WikiLeaks Falklands - US concerned about Chavez while UK worried about trade and environmentalists

Thursday, January 6th 2011 - 18:48 UTC

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The American Government kept a close eye on the dispute between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands in 2010. Hitherto secret US State Department communications published by Wikileaks reveal that Secretary of State Hilary Clinton wrote to the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires in early 2010, requesting analysis of the situation, which it was felt had been exacerbated by the British approval to search for oil in the seas off the islands, and by a revitalised and bitter diplomatic offensive by the government of President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner. Read full article

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arquero
haah ... wanted the posters who freaked out by Fallland Island !
Jan 06th, 2011 - 08:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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xbarilox
“while UK worried about trade and environmentalists” hahahaha the good old UK.
Jan 07th, 2011 - 02:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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James Hood
The American Government kept a close eye on the dispute between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands in 2010.
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Jan 10th, 2011 - 09:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
Once more Wikileaks comes good and shows that the politicians are abreast of the potential threats in the area.
This release can only reflect well on the US.
Jan 12th, 2011 - 02:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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