our claims.
@35 and how are you going to do that, with what resources?
You are the ones dishing it out against Argentina. Stop, and I'll stop.
www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/4257682/48-of-Brits-want-to-get-out-of-Britain-says-new-Sun-survey.html
I don't really give a toss what your opinion is, but don't post non - factual bullshite, its lazy and doesn't take long to do some homework before spouting off. Just a question do you actually live in Argentina or are you like the rest of the trolls who actually live abroad and spout bile? PH
PH lives in Toronto Canada. His parents brought him from Argentina when he was a younger child than he is, now.
He went to Vaughan Rd Academy (High School) in Toronto. Its located in in the midst of subsidised low-income housing, known as The Jungle, locally.
PH (Alex Vargas) has not been back to Argentina since they left, in the 80's.
He stated on one post that he could not return. Indeed, he seems to have no idea about travel, not even across the border to the US.
One has to assume he has no Passport for travelling. It's likely he is an illegal immigrant or has a criminal record. If he leaves, he may never get back into Canada or he may get deported to Argentina - too scary for Alex!!
en.mercopress.com/2012/09/15/funds-from-confiscated-illegal-fish-used-to-combat-poachers-in-southern-ocean
The war of the desert, the slaughtering and ethnic cleansing of the indigenous population. If you want a more recent one try the 30,000 murdered but 30 years ago by the RGs women children and nuns thrown out of helicopters. A truly marvellous history of genocide.
'Unasur against the referendum of the kelpers in Falkland'
Vice President Amado Boudou described yesterday as very important the accompaniment of Unasur to Argentina, in the rejection of the conduct of a referendum in the Falkland Islands raised for next March by British authorities.
It is important to continue with the accompaniment that we in the Falklands cause because it is the voice of all our countries, said Boudou, who emphasized the position of Unasur because he has explicitly rejected the possibility of attending a referendum.
Doesn't make sense to do a referendum on colonialism in the own settlers, who are those who in this case respond to the colonial power. It is a good proposal to do in Argentina, evaluated.
In that sense, Boudou highlighted the policy forward by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner around the claim of sovereignty over the Islands, arguing that it is a position which, he said, is accompanied by the right but also geographical and historical issues.
The solution is in peace, and for this peace, as the President said, we need that the colonial power feels to the roundtable dialogue; It is all we ask at first instance; to be able to sit and discuss”, reiterated the Vice President. (Thelma)'
www.lacapital.com.ar/ed_impresa/2012/12/edicion_1489/contenidos/noticia_5192.html
All the Falkland Islanders ask is you recognise their Right to Self Detemination.
How many times do you need to be told, you do not get one without the other.
Pretty tough man/woman are you?
l like tough people, that why l moved here.
But tough people with manners.
lts not hard to do.
btw- you obviously don't know much about London.
There are some hard men there.
I speak for my generation, which will be in power in 20 years. Think Argentina is bad now against the world? Get ready for when us get the reigns, after growing up being attacked by the entire planet who seeks our subjugation and humilliation.
I think you are being a little histrionic here. Where is the evidence that the entire planet seeks your subjugation and humiliation?
If you ignore this forum then I think you will find that Argentina rarely figures in the world news. My only quarrel with your country is their attitude over the Falklands.
Most of the posters here engage in rhetoric trying to win a point over the opposition and then the debate gets more and more pointed with each side claiming the moral high ground.
Talk of nuclear war is absolute rubbish, Argentina is not a target as far as the UK is concerned. I have no hatred of the Argentinian people and I am sure that in the UK we have just the same mix of opinions and aspirations as the Argentinians and the rest of the world's population.
Don't take this forum too seriously - there cannot be more than about 20 people who post regularly.
Time will tell
I know nobody is interested in compliments on this forum but I have to say your response is the best here, hats off tou you.
Nostrolldamus!, no British want war or aggression with your country, and remember there are only a few people on this fourm that speak of it. You don't need to worry about us STARTING any aggression with your nation as it simply won't happen.
Yep - you've pretty much nailed it.
If they just got over this crazy obsession with the Falklands, we'd all be happy.
Interesting theory. I think you would have got on well with Anders Breivik.
Unlike with the 'National Socialist' movement in 1934 we would be wise not to leave this ideologically aligned movement unchecked. Otherwise, I dare say, history will repeat itself.
Secondly, discussing the sovereignty of the falklands with these terrorists would be worse than discussing the sovereignty of poland with the nazi germans. It would essentially be a war crime, and devoid of any kind of morality.
Bullies will always get there come up pence, sooner or later,
CFK and her indocronoughts will just fade into nothing,
And you argie bloggers can go back to your class rooms until the next time your indoctrination is needed,
you are going downwards faster than a quick fit quid .
I would also say that this photo is of reasonable quality - probably better than someone who was a bystander and who caught it all on their iPhone. It looks like they took a photographer with them. This is looking more and more like a government job.
I'm not sure if the uniformed person is an oversight (let's face it they are pretty inept at everything they try) or a more sinister message - don't expect the police to do anything. Mind you, if they can't pay their wages in the near future, they'll be no police anyway.
Dec 04th, 2012 - 03:46 pm
The uniformed guy in the background looks suspiciously like a gendarme (border guard), but it could be just a by-stander in somewhat military clothing!!!
So there are two men in arab style scarf masks, one of which is savagely beating a bin bag that is lodged in a rotating door. In the meantime this is overlooked by a man wearing military uniform.
This photo is seriously in need of some context.
@8 You don't know what we think about you. We're not allowed to use words like that on here.
@10 Not trash. Far lower than that.
@16 Argieland has broken far more laws than that!
@18 I understand now! You're 1. Have you considered that there may not be an argieland in 20 years' time? You are pissing off an awful lot of people. WE are just amongst those with the greatest reason to hate you.
@22 The world's largest grouping of queer faggots?
@35 Except you can't. Because the place doesn't exist! Do you read Peter Pan a lot?
@36 You ignorant, brain-dead paedos have never been insulted. We have only told you the truth about yourselves!
@42 So you only talk to yourself?
@49 Oh, goody. Wild barbarians are put on the planet to be hunted, killed and, eventually, exterminated. Where can I book a hunting trip?
Just zoomed in on the reflection in the glass of the door, looks like there is a guy there also taking photographs, looks like there was more than one cameraman, no doubt photographs appeared in local press. Smells like a set up to me.
'Can someone explain this to me... '
These are the same two thugs plus cameraman that they always trot out.... daubing paint on the HSBC building, sticking on a blue outside the British Embassy, keeping a vigil outside a hospital when KFC is allegedly having an op.
Sometimes they muster 3 or 4 thugs... they wear masks so we can't see that it is always the same handful of people.
The Gendarme is not fussed as he knows its just a bit of play acting.
English is a difficult language and learning it is hard,isn't it.
Of course it was, just like the mob that attacked the British Embassy back in june, remember that?
there was no police intervention, much less arrests or reported inquiry into the intrusion
But plenty of people with camera's , so it would seem............. I think you have about as much chance of catching these criminals as you have knitting fog.
Yes. That's what I said. Do you have a point?
#50 we Argentine demand to have the same rights of self determination in Argentina but do to illegal British occupation we never did now we want the UK to give the illegal aliens the right to self determination in UK as they are British and Argentine to be free from illegal occupation. Let's hope the 3000 white pirates fix their problems when they go back to UK rather then blame Argentina who live under occupation.
#52 can you blame her, she needs a passport to visit her own country while the illegal aliens dictate her schedules. I would have told them to go back to their country where self determination is granted by UK and end the BS planted by corporates like fakland holdings.
#54 What the hell are you talking about nuclear war? Lol I am all up for a nuclear defense program 100% made in Argentina when I hear the english threaten my people with nuclear war. Every time the english mention weapons threats or arms terrorists, I promote and cheer a the nuclear defence program to see how much of a fair fight the english can put up with. And no, it official the english don't like fair fights, that's why when you plan something you must do it behind their back and end his misery with a back stab.
#54 lol evidence ? As soon as you provide evidence that the illegal aliens in Malvinas Argentina working for falkland holdings got a land title from luis Vernet we might discuse your problems with UK.
The Malvinas are Argentine, with the full backing of Ecuador - President Rafael Correa also expressed solidarity with Argentina in litigation against vulture funds and stressed the urgent need to strengthen Latin American unity. He also stressed: Latin America is a world power
www.politicatandil.com/noticias/Nacionales/71145:3/-Las-Malvinas-son-argentinas,-tengan-todo-el-respaldo-de-Ecuador-.html
'Correa expressed support for the Falklands Cristina against vulture funds'
www.unoentrerios.com.ar/pais/Correa-expreso-su-apoyo-a-Cristina-por-las-Malvinas-y-contra-los-fondos-buitres-20121204-0036.html
'Malvinas national cause - 'Deputy Guillermo Mendoza Carmona spoke about the islands at the headquarters of the Secretariat General Iberoamericana in Madrid.'
www.parlamentario.com/noticia-50610.html
'The lower house will receive the President of Austria - Julián Domínguez Heinz Fischer will be given to the Declaration of Ushuaia” over the Malvinas cause.'
www.parlamentario.com/noticia-50616.html
The unhinged Nostrolldamus, who is either on a huge wind-up, or needs serious psychiatric help. Funny though...
And Pirat-hunter. Sad fekker that one. He thinks the Falklands are part of Argentina. He is too stupid to realise, they never were, aren't now, and never will be....and he thinks nuclear weapons are the solution LOL. He even tries to use Vernet in his argument...mental!!
Funny funny funny...
Well, he is a magic flea. La pulga, in spanish.
I just had a closer look at the photograph accompanying this story. Left of centre in the background, is an unmasked man. Looks like he is wearing a Green peaked cap and shirt. Is this a uniform I wonder?
Thuggery from the shrubbery Campora field tactics
Sneaky bastards, sending government 'overseers' to supervise the thuggery.
That is Sgt. Latrine from CFK's Praetorian Guard.
No doubt the police have these photos and are pursuing him. Apparently his cap got knocked off in the scuffle and they want to return it to him.
I see your post is up to your usual high standard.
You say ”We Argentines - make up your mind - are you Canadian, (God help Canada) -or Argentinian ? Why don't you visit Argentina and make your feelings known in the local press - especially about nuclear weapons.
As to the English threatening Argentina with nuclear war, I don't think so. As I said already, it is just posters racking up the rhetoric in reply to other postings. It is a bit like a school playground - my Dad could beat your Dad.
I think you will find that no one posting here has ANY control over the UK's nuclear arsenal no matter what they may say in the heat of the moment.
The English don't like fair fights ? The UK have not had many fair fights . They have usually had to take on better prepared countries and still pulled through - with the help of friends such as Canada, who generously allow you to breathe their air.
The last fair fight,we had on our own, was against a back-stabbing country - guess which one -who attacked a virtually defenseless Island and imposed military rule on them. With all your advantages as to location and manpower, you were well and truly beaten by a smaller force.
I suggest that you spend your time more profitably in learning English as some of your rants are unintelligible.
#72
Do we care? Actually NO.
#75 stop crying already! when the illegal aliens in Malvinas Argentina go back home to UK I will go back to my beloved Argentina, until then we are going to be equals. Lol you might get lucky sooner if Argentina had a nuclear defence program so I could go back home and feel safe. But right now Argentina is under british occupation. So start getting used to living with blacks, muslims, gypsy's and now Argentines as myself. The worst part is that I can piss on your shoe as you pissed in ours and if you do anything about it you'll be jailed by your government, killed by dissidents or beheaded by extremists, funny how the world gets smaller and smaller for some people, most English people here live in fear of Argentina when they should be doing things right to fear none.
#76 get used to it I would have done the same if I was there. And I would have done it for free. Now to the goody part, did you see the beautiful bandanna they wore?
Argentina should expropiate and auction any pirates found ... - using the ARA Libertad to hunt them down?
And I didn't try to use luis vernet
Ummm, I remember that post, as well. You are lying.
Lol you might get lucky sooner if Argentina had a nuclear defence program so I could go back home and feel safe. But right now Argentina is under british occupation. So start getting used to living with blacks, muslims, gypsy's and now gay Argentines as myself
...ramblings of a looney. :-D
I can piss on your shoe as you pissed in ours and if you do anything about it you'll be jailed by your government, killed by dissidents or beheaded by extremists”
WHAT are you rattling on about??? Are you confused, are you referring to your brave military urinating and defecating in Falklanders civilian homes??
Whatever will you say next? It's totally random
LOL !!!
The French had a civilian settlement, and left voluntarily
The Spanish had a civilian settlement, and left voluntarily
The British had a civilian settlement, and left voluntarily
Vernet had a private enterprise, and remained long past 1823.
Britain re-established a civilian settlement and stayed.
No Argentine settlement...never.
In fact there has only been three Argentine/United Province moments on the islands. None of them last more than a few days.
Jewitt the pirate.
Mestevier and the mutinous, raping, murderers
1982 humiliation
Pirat, I have no issue with an Argentine nuclear defense programme, I would find it hilarious. pray tell me, once you have bankrupted your country developing the warhead, how are you going to deliver it? What is you delivery system?
Chuckle...you are a laugh a minute.
www.infobae.com/notas/684905-Cientos-de-turistas-varados-por-el-bloqueo-de-un-crucero-que-iba-a-Malvinas.html
If you were any place else in the world the rest of us would have invaded you to put you on the strait and narrow to try and put you on the path of rightness and prosperity. Oh how the rest of the world just chuckles at your sorry state of affairs and giggles at the stupidity of your people who must like to be f***** over when electing morons who thieve of the gullible.
You can only look at the Falklands Islanders and weep at their prosperity your that thick and stupid you even gave away your rights to a share of the wealth that will be coming to those people. What type of people do that, answer frigging Argentine Muppet's who elect Argentine dictators who screw them every time You frigging deserve everything that you have, high inflation, high crime, a poverty level that makes any African third World country look like millionaires. You deserve it all you frigging stupid corrupt puppets.
Dec 05th, 2012 - 09:36 am
I have said this in one of the other threads, but I must repeat:
M/V Seabourn Sojourn has been tied up in Montevideo Harbour since 11:00 hs 03/12/12, she has not been to Buenos Aires harbour, so your infobae article is just a load of bullsh*t, typical CFK propaganda!!!!!
Check your sources before writing crap. PELOTUDO!!!!!
camaras.adinet.com.uy/inicio/index/14
What confuses me about Argentine football is that they claim to have won the FIFA World Cup on two occasions, 1978 and 1986.
However, we are also told that between 1976-1982, nothing that happened in Argentina is the fault of the Argentine people as they were under the dominion of the military junta.
I would recommend that the name Argentina is removed from the trophy for 1978, and is replaced by military junta 0f National Reorganization Process.
It's only fair!!! LOL.
Hundreds of tourists stranded by blocking a cruise that would Malvinas ... the ship Seabourn Sojourn, British flag of convenience, is delayed in the port of Buenos Aires.
How extremely stupid.
I suggest you read the comment from raferrari who understands what can happen next: Montevideo or Punta del Este as base port, where several million US$ are spent buying supplies, to and from where the tourists fly in and out, where the tourists spend one or more nights in hotels and visit restaurants, bars, night clubs and casinos. Argentina stands to lose at least 50 million US$ in much neede foreigh currency if the cruises change base and avoid Argentine ports.
Look at the itinerary for the cruises and see how easy it will be to change Buenos Aires, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay; Port Stanley, Falkland Islands; ... to Montevideo, Uruguay; Port Stanley, Falkland Islands; ... www.cruisetimetables.com/visitingportstanleyfalklandislands-jan2013.html
Argentina = -B rating and falling
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