United Kingdom oil and gas companies drilling near the Falklands Islands may become takeover targets this year, Deloitte & Touche LLP said in a report released Thursday in London. Read full article
“The right to self-determination of the islanders – long the obstacle to any deal with Argentina – has to be qualified. Intransigent in their response to the Ridley negotiations and backed by neo-imperialist rightwingers in the House of Commons, the islanders demanded and got their rescue by the 1982 task force and extravagant support ever since. They have rebuffed all efforts by later Buenos Aires mediators to re-establish contact” <br />
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Simon Jenkins<br />
<br /> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/25/falklands-britains-expensive-nuisance<br />
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Disclaimer & comment rules“The right to self-determination of the islanders – long the obstacle to any deal with Argentina – has to be qualified. Intransigent in their response to the Ridley negotiations and backed by neo-imperialist rightwingers in the House of Commons, the islanders demanded and got their rescue by the 1982 task force and extravagant support ever since. They have rebuffed all efforts by later Buenos Aires mediators to re-establish contact” <br />
Feb 27th, 2010 - 08:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0<br />
Simon Jenkins<br />
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/25/falklands-britains-expensive-nuisance<br />
Yawn, nothing original here, move along.
Feb 27th, 2010 - 09:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Very original the second comment. NOT!
Feb 28th, 2010 - 02:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0I'm sorry Jorge, did you have nothing to contribute as usual?
Mar 01st, 2010 - 10:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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