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Falklands’ confirmed as first overseas deployment for Typhoons
The first UK Typhoons to be deployed overseas have reached the Falkland Islands having flown from RAF Coningsby in Britain. They will take over Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) duties from Tornado F3s that will return to Britain later this year. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules^^ What like the Belgrano?
Oct 17th, 2009 - 08:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yeah like the belgrano. Thypoons are an insult for all south american countries.
Oct 17th, 2009 - 11:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The irony is that had Argentina not invaded the Falklands in '82 these planes and the rest of the UK military presence in the Falklands Islands wouldn't be necessary. Jorge, if you're looking for someone to blame, suggest you look at Argentinian state policy towards the Falklands over the past 30 odd years.
Oct 18th, 2009 - 08:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0An excellent deterrent against Argentinian brigandage!
Oct 19th, 2009 - 02:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0Philippe, I think you meant piracy. As Stevie points out there was no British military presence prior to Argentine aggression, had it never happened they wouldn't be there.
Oct 19th, 2009 - 04:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0I see Jorge's mask has slipped again, the bigoted racist is peeping out again.
J.K.: Don't bother me. You are the only racist.
Oct 19th, 2009 - 10:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0And aggressive.
Stevie P: After the war, argentine state policy is fine. 27 years or even 50 are nothing in the history of a country. We can wait, there is allways a second chance.
Cheers
you are right, the risk is the second chance. It will be different, in 82 the target was the land because malvinas don´t have economy. The only possibility to negotiate was disembarking, that´s what we ask for that 2ºapril, negotiation.
Oct 19th, 2009 - 12:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Now target is sea. We only need to create an excercise of war in the region with no action so the fish fleets flee for this year, sabotage in an oil rig, no cruices for that season, british taxpayers wasting $1000millons of their precious money for nothing to move their military muscle. At that moment we will ask again, negotiation?
I hope that before rationality arrives.
In your dreams Welkin. Everyone knows the Argentine forces rely mostly on the same kit they had in 1982. British military equipment however has moved on about 25 odd years.
Oct 19th, 2009 - 04:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0J.A, you are correct, for Arg to try anything military offshore would be suicidal to them and destroy their international reputation overnight.Even though they do have a few new ships.Luckily there is good long range surveillance and a direct military hotline from here to there. I ceretainly dont remember any attempt at negotiation on 2nd April - it was straight forward total military takeover and we civilians were simply told to comply with their Arg military law - or risk being shot- no discussion! Cruise vessels - there was some talk a couple of years ago about making“difficultiues” for port entrance permits for big cruise ships that came here and then went to argentina- I remember some big companies hinted that they would in that case probably come here but drop Arg. ports off their programme - the threat was then dropped! Economic warfare does not really work - anywhere in the world - it damages us a bit yes, but it also makes us annoyed and that is why the argentine Govt of 2009 is seen by us as exactly the same as the Govt of 1982. But I think Welkin and I agree that as there is stalemate perhaps a new diplomatic intitiative of a different type is needed to try and get around the sovereignty issue in a way that neither side looses and we the islanders achieve what we want in the end.
Oct 19th, 2009 - 08:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Jorge, you're the only person here judging people on the basis of race. I judge you on your actions.
Oct 20th, 2009 - 03:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0like to see how the crap skyhawks & mirages would do against them. no contest I bet.
Oct 21st, 2009 - 12:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0Jorge (and all other Argentinians)
Oct 22nd, 2009 - 03:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0The Argentine claim to the Falklands is weak at best. More importantly, the people living there do NOT want to be absorbed by Argentina! Those folks have a right to self-determination and are doing a pretty good job of it for such a small population. Why dont you just leave the Falkland Islanders alone and try to get along. Haven't enough brave Argentines and British perished needlessly over this? Find the nobler path of peace and let the courageous Falklanders find their own way in the world... indeed, wish them well...afterall, they've been living there, in relative isolation, for many generations.
“The Argentine claim to the Falklands is weak at best. More importantly, the people living there do NOT want to be absorbed by Argentina!”ng new to say????
Oct 22nd, 2009 - 11:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0J.K., you can't judge on actions. We only comments here.
Cheers
Reg, Do you have somethi
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