Argentina warns BHP Billiton about drilling in Falklands’ waters

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Argentina's ambassador to Australia says Melbourne based mining group BHP Billiton will face business sanctions if it pushes ahead with oil exploration in Falklands waters. BHP has a licence to explore off the Falkland Islands and is scheduled to start doing so in the next four months, reports Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Read full article

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exocet82
Well Done!
Mar 01st, 2010 - 04:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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J.A. Roberts
Says it all. Warning off a company which doesn't have any operations in Argentina... I wonder when Barclays will be warned off?
Mar 01st, 2010 - 08:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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JustinKuntz
So, basically the warning is “Don't do any business in the Falkland Islands, or any business you don't have will suffer”. What they're basically saying is don't make any investments in Argentina.

And fools stand around applauding.
Mar 01st, 2010 - 09:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Beef
If any more hot air is blown off by the Argentine leadership then I am going to book my free balloon ride over Patagonia.
Mar 01st, 2010 - 10:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Bill Chater
“Argentina has never relinquished its claim over the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic” 
This quote is rubbish, check your facts and you will find a long period from 1850(Convention of Settlement) for nearly 100 years where they accepted British rule in the Falklands before suddenly deciding to change their minds while Britain was busy with the second World War!
Mar 01st, 2010 - 12:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Nicholas
If you invest in the Falklands, your business or future bussiness deals in Argentina, won't fly high. In other words, you won't any money there. Sad, but I say, let che idiots kill their country themself. Remember, a nation doesn't die by murder, but by suicide. Funny, the che idiots don't realize that they are doing that, by shooting themself in both feet and slowly die.....Laugh.
Mar 01st, 2010 - 06:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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jorge
...........“For this who don't know who Carlos Escudé is, he is an Argentine historian and academic who originally wrote much of what the Argentine Government puts forward as its sovereignty claim, he later grew to realise what a pile of crap it was and how successive generations had fooled themselves into believing it. At least he had the intellectual honesty to say as much and was promptly fired.”......... 
 
Talking about intelectual honesty Justin?????? 
 
Oh! I see, so, everyone who is against the argentine claim has intelectual honesty and the ones in favor are liar pigs. 
That's your logic, that's your way of reasoning, very intresting. 
With regard to Carlos Escudé, as I said before, he is just a racist who hates peruvian, paraguayan and bolivian inmigration. 
He is also a well-know anti-muslam who supported and praised George W. Bush regarding his invations of Irak and Afghanistan. [EN BOCA DE UN MENTIROSO, HASTA LO CIERTO SE HACE DUDOSO]. 
Not a surprise you admire him since you are a fascist from the killer catholic church! 
 
You're not doing well to your anti-argentine cause every time you praise Carlos Escudé, my little and arrogant friend Justin. 
 
I realize now why you praise Guido Di Tella all the time. 
Carlos Escudé was his adviser. Justin praise Carlos Escudé, Carlos escudé always praised Guido Di Tella and this one was a well-know traitor also praised by Justin. 
This is a kind of circle, the circle of facism and betrayal. 
 
P.S.: This comment is posted in several articles for everyone to know what kind of person Carlos Escudé is. A person praised by Justin.
Mar 02nd, 2010 - 05:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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jorge
Che Nicholas, why don't you make a favour to our world and kill yourself???
Mar 02nd, 2010 - 05:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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M
Jorge I am going to lower myself to your level for a moment, you are scum. While everyone on here makes an effort, while you just make a fool out of yourself. It is laughable, and you are one of those Argentine drones that just sit there and eat all of the bullshit you are fed by your governments. And I am so greatful that the Argentine public are like you. It reassures me that Argentina will never develop what is needed to become a powerful country. Long live Argentina's progressive decline!
Mar 02nd, 2010 - 01:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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M
And let me guess Jorge, your comeback will be either, die, go down on someone or you will call me a pirate! I am hoping for some orginatlity Jorge, dont let me down! Sorry everybody, but I had to do that! I feel much better, I will try and return to construction points.
Mar 02nd, 2010 - 01:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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islander
Tush-Tush,. threats and more threats!! Multinational companies and we Islanders are shaking in our boots!!It did not work with major cruise line companies, nor with major fishing companies - both of whose operators warned they might reduce their Argentine operations instead. No doubt it wont work this time either.
Mar 03rd, 2010 - 02:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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jorge
............“Jorge I am going to lower myself to your level for a moment”.........

-You have to go up to be at my level Gíl de goma!

............“While everyone on here makes an effort, while you just make a fool out of yourself.”.........

-What effort did you do , huh??? Are you defending Nicholas comments, retard????

............“and you are one of those Argentine drones that just sit there and eat all of the bullshit you are fed by your governments.”...........

-You are the one who eat the bullshit (and who knows what else!) of your goverments.

...........“It reassures me that Argentina will never develop what is needed to become a powerful country. Long live Argentina's progressive decline!”..........

-Yeah, f**k o*f!

........“And let me guess Jorge, your comeback will be either, die, go down on someone or you will call me a pirate! I am hoping for some orginatlity Jorge, dont let me down!”...........

-If you wanna go down on someone, that's none of my business. Your just a pirate and yes, die.

.......“Sorry everybody, but I had to do that! I feel much better, I will try and return to construction points.”...........

You did not make contruction points, you pig!
Mar 03rd, 2010 - 11:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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B
M (comments 9 and 10), george(comment 12) let you down I'm afraid. He lacks the intelligence to be origional. Its all playground stuff, 'I am rubber, you are glue' etc. I see, 'pig', 'pirate', 'f-off', 'die' all made it in there as standard Argie reasons for owning the Falklands. Haha, beyond a joke him and good old Nitro retard.
Mar 04th, 2010 - 08:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rhaurie-Craughwell
B,
Jorge was never particularly over furnished in the old cranial dept, tends to think within his pants.
Mar 05th, 2010 - 01:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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JustinKuntz
R-G, assuming there is any thought processs is being generous.
Mar 05th, 2010 - 11:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Steve
The problem is Argies that no-one outside Latin America recognises the Falklands as being Argentinean. Also, the money is to be made dealing with Australia, Asia, Europe and North America - not South America. If Argentina wants to destroy it's economy as well as be humilitated militarily over the Falklands then so be it.
Mar 08th, 2010 - 11:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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