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Falklands/Gibraltar: Argentina and Spain agree to team up and pressure UK

Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 20:55 UTC
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Argentina and Spain agreed on Thursday to team up to pressure Britain to discuss their separate claims on British territories: the Falklands in the south Atlantic and Gibraltar near the southern tip of Spain. Read full article

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  • A_Voice

    Team Spargentina......Fear this and tremblingly obey!

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 09:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • slattzzz

    well fookin whoopee

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 09:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Escoses Doido

    What? a couple of old guys verbally wanking each other off in public?

    I'm sure the Falklanders are shaking in their boots. (hollow laughter)

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 09:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • LEPRecon

    A loser government plus another loser government still equals a loser.

    Tick tock Argentina and Spain. The end of your economies is nigh. All of it self inflicted.

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 09:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • slattzzz

    Just ignore and sit back and watch their countries implode.............simples, complete halfwits :)

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 09:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Xect

    Oh the hilarity, dumb and dumber join forces!

    About as formidable as a wet paper bag!

    Time to start veto'ing Spanish loans one thinks.....

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 09:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • yankeeboy

    CFK during the trial:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uklF7VtqJq8

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 09:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britninja

    About as much pressure as a feather gently drifting down and delicately brushing against a dandelion clock, yet disturbing nary a singe seed... Or to put it less poetically, a pair of sad, impotent, bankrupt, corrupt crapholes who can do sweet F.A.

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 09:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Troneas

    countries coming together in an effort to put an end to colonialism. its encouraging to see that some nations take the UN and its numerous resolutions on non-self-governing territories seriously. in fact, its encouraging to see that some nations take the UN seriously full stop; since we still witness how powerful countries which enjoy a privilege position within the organisation and ought to set the example abuse their power whilst preaching one thing and doing another.

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 09:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • MrFlagpole

    2 x 0 = ?

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 09:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • A_Voice

    I haven't heard that in years.....a dandelion clock, blowing it to see what time it was by how many blows.....I feel so sad ...and old...

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 10:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • MrFlagpole

    @9

    Look in to the founding of the UN then such my British balls.

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 10:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • GFace

    Ahem...

    I.C.J. Or go home.

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 10:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pirate Love

    Spain & Argentina team up against.....Human Rights that are enshrined in the UN Charter to which both are signatories......
    two archaic expansionist countries against the principles of the UN, Good Luck with that, Losers!!!

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 10:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • been-there

    two countries of empty statements and no substance, they never go beyond that.

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 10:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Gonzo22

    Timerman appears and the British dodos go crazy.

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 11:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pete Bog

    @9
    “countries coming together in an effort to put an end to colonialism”

    By being colonialist/Imperialist themselves.

    Decolonisation according to the UN, is moving non self governing territories to independence, not towards an Imperial takeover from another colonialist power.

    “some nations take the UN and its numerous resolutions on non-self-governing territories seriously”

    Unlike Argentina who ignored UN resolution 502 in 1982 and still don't understand the simple wording of 2065.

    “They agreed on joint measures to press Great Britain to comply with the mandate from the United Nations to dialogue”

    Such as spinning the same lies on history , but not going to the ICJ.

    @16
    ”Timerman appears and the British..........”

    'Laugh' is the word you are seeking.

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 11:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • screenname

    @9 and 16 we have two people that would not know colonialism if they were sitting on a continent their ancestors invaded, swamping/exterminating the locals.

    Argentina is a fake country invented by fake South Americans, and if Gibraltar is colonialism then so is the Spanish occupation of the emirate of Malaga.

    @9:

    The problem with the UN is the UNSC didn't follow up the smashing of fascists in Germany and Italy by smashing the fascists in Spain and Argentina. The you might have evolved to something other than retarded scum.

    Sep 26th, 2013 - 11:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Escoses Doido

    @16

    Muppet, is that your IQ in your name?

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 12:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anbar

    “”“”“”Spain agrees to shooting itself in its other foot - Argentina offers expert advice on how to achieve this!“”“””

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 12:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • nerosaxo

    I was feeling a bit down earlier on but having laughed so much at this

    ludicrosity

    I will go and have a good nights sleep----Oh NO! can't stop laughing.

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 12:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • José Malvinero

    Argentina flag in Argentine territoy. To get used, miserable pirates.

    http://www.infobae.com/2013/09/26/1511605-una-bandera-argentina-flameo-las-islas-malvinas

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 02:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conor J

    @22
    Rule Britannia, anyone?

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 03:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Marcos Alejandro

    22 Jose

    Nice picture!

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 03:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • El capitano

    And...???????????????????????????????????????????..Ohh right right.....Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 04:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • reality check

    Get used to it pirates!

    What they sneaked in unfurled it took a photograph and sneaked out again taking it with them!

    Someone want to tell me WTF the pirates have to get used to?

    It aint there any more, maybe because they know it would be taken down and binned!!

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 05:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • cLOHO

    Trolls....News today Spain denies any such pact way made with Tinnerman regarding ganging up on the UK. More lies from the ministry of tinhead propaganda jajajajajaja

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 07:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • HansNiesund

    @22
    I think we're already used to certain Argentines violating good manners and hospitality to make fatuous political statements at a place of mourning.

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 07:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britworker

    It's like Spain are just testing how much they can get away with without pushing their luck. Getting the dumb Argentines to make their statements and then, knowing full well they are known world-wide for peddling lies, deny all knowledge.
    I can see an example being made of Spain in the near future.

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 09:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • nerosaxo

    Here we go again! Same old platitudes ad insults.

    Signing off and going to do the weekly Shopping.

    Enjoy,

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 09:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Anbar

    More than amusing to see Spain deny this agreement and, in the process, showing that Tinman is an outright liar.

    whodathunkiteh?

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 09:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Falkland Islands

    better be careful waving blue and white toilet roll in the Falklands, because if we catch you, you will regret it!!

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 12:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • St.John

    @ 22 José Malvinero
    “Argentina flag in Argentine territoy. To get used, miserable pirates.”

    So according to poor José, if a few Brits sneak out into the bush in Argentina and wave a Union Jack, Argentina becomes British? poor José shows us what iodine deficiency can cause. Cretinism is a real risk.

    Re. poor cretin Timerman's and the Argentine Foreign Ministry's release: Spain denies Timerman, calls UK a “friend”
    http://en.mercopress.com/2013/09/27/malvinas-falklands-joint-claims-spain-denies-timerman-calls-uk-a-friend

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 12:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Forgetit86

    @yankeeidiot

    How are you supposed to know how CFK will behave during the trial? You passed half a decade in Buenos Aires but speak “nada” of Spanish, remember?

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 02:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pugol-H

    In many respects the UN is the best place for Argentina/Spain to make their statements, they may not realise it (believing their own bullshit probably), but the UN position is clear, confirmed by Ban-Ki Moon on many occasions now, both territories have the right to self-determination.

    As for the mantra of territorial integrity overruling self-determination, well it didn’t in South Sudan, or Kosovo, or any of the former Yugoslav republics, nor with Eritrea before that. In fact every new country in the world for the last few decades has come into existence on the basis of self-determination overruling territorial integrity.

    Argentina cannot even make the case that it is a violation of their territorial integrity, as they cannot even establish that the Islands have ever legitimately been administered by, or formed part of, the sovereign territory of the Republic of Argentina.

    Let them make noise at the UN, the only people who will listen would listen whatever they said, for reasons of their own.

    No liberal democracy on the planet is going to support the Argy/Spanish position that the inhabitants of the territories have no rights in this, or indeed do not have the right to self-determination.

    It will be amusing to watch them find out the hard way.

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 03:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    @ 34 ForgeTit86

    And how long has it been since your mother fell for a Brit, you appeared and he scarpered when he realised what he was in for?

    30, 40, 50 years?

    And you still talk crap? Must be the Brazilian half of you.

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 06:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pete Bog

    @22
    “To get used, miserable pirates.”

    Is it still there Jose?

    Those guys were flying the white flag in 1982-that's the flag you're used to.

    Sep 27th, 2013 - 10:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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