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HMS Gloucester returns to Portsmouth from Falklands on her final homecoming
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester joined Type-42 destroyer HMS Gloucester as she sailed back into Portsmouth Friday from her seven-month deployment to the South Atlantic patrolling Falklands and South Georgia Island waters. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesGood old Glochester - You have served us well.
Mar 26th, 2011 - 01:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Congratulation what a fine job you have done, the navy is proud of you,
Mar 26th, 2011 - 01:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0the british people are proud of you.
and the goverment is going to reward you. its scrapping the ship,
redundent sailors , we have no more money.
but congratulations anyway.
Teaboy,
Mar 26th, 2011 - 07:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Served us”? lol ...I thought you said you were American, you said so when I told you the US provided satellite info to the UK in 1982.
Are you having some kind of identity crisis? ;-)
Get lost Gloucester, you leave in shame after having Uruguay KICK YOU OUT
SHAME
No Martin i am not, as i never said i was american, i suggest you learn to read first before posting.
Mar 26th, 2011 - 08:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Tea and briton
Mar 26th, 2011 - 09:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think that HMS Gloucester will not have to have for a long time, brits! Cameron was cutting everything and the next is to defend the Malvinas Islands.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8407260/TUC-protest-march-live.html
Ah... the shame, the SHAME! Getting kicked out by a tiny little country like Uruguay. If you're lucky Gloucester will end up in some undignified Turkish pile of rubbish just like “Invincible”.
Mar 26th, 2011 - 10:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The shame... ;-)
ah well out with the old, in with the new, eurofighters-t45 destroyers
Mar 26th, 2011 - 11:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0t26 combat ships- astute subs- 60,000 carriers [two of them]
[And no laughing ]
5 - You're right, it says it right there in the link “......David Cameron went on to say ”First we're cutting everything, next is to defend (sic) the Malvinas Islands“”
Mar 27th, 2011 - 01:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0I think it might be wishful thinking on your part, the political repercussions of doing such, wouldn't be worth the money saved.
Let's say you're right though, and the Falklands are left defenseless. Would Argentina then take them by force? Despite all the talk of gaining sovereignty peacefully, and the constitution stating that the claim is pursuant to international law?
Is the 'peaceful means' talk just to seem like the good, peace-loving guys, because they wouldn't be able to take them by force?
7 briton - 8 Frase
Mar 27th, 2011 - 01:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0Just relax! man. The news says that Cameron will continue with the cuts and the defense has started fall! Argentina and Islands will continue to demand their sovereignty but peacefully , the Brits can not continued more with this lie that the islands are British and the bloody Colonialism!!!!!:-)
I've got 'briton' all figured out at this point... he lives in his own fantasy playing battleship in his head.
Mar 27th, 2011 - 01:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0They still don't get it, there won't be a war... you can't fight reason with fire, so save your childish roleplaying nonsense to yourself.
As a Brit living in Argentina, the last thing I want is another war.
Mar 27th, 2011 - 02:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0I'd personally prefer them to be an independent nation, but I'm not a Kelper, so what I'd personally prefer is irrelevant.
If Argentina did somehow successfully gain control of the Falklands, how would you prevent their inevitable declaration of independence? Would the support that you have be as sympathetic to the same rhetoric against a newly formed country of the Americas, as they would against an old-colonial power?
If they want to declare full independence why don't they do it now? Because they want to be British. The UK granted them full British citizenship.
Mar 27th, 2011 - 03:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0The only reason the islanders would declare independence is to prevent Argentina from taking over, not because they want independence.
What Argentina will say is: Oh NOW you want independence, well you had your chance. Didn't you?
Frase
Mar 27th, 2011 - 03:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0How long are you living in Argentina? Are you happy there? Why
you chose to Argentina to live and not a colony as do the poms!! What is city are you from?
13 -
Mar 27th, 2011 - 04:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0I'll answer your questions in order (sorry if the answers are a bit brief, I'm on my to bed!)
How long are you living in Argentina? - About 5 years
Are you happy there? - Yes, very, the levels of inflation at the moment are putting us under a bit of a strain, but we're getting by and are happy here
Why you chose to Argentina to live - Love (the sunshine is also a bonus!)
What is city are you from? - In Britain, I'm from the countryside near to Bristol in the south west, in Argentina we live in the city of Córdoba
14 Frase
Mar 27th, 2011 - 05:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0sorry!! I think it is a quite late for you ...Argentina is nice place and the people too !!!you are living in Cordoba, the best city to live, sorry!! It is my opinion. It was my city for many, many years in urca- cerro de las rosas!!! Frase I think you are a good Cordobes's Brits man!!! Enjoy Cordoba and the sunshine !!
@ Martin just so your aware it would not make a shred of difference if Teaboy was British or American. HMS Gloucester has served both countries outstandingly it was Gloucester that shot down a silkworm missile that was headed for the USS Misouri in 1991.
Mar 27th, 2011 - 06:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Getting kicked out of Uruguay? To my knowledge the ship didn't even dock in Uruguay! Didn't take long to spot that flaw!
Mar 27th, 2011 - 10:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0Tut and if they didn't want us there, why would we go barging into a country we historically have had no beef with :)
I quite sympathise with the Uruguayans on this one though, their only a small country and the southern neighbours are a very very sensitive people over this issue, the last thing the UK would want is to get Uruguay in trouble over absolutely nothing.
Yet another example of Martin logic - if something did not happen, say it happened and hopefully those around are stupid enough to believe it :)
“What Argentina will say is: Oh NOW you want independence, well you had your chance. Didn't you?”
Mar 27th, 2011 - 02:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'm kind of curious about your logic...how can YOU define whether WE have a choice about independence? the choice is ours whenever we want to make it, what motivates us is no concern of yours Martin.
15 - Mirá vos! My mother in law lives in Cerro, it's a nice area. I'm a country boy at heart, so Córdoba is nice in that it doesn't take long to get to the Sierras. La Serranita is one of my favourite places on earth. In the other direction, and a bit further away, I'm also very fond of San Marcos Sierras.
Mar 27th, 2011 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I've got 'Briton' all figured out at this point... They still don't get it, there won't be a war... ah but why not, I thought you was all to keen to kick ass.
Mar 27th, 2011 - 07:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0mmmmm possibly ones own.
the only reason their wont be another war between the UK and Argentina
is because you are in no condition to fight, you lost once and you will lose again, you do not have the stomach to fight, great big peaceful Argentina will lose again and again, that’s why you wish to do it peacefully, it has nothing to do with [im anti violent so a man of peace] as Argentina tries to convince others, then every week or so shoots herself in the foot,, as for my own wonderland , even in a reduce stat the British would wipe the floor with Argentina, but of course this does not mean there will never be another war, those military, troops are not down their to sunbath, they are their , as you well know, because Argentina cannot be trusted,
perhaps the day will come when Argentina renounces violence , and gives up the Falklands, but by then we will all be dust, including our dreams ??
Martin- once yet again- get your facts first! HMS Gloucester was NEVER actually thrown out of Uruguay!
Mar 27th, 2011 - 08:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0FACT- She had some time before been GIVEN permission to make a courtesy port call. On that Sunday afternoon - she was in the outer entrances and a mere 3 hours away from docking - a weak wet little Pres Mujica, in response to bully messages and threats from Argentina over river Plate dredging and other issues - went in an unmarked car to try and hide from his own people and press v- direct to the home of the British Ambassador and asked himn to please signal the ship to turn around and head away- as otherwise he would basically be in the pooh with her Ladyship! Hell there was even a Uruguyan supply company down at the dock with several tons of Uruguyan Beef ready to go onboard- bet he was chuffed with his little president!
Result- Uruguay very embarrassed with egg all over its face. HMS Gloucester 3 days later in the Falklands restocking with fresh provisions some I hear even came from Uruguay anyway!
Do try with facts one day- your postings on these pages are so amusing!
, As for Belize they were given independence, and within weeks their neighbour started its childish behaviour just like Argentina will, , Belize asked us to come back to help them, the mere fact the British were there stopped, it in it tracks, some countries laugh at us, stupidity is never far away, but talk is all they do, like kittens that tease, but run away later.
Mar 27th, 2011 - 09:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0so the point is, at this stage it does not matter if the Falklands were independent or not, the pure fact that Argentina would pounce as soon as the brits left, just shows they cannot be trusted, and just like Belize’s neighbours, the fact that the British military is present is enough to frighten the kittens away, as long as Argentina threatens the freedom of the islands, the British will be there, and as we have a longer resolve than they do, its going to be a interesting future
Ah... the technicalities, I love the excuses.
Mar 28th, 2011 - 01:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0Uruguay denied port to the UK.
Sorry, can't deny it! No matter how much you cry about it...
“its going to be a interesting future”
lol ...it sure will
@ briton... when you say Argentina cannot be trusted, please refer to the government not the people. Not everybody agrees with the K's, in a matter of fact nobody does BUT she wins elections and that's very sad. As an ex military officer, the conflict of 82 was a lesson. Is it going to happen again, I don't really think so. Lisandro de la Torre said in the 30's , Argentina is the most loyal subject of the British Empire. How do we jump from that to today's reality?? you tell me .....
Mar 28th, 2011 - 03:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 019 Frase
Mar 28th, 2011 - 08:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0San Marcos Sierra and La Serranita are very nice places, Have you been the Cumbresita? It is very nice place too, It is like a small German Town. and if not!! I recommend it. I will go to Cordoba in October, we may share some fernets in Rafael Nunez Ave Bar! What do you think?
Chau!! Cordobes brit!!!
artillero601
Mar 28th, 2011 - 08:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0does that mean every time Argentina is mentioned we must say whether its Argentina government or argentine people, does that then include all bloggers on this blogg,
and does this include all argie bloggers on this blogg and others, that must in future when you or they say Britain, you must state whether you mean the British people, or the British government
Does that mean your comments below are excluded because of your privileged position.,.
artillero601
@7 ... what I'm trying to say is that we had a war!! War against terrorism, the same war that the americans , british and other countries are fighting
artillero601
@7 ... what I'm trying to say is that we had a war!! , the same war that the americans , british and other countries . In any war you have casualties so please Argentina don't give me the bullshit that all 30,000 (assuming that data is correct which i doubt !) are missing...
Russia expanding the empire and marxism in Central and South America. This was not a problem with Argentina
artillero601 (#)
Any argentinos there?
So “el Think” is from Argentina not form Uruguay, it doesn't matter,
artillero601 the PRN in Argentina was organized by the Jewish Marxist also? I
I have concidered your request and im sorry that i cannot exept your request.Perhaps when you practise what you preach, and inform and tell every other blogger that they must inform the reader the difference
to all bloggers, and they all agree with you [majority rule]
then I may reconcider my position. thank you.
untill then i will refer to argentina, as argentina, because if you ever bothered to read the bloody bloggs you would see that sometime i say argentine people and sometimes just argentina, like the cowboys used to say, i have not got the time or inclination to seperate the cows from the bulls, yours,,sincerly briton, ???????????????????
Briton,
Mar 28th, 2011 - 09:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0you are so crazy, man!! you are so sick like Rotten...Go away!!
25- Fernet has become my favourite drink since living here. There's nothing like a nice cold fernet whilst cooking an asado....
Mar 28th, 2011 - 09:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Kiwisarg
Mar 28th, 2011 - 10:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0stupid boy do you mean my goverment or my people,
I reply to an idiot and get anther idiot back
if im rotton, thats rich comming from a gutter rat,
aufull smell here run back to the gutter little boy.
@ briton ... why am I an idiot?
Mar 28th, 2011 - 10:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0yesss! while you cook an asado!! you drink a nice cold fernet! beautiful... You are really cordobes! mate!!!.
Mar 28th, 2011 - 10:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 029 briton
Please!!! relax!!! you are really grumpy man!!! I think you should drink a Fernet and enjoy of our Malvinas Islands Argentinas because time is running out!!! Just relax grumpy!!!
Kiwi , i'm a porteño, asado a fernet don't go together bro
Mar 28th, 2011 - 10:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 032 artillero601
Mar 28th, 2011 - 11:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nope! It is true, But when you are cooking a asado en la parrilla, the fernet is great! after the asado is ready a nice bottle of red wine, bro!!!!
that is correct sir !!
Mar 28th, 2011 - 11:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 032 - I'm not too much of a traditionalist, I do find that fernet fits nicely into most situations though.
Mar 28th, 2011 - 11:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 034 artillero601 and 35 Frase
Mar 28th, 2011 - 11:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Really I agree!!!
whatever makes you happy “Frase” !!!
Mar 28th, 2011 - 11:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0heh heh cools it man
Mar 29th, 2011 - 12:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0its only a reply , dont take it so hard bro,
why you say i must seperate argentina from the people, is the goverment on its own.
read the dam bloggs.
you your self refer to america-britain, and the rest, you dont say if your remark is againt the country or the goverment or the people
you want to much , we cannot accomadate,
relax
no offense mate ... the debate continues. God Save the Queen except fucking prince Andrew that led the task force against us .......lol!!!!
Mar 29th, 2011 - 01:16 am - Link - Report abuse 033 Kiwisarg,
Mar 29th, 2011 - 05:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0What's all this 'bro' crap? haha
Prince Andrew didn't lead the task force, he was just a Helicopter Pilot during the conflict, unless you can provide proof we can substantiate?
Mar 29th, 2011 - 11:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0Hang about, such proof is always at the end of the Argentine rainbow isn't it?
prince Andrew he was just a Helicopter Pilot
Mar 29th, 2011 - 12:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And a very good one,
no offense taken, its not argentinas fault she must play 2nd fiddle lol
I think it was just a bit of banter from artillero, not an accusation. lol.
Mar 29th, 2011 - 12:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0fore the record , it was a joke NOT an accurate statement !!!!
Mar 29th, 2011 - 12:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And I was a bit slow to react on it this time, probably tired,
Mar 29th, 2011 - 12:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0as they say jaw jaw is better than war war, if we cant have a bit of fun every now and the, how sad does that make us,
but hey,,, april fools very soon
Hear, Hear Mr Briton!
Mar 29th, 2011 - 01:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0More SHAME from the Brits...
Mar 29th, 2011 - 05:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.flickr.com/photos/61199179@N06/5571670080/sizes/l/
Come on Lewis Clifton, quit deleting our posts!!
hahaha
Who cares about Lewis Clifton, you and Marcos seem to have a very unhealthy obsession with him, why don't you three lads get a room :)
Mar 29th, 2011 - 06:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Martin #47
Mar 29th, 2011 - 06:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Now wasn't it you. who only the other week claimed breach of copyright over a photo used by mercopress from a 3rd parties flicker account. Yet here you are taking screen shoots of poeples comments on mercopress posting them on flicker. I guess you forgot about the “ © Copyright 1997 - 2011, MercoPress.” and the rights of the posters (Think and Marcos) whos comments (written work/text) you copied and posted.
Now they are saying the coalition sold Gaddafi 18 billion worth of military aid, [talk about calling the kettle black,, with labour]
Mar 29th, 2011 - 08:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and believe it or not, one of the items WAS A SPACESHIP, , yeh I know, but its true,
[Daily mirror, page 6,] unbelievable, perhaps Gaddafi was doing a deal with aliens from Mars ???
@ briton .. is the “Daily Mirror” like “the Sun” ? is like the National Enquirer here in the US?
Mar 29th, 2011 - 09:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 047 Martin_Fierro
Mar 30th, 2011 - 12:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0Could you check the link?Please!! Beacuse I could not open it.
cheers!!!
www.flickr.com/photos/61199179
haha, so funny.
Mar 30th, 2011 - 02:40 am - Link - Report abuse 049 Teaboy2,
Mar 30th, 2011 - 03:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0Makes you angry, doesn't it? That I can expose the truth about Mercopress.
Mercopress being a total fake itself I'm not too worried about copyrights.
No Martin, all you expose is yourself for being an idiot.
Mar 30th, 2011 - 08:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0If you don't wish to be labelled an idiot, stop behaving like one.
If the label fits, wear it?
Mar 30th, 2011 - 11:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0@54
Mar 30th, 2011 - 01:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Looking at your 'link' I think you're more likely to have breached the terms and conditions of Flickr rather than Mercopress.
Pfft
@54 - Now Martin why on earth would i be angry about someone elses comments being removed? Will truth is, i am not. As i know the comments were removed as they may have been libellous i.e and opinion of truth backed up without facts to prove the opinion is true and therefore making the opinion a false opinion of a person or entity. Oh and mercopress are liable for such comments being posted, therefore they in order to avoid cost's of legal proceedings against them must remove such libelous comments. Comment boards are not for making false opinionative statements of people of entities (libellous) but for expressing and “opinion of the facts” of an article/subject and debating subjects constructively and in a non libellous or unlawful way/manner. If i called you an idiot, would that be libellous, no as am referring you to an idiot based on the evidence of your posts here (posts being the evidentual facts supporting my opinion) and as others here, who are of reasonable nature and intelligence support my opinion that your an idiot, proves that you are indeed an idiot.
Mar 30th, 2011 - 04:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0mercopress is not the fake Martin, the existence of their website and company proves they are not fake. Though as Zethee pointed out, “if the lable fits ware it” as i do not think anyone here, other than your argie (also idiot) chums, would disagree with you for wearing the label “Fake” lol.
“exposed Mercopress”
Mar 30th, 2011 - 05:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0hahahah LOL genius! and this is coming from the boy who managed to expose the US's top secret genetically modified super man dolphin unit in the Falklands :)
I herby Award Moron-fuckwit the “Kirchenerite republican order of the keyboard”
artillero601 , sorry been away a couple of days..
Mar 31st, 2011 - 09:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0yes the daily mirror is a daily paper like the sun nespaper.
ANYHOW THE GLOUCESTER RECEIVED A WARM WELCOME IN CHILE
Apr 02nd, 2011 - 02:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0MAKING THE UNASUR DECLARATION A PAPER TIGER.
Looks like HMS Gloucester will have some company in retirement.
Apr 02nd, 2011 - 04:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Forces serving in Libya to be told: you face the sack”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/8422839/Forces-serving-in-Libya-to-be-told-you-face-the-sack.html
@62 - Old news marcos, the number personnel likely to be made redudant (not sacked) has been known for quite a while now, the redundancy are happening in stages september being one of them. It has not yet been decided who the actual 2,000 will be, hence why they are letting them all know they “COULD” be one of the 2,000 made redundant.
Apr 02nd, 2011 - 02:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Point id Marcos, even with the cuts to the military, our military will still be the 5th most powerful in the world, where's argentina's at the moment are 2 places behind the philipines at 33.
Heres some facts for you “British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies. Though not a world super power anymore UK is still very powerful. UK is world’s 6th biggest economy with a $2.1 trillion GDP. The UK is one of the world’s most globalised countries. London is the world’s largest financial centre alongside New York, has the largest city GDP in Europe and is home to the headquarters of more than 100 of Europe’s 500 largest companies. The aerospace industry of the UK is the second- or third-largest aerospace industry in the world, depending upon the method of measurement. UK has the 4th biggest nuclear arsenal consisting of 160/225 Nuclear Weapons. UK has the world’s 3rd biggest military budget of $69 billion. The British armed forces are the second largest military in the EU in terms of professional personnel and reserves. Also the UK has the largest air force and navy in the European Union and the second largest in NATO. UK has the second highest power projection capability in the world, behind the United States.” Qouted from Exploredia
Argentina thinks the UK is an insignificant tiny island, but it appears the rest of the World disagrees.
Apr 02nd, 2011 - 07:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina should learn something from that when they ridicule the tiny population of 3,000 Islanders and proudly tell everyone that in comparison they number 40 million and are therefore more important.
Precedent would indicate the opposite, so does all the verifiable history, and the UN Human Rights Charter.
Argentina is a bit player, an also ran, a corrupt emotionally driven sideshow, and a joke every time it trots out its manufactured propaganda 20th Century Fascist Peronist Brown Shirt Big Lie on the International stage; at least any reasonable person would agree with that assessment.
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