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UK wants to sell Brazil 11 naval bases, but is a late starter behind France and Italy
Britain is ramping up efforts to sell about 11 new naval vessels, including frigates, to the Brazilian Navy in a bid to catch up with marketing efforts launched by France and Italy, according to a recent article from DefenseNews. Read full article
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Oct 12th, 2010 - 07:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina should include some Brazilian naval cadets in the tripulations of our South-Atlantic patrol boats.......
That would made those vessels virtually “unsinkable”
Don't you “Sink”? :-))))))
Wouldnt suprise me, along with siting artillery amongst the Falklanders houses, using a Hospital ship to illuminate British forces
Oct 12th, 2010 - 08:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Mind you anyone daft enough to be on a Argie ship engaged in stupidty
deserves all they get
#1 I “Sink” yes.
Oct 12th, 2010 - 08:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Q: How would you describe Argentina's President Néstor Kirchner?
Oct 12th, 2010 - 08:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A: I would describe Kirchner as a demagogue. I don't agree with the [Argentine government's] perception that [former President Carlos] Menem's policies were ultra-free market reforms. They were not. They were a smoke-screen for huge corruption and influence peddling, which naturally had very negative results. And that frustration has moved the Argentine people to turn from the Menem demagoguery to the Kirchner demagoguery. I'm afraid that the results will be equally catastrophic.
@stick
Oct 12th, 2010 - 08:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Vargas Llosa is an ultra-right-winger. He thinks a coup détat - that in Honduras against President Zelaya in 2009 - was justified because Zelaya was close to Chávez.
That he denies Menem's reforms were neoliberal, means only that Llosa won't admit that the free market could not only fail to solve a country's socioeconomic shortcomings, but even increase them.
Right after Kirchner took office, in 2003, Llosa predicted Argentina economy would quickly break - a prediction that undoubtedly failed. Whatever one thinks of Argentina - with its relatively high inflation - it is not on the verge of breaking today, 7 years after Llosa made the above prediction.
Kirchner demagoguery?
Oct 12th, 2010 - 09:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Demagogy or demagoguery (Ancient Greek: δημαγωγία, from δῆμος dēmos “people” and ἄγειν agein “to lead”) is a strategy for gaining political power by appealing to the prejudices, emotions, fears and expectations of the public—typically via impassioned rhetoric and propaganda, and often using nationalist, populist or religious themes. What qualifies as demagogy has been the subject of debate and ambiguity since Aristophanes first used the term, in reference to Cleon.[1]
Malvinas son Argentina, Royal Navy Pirates
Ring any bells?
they all must be NUTS ??
Oct 12th, 2010 - 09:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Thanks to Gordon Broon and his bunch of idiots, the UK is lagging years behind in trying to recapture the UK a successful export base.
Oct 12th, 2010 - 09:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Type 26 FF will be a world beater
Hey, do not you know? The Type 26 frigates will be canceled. No money.
Oct 12th, 2010 - 10:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Was shocked by the title “UK wants to sell Brazil 11 naval bases,”
Oct 12th, 2010 - 11:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Actually the cuts aren't going to be too bad.
Oct 12th, 2010 - 11:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The fleet will either stay about the same size minus the aircraft carriers for about 10 years, or will be shrunk by quite a lot so it would basicly be a 2 fleet navy an aircraft carrier with each six escorts plus the hellicoper carrier.
Personally i prefer to keep both carriers.
To me carriers are just bigger targets, I think we need more subs and smaller, faster craft that can punch above their weight.
Oct 13th, 2010 - 12:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0If Brazil is interested in missiles, they can always look south .... there's a test due apparently :-)
Britain already has an aircraft carrier in the South Atlantic, an unsinkable one, in a state of constant readiness.
Oct 13th, 2010 - 02:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0Actually they have two.... Ascension is the other one.
Fortunately, Britain will be keeping BOTH of its two new 65,600 ton carriers, the first of which is due to come into service in 2016. This follows the successful arguments of the First Sea Lord, Sir Mark Stanhope, and the forced recognition by the British government that the British people were not willing to see the Royal Navy weakened and in fact want to see it strengthened. In those circumstances, it makes a nonsense of thoughts of reducing the size of the Royal Navy. Public suggestions are being put forward to cut the welfare budget and fund both versions of the Type 26 frigate. It also being strongly suggested that the JSF is a poor choice for a carrier aircraft. It is understood that the government has already dropped the idea of purchasing the F-35B, recognising that it inappropriate for the new carriers. The suggestion that F-16E/F aircraft should be purchased has been discounted as they are old-style airframes. Recommendations are for a naval variant of the Typhoon with more powerful engines and the ability to carry more weapons.
Oct 13th, 2010 - 09:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0@stick up your junta
Oct 13th, 2010 - 10:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0Your #6 post can be applicable to UK too.
“The wish of the Islanders” and “ not doubt about UK sovereignty over the Island.”
“We are democratic they don’t, our values blabla ended up in Afghanistan Iraq Wars. WMD lie”
“Time of boom and burst have ended in UK” Gordo The major nationalization of British banking history. On taxpayers shoulder of course.
“Our British professional have natural skill and creativity not comparable in the world in the financial sector” Financial collapse Tony/Gordo festival of bonus and corruption on high level, fancy accounting, etc.
Still waiting for your answer about our meeting mate in Buenos Aires or UK.
Please don’t disappoint me.
”To me carriers are just bigger targets, I think we need more subs and smaller, faster craft that can punch above their weight.
Oct 13th, 2010 - 10:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0If Brazil is interested in missiles, they can always look south .... there's a test due apparently :-)”
I disagree totally. In the last falklands we would not have won without the carriers.
In every war the defining factor is air superiority and when 71% of the Earth's surface is water a floating air strip is priceless.
Still waiting for your answer about our meeting mate in Buenos Aires or UK.
Oct 13th, 2010 - 12:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Please don’t disappoint me.
Not into Cottaging Nicotine, but I am sure you will find someone
@ 1 What's “tripulations”?
Oct 13th, 2010 - 03:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0don’t forget the secrete base on st Helena, [[new runway] ??
Oct 13th, 2010 - 10:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ Typhoon
Oct 13th, 2010 - 10:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 01 What's “tripulations”?
crew related to travels
like “The Travels and Tripulations of a Nobody”
from old Spanish tripulación and from old Argie language putalatus
The root of your English word Trip.
Example Briths putalatus Trip to Malvinas to afanus what brits putalapus do not canus habus by hardus laburatus.
Cronicucus piratus. What the fackus.
have you got the idea?
and the wall was still whitewashed
Oct 13th, 2010 - 10:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Typhoon (18) .... Twanky is suggesting the Arg navy carry some Brasilian crew so the British wont attack their ships... it follows on from how they painted the red cross on legitimate military targets so they wouldn't get their sad and sorry arses kicked in 1982... didn't save them then... wont save them next time.
Oct 14th, 2010 - 06:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Mind you the use of the red cross is not without merit... easy matter to paint out the red bit when you shit your pants and ...having shown the white flag.. want to scuttle off home to hide behind your womenfolk
@ 22
Oct 14th, 2010 - 09:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0Harsh, but fair LOL
don't be so frank, Frank. you'll upset the machos.
Oct 14th, 2010 - 11:03 am - Link - Report abuse 022 Frank:
Oct 14th, 2010 - 01:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0LOL!
20 Nico
Oct 14th, 2010 - 02:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Bet they didn´t get it.
Instead, they are “lolying” about a fooly remark of another thread.
It`s known that in sports and humour, they have nothing. Not always like that, but decadence happens.
as long as your people act like children and refuse to grow up, and live in peace, the falklands will always be british,
Oct 14th, 2010 - 09:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@Pheel
Oct 15th, 2010 - 08:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yes you are right. But what can you do with people that can only count sheep and boats?
you can stop trying to nick them for a start ?
Oct 15th, 2010 - 11:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oops seems someone got sensitive here. Are you on these days?
Oct 16th, 2010 - 06:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0@30 NiceButDim. You shouldn't ask about being sensitive. Trigger finger might slip. On? Yep. On target.
Oct 16th, 2010 - 10:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0your just sitting there waiting to pounce , on the weakest thing that passes you. Your like hyenas, just not laughing, as soon as the Falklands back is turned, you will jump, you can never be trusted ?
Oct 16th, 2010 - 10:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Last night I was watching a documentary called “The SS”. It covered such animals as Adolf Eichmann, Josef Mengele and Klaus Barbie together with their escape to Argentina, and subsequently to other South American countries, where they, and other Nazi escapees taught the Argentine police and military all they knew.
Oct 17th, 2010 - 11:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0It was also quite clear that the next step in Nazi plans will blossom in South America, with the headquarters of the Fourth Reich in Argentina.
This explains a great deal. The attempt to steal British territory. The same attitudes toward territory as Hitler displayed. Rule by decree with lip-service to democracy. The whipping-up of the mob. The desire to see Britain withdraw from the South Atlantic.
some people never change
Oct 17th, 2010 - 07:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Never!
Oct 17th, 2010 - 08:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And We always wanted to have more headquarters of German’s multinational down here.
And in fact we have a lot but with the name of “IV Reich” not yet.
Haven’t we?
Just for you Thypoo “IV Reich in Argentina” you asked you have it for free and translated into English for your better understanding.
Here a trailer to warm you up http://www.cinema7.com/projekthuemul/web.html
Full documentary downloadable here http://www.cinema7.com/projekthuemul/web.html
Hey, look how we have progressed now mate?
Yesterday you wanted to bomb us and now you are scared to death.
Well you should mate your domestic propaganda one day will kill you. Have you noted that?
I just wonder if Obama will help you this time?
I guess not, you wouldn’t tortured his granddad seems the guy is pissed off. Look I try harder but I cannot find even 1 friend to help you.
“I just wonder if Obama will help you this time?”
Oct 17th, 2010 - 10:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Wouldn't need it.
@Zethe
Oct 18th, 2010 - 05:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0You surely need him have you noted that your nation is turning From Great Britain to Weak Britain?
@35 No, sonny. We're not scared to death. But you have just added to the list of reasons for you to be a target. It'snot as though we care. After all, with the blood of so many millions on our hands (according to you) over the centuries, what's another 40-odd million?
Oct 18th, 2010 - 11:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0Somebody pass the marmalade.
37 NicoDin:
Oct 18th, 2010 - 11:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0And yet, the islands are still british. :)
and allway will be
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