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“Falklands has a right to oil exploration”, letter in The Times

Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 - 22:45 UTC
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Licences to drill for oil in Falkland Islands territorial waters were issued by the Falklands’ government, not by London, and Islanders are entitled to do this by the terms of the Joint Declaration over Oil issued by the Argentine and British governments in 1995, said Falklands Government Representative in London Sukey Cameron. Read full article

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  • jorge

    Go away pirates!

    Let me guess, if someone comment after me, they will be the piracy supporters criticizing me.

    Mar 03rd, 2010 - 11:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  • Rhaurie-Craughwell

    YAAAAHARR YO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM, THAR BE TREASURE IN DEM FALKLANDS ME HEARTIES HAR HAR!

    Mar 04th, 2010 - 01:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  • Hoytred

    Thar be monsters too ........ over the horizon.

    Mar 04th, 2010 - 01:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  • A

    Yes Jorge you are right! Go away pirates!.<br />
    I am a curios person and therefore i began to investigate and try to find information about Falkland isl. and pirates and piracy.<br />
    Question was, what now to do? Of course! go to the internet !.<br />
    I have always associated pirates and piracy with the book “Treasure island” and “gangsters ” in the Caribbian Sea.<br />
    However, when i typed (internet) .:.Falkland Is. and pirates/piracy I got a result!!<br />
    Bingo!!! I was now able to read ,that in 1831 an American captain named Silas M Duncan (Lexington) (brave man i think, because several ships has been named in his name!) visited the islands, in order to liberate three vessels , which had been captured by pirates.<br />
    When so done he arrested the bandits/pirates and brought them to trial.<br />
    He charged them for PIRACY.<br />
    I now better understand, why so many of the writers on this blog use the words pirates /piracy. Evidently there is a vey good reason.....<br />
    Now i will try to investigate where did theese pirates come from ??<br />
    I apology for spellng errors. I am Scandinavian.<br />
    Another thing wondering me is the argument about distance .<br />
    How much difference in distance is there in fact from UK to Falkland Isl and from Spain to The South American continent????<br />
    <br />
    Correction:: Captain Silas M Duncan did NOT call them “gangsters!!!<br />
    He used the term : ”Band of pirates” sorry (nobody is perfect!)

    Mar 04th, 2010 - 08:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  • Rhaurie-Craughwell

    A- Jorge sometimes gets a little too excited on here and whips his cock out where his brain is!

    Mar 05th, 2010 - 01:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  • Hoytred

    A ......... the 'pirates' arrested by Duncan in the 'Lexington' raid were 7 of Louis Vernet's (a frenchman by birth) men. The 7 men's nationality is not known but they were released in Buenos Aires. No 'pirates' were British ! I think your research has a long way to go.

    Mar 05th, 2010 - 02:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  • Fred

    So the Argie Gov have run out of things to fuck up in their country. Time to bring out the ol Falkands/Malvinas chestnut. <br />
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    Take care everybody,<br />
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    signed<br />
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    A. Pirate<br />
    yo ho ho

    Mar 06th, 2010 - 12:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  • jorge!

    comment #5, peteala! Sos un logi de cuarta.

    Mar 10th, 2010 - 12:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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