“We have a strong identity; we are Falkland Islanders”

Friday, June 19th 2009 - 05:08 UTC

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Statement before the United Nations General Assembly 63rd Session, Special Committee of 24 on Decolonisation by the Honourable Richard Stevens, member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, 18 June 2009. Read full article

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Jack
This true story tells how twenty years after British troops died for democracy in the Falklands War, a British citizen would be forced to flee the Falklands to escape political corruption and death threats, to seek democracy and freedom of speech in Argentina
Jun 19th, 2009 - 05:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Bob
What this guy forgat to mention that Alaska was sold to the USA by the Russians, and California was given away to the USA by mexican Santana.
Jun 19th, 2009 - 05:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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John A
To those Argentines who think that we should come to your “Wonderful” country. See below.

An estimated four million Argentines live in poverty in metropolitan Buenos Aires of which 1.2 million are described as indigent, which means they don’t have minimum resources to purchase the basic food basket according to a survey from SEL Consultores released this week.

I think not........
Jun 19th, 2009 - 10:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Luis
John, Argentina is not inviting islanders to join us. Sovereignty dispute is about who own the islands, as simple as that. Argentina is not thinking on removing islanders from the islands nor moving them to Buenos Aires.
Jun 20th, 2009 - 02:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Justin Kuntz
Argentina ignores the self-determination rights of the islands, it ignores their clearly expressed desire to retain the link to the UK and seeks to coerce rather than persuade.
Jun 20th, 2009 - 11:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Javier
We´ll get our islands back, with or without the islanders
Jun 21st, 2009 - 03:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Nitrojuan
We have a strong identity, too; we are Fueguian Islanders, Chubutian, porteños too.. All of them, like falkland/malvinas islanders, are ARGENTINIAN...
Jun 26th, 2009 - 05:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Justin Kuntz
Listen to yourselves

“with or without the islanders”

What? Do you plan a spot of genocide perhaps?

And Nitrojuan, you can chant your empty slogans, what matters is what the people living in the islanders want. The fact you view them through racist eyes as unter menschen speaks volumes.
Jun 26th, 2009 - 06:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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nitrojuan
No justin, everything opposite, if I was racist I would say : “ the kelpers must not have Argentine citizenship, not no other for occupying an invaded territory ” like the racist that kelpers have kept with UK.
Jun 27th, 2009 - 09:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Justin Kuntz
nitrojuan then pray tell why do you use a word that the islanders consider a racist pejorative when used by an Argentine?

Imposing your will upon them, however you dress it up is still racism.
Jun 29th, 2009 - 02:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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