General Haig, US mediator of Falklands War dies

Saturday, February 20th 2010 - 15:11 UTC

Full article 7 comments

Alexander Haig, the decorated four- star general and assertive aide to U.S. presidents who declared himself “in control” at the White House after Ronald Reagan was shot, has died. He was 85. Read full article

Comments

Disclaimer & comment rules

nitrojuan
OHH NO! all argetines will remember him because US & Chile was the support of the Logistic of the British in the stupid war. 3 against 1.
Feb 20th, 2010 - 03:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
-+
WBB
In fact, Haig was responsible for encouraging the Argentine milicos to think they could keep the islands and stay in power in perpetuity, at least as the power behind the throne. He deserved prison every bit as much as Videla and Massera.
Feb 20th, 2010 - 03:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
-+
gdr
this is good news for Argentina .
....vicar of American Foreign Policy... true !
but the soubriquet as “ captain saint” could be more conformable !
Feb 20th, 2010 - 06:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
-+
exocet82
I don't celebrate anyones' passing. We are all mortals, but I will say this. The world has one less Anglophile to worry about!
I am saving a champagne bootle in my Frig though for when Gabriel comes calling on Maggie.
Feb 20th, 2010 - 08:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
-+
peacewonk
I resent the name “mediator” because in strict terms, he did not perform the role of an independent mediator. Mediators seek that the parties design their own solutions, and never propose one solution of their own. According to his own biography, he acknowledged that he needed to convince the Argentines of the fastest way to leave the Islands...He was oblivious to the reasons of the argentines (whatever they were) A good mediator inclcudes a piece of each side's proposal into the final agreement, but it was clear that he wanted to finish the conflict by controlling one side's behavior. End of negotiation! This is what you get when you put an ex-militar person used to authority, “I have the decision-making power here” to mediate. They simply can't mediate because they don't know mediation.<br /><br />
Why was it called mediation? ah, what do you want, the real name was “coaxing a side to yield to the other” but it doesn't sound so good....<br /><br />
falklands-malvinas.com/forum
Feb 21st, 2010 - 12:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0
-+
jorge
I will say a facebook group phrase:

“I can't wait for Margaret Tatcher to die, so that I can p*ss on her grave!”
Feb 22nd, 2010 - 02:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
-+
Nicholas
God bless this man. Anyone who celebrate his death is a true che idiot....and jorge, shame on you, you're a real piece of crap, a good example of how pathetic che idiots (argies in argentina) are. Good job jorge, I glad you're proud of your actions here.
Feb 24th, 2010 - 01:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0
-+

Commenting for this story is now closed.
If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page!