MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Falklands/Malvinas: Argentina condemns UK “militaristic regrettable statements”
The verbal escalation between the Argentine and British governments in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty issue continued Monday with strong exchange of statements. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesAnyone care to tell me which 'international law' the UK is in breach of ???
Jun 28th, 2011 - 05:09 am - Link - Report abuse +1“ ... History is filled with false leaders that appeal to a false nationalism as a distraction to their internal issues....”
Should he talk about the Kirchners like that ??
@1 Hoyt “Anyone care to tell me which 'international law' the UK is in breach of ???”
Jun 28th, 2011 - 05:19 am - Link - Report abuse -1THE 8th COMMANDMENT
Thou Shalt Not STEAL
We didn't ..... NEXT :-)
Jun 28th, 2011 - 05:26 am - Link - Report abuse +1But good try MoreCrap ... I didn't realise Argentina was citing the bible as international law these days lol ... better than Papal Bulls even :-)))
What about the 10th commandment,Marcos?
Jun 28th, 2011 - 05:37 am - Link - Report abuse +1Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's goods etc, or anything that is his.
So why are you coveting OUR land?
Yup Liam Fox was right....All Argentina can do is huff and puff :)
Jun 28th, 2011 - 07:39 am - Link - Report abuse +1“Our land” he says... lol your land is England, if you had the slightest degree of dignity you would accept what you have.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 07:49 am - Link - Report abuse -1I say England, not the “UK” because... I don't see any Scots or Irishmen here ranting about Malvinas, do you?
Seems to me they have the dignity you lack.
Point A..... I see no English here 'ranting about the Malvinas'
Jun 28th, 2011 - 08:16 am - Link - Report abuse +1Point B.... 'Scots or Irish'.... how would you know?
I see Utah has gone down the Arizona road... kicked you out did they?
Really the islands are part of England are they now Martin?
Jun 28th, 2011 - 08:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0Marian, there's Welsh in me .... and I don't mean a leek :-)
Jun 28th, 2011 - 08:24 am - Link - Report abuse +1Our land? We are an island race remember .... we are on islands everywhere :-))
The angry rednecks obviously run out of ammo for his Luger shooting armadillos for mama papa and Billy joels breakfast....hence why the escaped abortion has managed to crawl onto here...
Jun 28th, 2011 - 08:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0@6M_Fierro,
Jun 28th, 2011 - 09:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yes comrade, OUR land & l am not in England.
You not only have no dignity, but no sense either.
We have a good reason to invade the islands now, they are threatening us.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 10:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Not much to say sorry bennies its your fault.
This is getting too old and annoying.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 10:54 am - Link - Report abuse +1Oh well, its all water under the bridge, after all i don't expect this to cease until after the elections.
This is exactly what our government do to get more votes. Ridiculous..
This is the most disgusting proof of Mercopress utterly biased approach. The photograph of the monster of Galtieri speaks by itself. This is the only way Mercopress found to misguide everyone. How much do they pay you to be so intellectually dishonest, to say the least?
Jun 28th, 2011 - 11:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0Defend
Jun 28th, 2011 - 11:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0Deterrence
None of which is aggression or an excuse to “invade”. Empty rhetoric from small minded individuals, with even smaller appendages.
Blimey another 4 months of verbal diarohea to come from across the water yet until election day- will we survive! So Arg follows the path of
Jun 28th, 2011 - 11:42 am - Link - Report abuse +1responsible member of the Int community does it?
Blatantly lies about an expulsion of civilains that it knows from its own records did NOT happen in 1833.
Tears up, in fits of childlike behaviour several bilateral agreements signed in 1999 and registered at the UN. Oh and then of course accuses UK and FI of unilateralism on these events!!
Breaks the spirit of IATA rules by banning commercial and charter flights to the Islands overflying Argentina - and refuses to even look at a non political “open-skies” alternative.
Blackmails commercial container carriers if they dare to handle Falklands seafreight.
Threatens any International company that dares to do business in the Islands.
Breaks UN maritime rules by threatening to interfere with and stop right of innocent passage through the Straits of Magellan(an international waterway) of ships to and from the Islands.
Tore up and refuses to talk about Connservation Issues for fisheries and marine resources in the South West Atlantic and deliberatley encourages overfishing in its waters and high seas areas in the hope that by wiping out S Atlantic fish stocks it can affect our economy.
Shall I carry on listing their “responsible” actions?
Argentine Government - just Shut up - and Grow Up.
Well said Islander and needed to be said.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 11:45 am - Link - Report abuse +1Dim - fancy going for the hat trick - a 3 times loser?
Jun 28th, 2011 - 11:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0Wind and water Dim, that's all you are, wind and water !
@7
Jun 28th, 2011 - 11:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0I see Utah has gone down the Arizona road... kicked you out did they?
There is a injunction to the law by the FED blocking it's implementation!!!!
“those in politics on the other side of the world can huff and puff but it will not change our resolve politically to retain the independence and the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands nor to come to their defence and to maintain deterrence as best we can”.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 12:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'm assuming that Liam Fox didn't actually say call them the Malvinas Islands......
....Whilst I do believe that the islands belong to the people who live there; was it really necessary to follow the above by alluding to superior firepower?
I can't really see Argentina invading in the foreseeable future....
A lot of people were killed in 82 because of the wrong messages,Liam Fox is not making that mistake
Jun 28th, 2011 - 01:04 pm - Link - Report abuse +1Lol, do people still believe we can invade? Give me a break!
Jun 28th, 2011 - 01:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0All that it was left of the FF.AA was disanded, Cristina has so much hate for the army and the police. Only stick and stones remains in the ol' warehouse.
Don't even bother with her petty insults.
I usually wonder when will this end so we can live all in peace.
@22 Not as long as the K's are in power. There are only 2 items on the agenda:
Jun 28th, 2011 - 01:39 pm - Link - Report abuse +11. The Military ( the destruction of )
2. Malvinas
The rest, is freaking irrelevant!!
No worries mate, it will end some day...Hitler, Musolini, Stalin, Peron, Evita...none of them lived forever....neither will CFK. There is always hope. The sad part is that one has to go through painful times before it is over.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 01:44 pm - Link - Report abuse +1“THE 8th COMMANDMENT
Jun 28th, 2011 - 02:56 pm - Link - Report abuse +1Thou Shalt Not STEAL”
A bit rich lecturing us about stealing Marcos Alejandro (note the Spanish name), when your Spanish ancestors stole all what is now Argentina from its native inhabitants.
Oh, and by the way, the Falklands were claimed by Britain long before Argentina existed, so I fail to see how we could steal what was already ours.
So CFK sends out the laughing hyenas
Jun 28th, 2011 - 03:02 pm - Link - Report abuse -1To entertain the world,
But be warned Argentina, this is no laughing matter, thing are slowly getting out of hand,
Turning and bribing the world again the British, will not help your cause, but could well destroy your dreams of grandeur
The American military already thinks the British are staggering to war,
Despite your government’s insults, the British are trying to maintain peace
You look at this as weakness,
We know it has an alternative to bloodshed, [and this is what is at the end of the tunnel]
Your government knows not what you do, or the consequences,
At the end of the day, who then will do the fighting or dying, [NOT CFK that’s for sure]
No one wants war, thus I would suggest that you stop pushing,
Children sadly do not understand the consequences of their actions,
Please, do not wake up the lion
We will not be responsibly of the consequences
Or the events that may well happen
Britain can only lose the Falkland’s,
Argentina may see the breakup, of the very country you are huffing and puffing from.
[Let the lion sleep, or pay the price of stupidity]
Have a nice day, just an opinion.
“Will continue to comply with its obligations as a responsible member of the International Community”.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 03:09 pm - Link - Report abuse +1What hypocrisy!
@26
Jun 28th, 2011 - 03:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Is that some sort of warning? To who?
I think you're airing it in the wrong place. Try calling the president instead. Probably you'll have more luck.
“Will continue to comply with its obligations as a responsible member of the International Community”.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 03:53 pm - Link - Report abuse +1Joke! Argentina (in any of its incarnations) hasn't been a responsible member of the international community for over 200 years.
If Argentina had any honesty (it doesn't) it would admit that 2 years 4 months of illegal occupation does not confer any right to sovereignty or ownership.
If Argentina wanted any credibility as a responsible member of the international community then it should remove its claim to the Falklands contained in its constitution.
In 1982, Argentina thought Britain could or would do nothing. BIG mistake. Is it ramping itself up to make an even BIGGER one?
Thought for Argentines. Why don't you take your claim to the International Court of Justice? You take it everywhere else. Scared, are you?
23 Artillero601, You Say ”The Military ( the destruction of )”
Jun 28th, 2011 - 04:57 pm - Link - Report abuse -1What do we need the military for?
As paid employees of the people of Argentina, what do they do for them?
1- Overthrew a legitimate democratic government
2-Cowardly tortured and killed unarmed prisoners in a barbaric way.
3-Kidnaped, tortured and killed thousands of innocent unarmed men , women and children, including pregnant women.
4-They ruined the industry and economy of the country(Remember Martinez de Hoz)
5-They took the country to war when the things were going bad for them.
6-During the war, the last majority of this “brave”man hid in the mainland, meanwhile thousands of teenager conscripts were sent to the front line to fight with no food, proper clothing nor training.
7-Failed to overtrow the democratic government again.
8-Some of them joined the army of the same country that supported all the massacres of the 70's.
We are a democracy for almost thirty years now and our government is commited to solve the dispute of Malvinas only with peaceful means, regardless of the childless threats from the British Government.
Defence Minister Liam Fox say: “We have Typhoons already stationed there. We have a very clear message that we have both the naval power if necessary..”
Jun 28th, 2011 - 05:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0but the message from a Foreign and Commonwealth Office say: “IN the face of bombast you can show reason and humanity”
http://en.mercopress.com/2011/04/29/face-bombast-with-reason-british-official-tells-falklands
MOD and FCO are in contact? I think they should exchange the phones to be consistent in their statements.
Thus the only thing they achieve is show to the UK´s position as a complete lie, joke and double standard.....very barbarian for my taste adn only contributes strengthen Argentina´s position and the support from international community. Actually UK behave is very functional to Malvinas cause. Good job AR, our time will come, just paece and reason.
7 Frank,
Jun 28th, 2011 - 06:17 pm - Link - Report abuse -1The stupid yank who got his delicate girl-like sensibilities hurt because someone in Argentina 'shrugged his shoulders at him'... hahaha..
Frank, word of advice... don't travel, you're too much of a pussy.
I've been treated worst in New York... so what?
@30
Jun 28th, 2011 - 06:20 pm - Link - Report abuse +1Marcos, Are you the Propaganda Minister of CFK?
“What do we need the military for?” why don't you dismantle the whole thing and save some money?
30,
Jun 28th, 2011 - 06:31 pm - Link - Report abuse -1All valid points, but... it's not 1976. And like it or not these pirates are going for Antarctica, they're praying on their hands and knees for the Antarctic Treaty to fail.
Think about it... 50 million RATS crammed into a tiny island, they breed in numbers and stupidity... like it or not we will need to rebuild our defense.
They're scared shitless sooner or later they'll run out of resources, hell.. can't believe they've lasted this long. They're gonna spark a war no matter what.
@30 @34
Jun 28th, 2011 - 06:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There was a WAR !!!! and unfortunately people died !!! Do you guys understand the concept??????????
I do... but surely you realize things were not done right, Malvinas should not have been difficult to retake and look what happened. It was poorly planned and executed worst.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 06:50 pm - Link - Report abuse -1Are you seriously going to disagree?
No. but for the sake of the argument , you need to split those in 2
Jun 28th, 2011 - 06:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 035 Artillero601, Unfortunately people died?
Jun 28th, 2011 - 07:19 pm - Link - Report abuse -1Bad judgment and authorized and systematic plan of torture and murder is not an unfortunate accident, is a crime.
Do you understand the concept?
@38 Let me make it simple so you can understand?
Jun 28th, 2011 - 07:31 pm - Link - Report abuse +11. People die in Wars? Yes or NO
@39 Let me make it simple so you can understand.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 07:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Since you call it a war, the kidnapping, torture and murder of unarmed mothers, pregnant women and nuns for example is not a war accident is a crime.
@40 You can even answer a simple question. Never mind
Jun 28th, 2011 - 08:20 pm - Link - Report abuse +1@34 Fierro I reckon its a given that Britain will assert its rights in Antarctica if necessary. After all, Britain made its claim 35 years before you losers!
Jun 28th, 2011 - 08:53 pm - Link - Report abuse +1@41 The simple answer is there, the problem is that you ignore it.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 09:05 pm - Link - Report abuse -1It's funny to read comments from the UK of being so concerned about the Falklands, that's far away, rather than about the dire situation in their own homeland.
Jun 28th, 2011 - 09:44 pm - Link - Report abuse -1Do the British go to debtor prisons like the Irish or can they strategically default like the Yanks?
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/27/uk-repossessions-idUKL6E7HR39Y20110627?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=bankingfinancial-SP&rpc=401
British Defence Minister Liam Fox’s said that they have four typhoons, my question to him is: what about if you return those four useless typhoons to London with their personal?
Jun 28th, 2011 - 10:13 pm - Link - Report abuse -1You can use all that money to help avoid a major disruption in British airports and everywhere else on thursday with the upcoming strike.
Morning all!
Jun 28th, 2011 - 11:30 pm - Link - Report abuse +1Children still playing with fire I see. Sorry Art, the little ones have no concept of what they are talking about. The dead are some kind of heroes .... to everyone except the dead maybe!
It's unlikely that either the UK or Argentina want a war. Neither can afford it in terms of cash or lives and the UK forces haven't seen much peace lately.
The UK is merely making a point, and that point is addressed as much at the US and everyone else as it is aimed at Argentina.
The Antarctic will be become important but not yet. When it does, watch your backs. The US has reserved its right to claim territory so you can guarantee that China and Russia, and even Brazil will too. It'll either be some kind of dog's dinner or a civilised carve up. Whichever, no-one will get what they want.
In the UK Reform think-tank Q&A, Liam Fox subscribed to the Roosovelt doctrine :
Jun 29th, 2011 - 12:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0“ 'I have always been fond of the West African proverb: ”Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.“ ' ”
(Nathan Miller “Theodore Roosevelt, A Life”)
In the Blue Corner:
British Defence Minister Liam Fox: “political resolve, independence, sovereignty, defence, deterrence”.
In the Red Corner:
Argentina’s Foreign Ministry (Anonymous): “huff & puff, regrettable statements, ‘ignoring international community’s calls to negotiate’, contempt, bellicose provocations, false nationalism”.
This is a distinctly unequal battle, rhetorically, legally and militarily.
“Do not engage”, “do not engage”, “do not engage” (Doctor Who, BBC, 1982)
This link is sooo true!!!!
Jun 29th, 2011 - 12:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wzEtJPU_Ys
@46
Jun 29th, 2011 - 03:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0Oh well, life goes on ....
complaint to U tube
Jun 29th, 2011 - 07:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0to many children are quoting from it,
argentinian blogger.united.com
14 alejomartines:
Jul 01st, 2011 - 05:28 pm - Link - Report abuse -1This is the most disgusting Mercopress totally biased approach. The photo of the freak Galtieri speaks for itself. This is the only way to find Mercopress divert around the world. How much do you pay to be so intellectually dishonest, to say the least?
Tienez reason:
It's amazing how the agency handled Mercopress grossly tendentious information, and is clearly not impartial and twisting the opinion in favor of England and its interests. He's done it with other items by placing the photo Galtieri, when aggression is evidenced English or putting the flag of the island, in discussions of sovereignty when a dispute between two countries and not three putting in the same category of country the islanders when they are not a country.
TWIMC,
Jul 04th, 2011 - 07:24 pm - Link - Report abuse +1The above is one of a series of posts in an organised campaign from the loonies at http://www.malvinense.com.ar/, thanks for the mention guys but don't flatter yourself.
Ciao
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