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  soberanista

  I see the editors are still trying to place Spain south of the Rio Grande.

  Jan 30th, 2012 - 09:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  Conqueror

  This is good news! Now Spain won't get to talk to anyone about Gibraltar.

  Jan 30th, 2012 - 11:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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  ChrisR

  You would think, that with 4,000 mainland Spanish employed in Gibraltar and 1 in 4 (5M+) unemployed on mainland Espana that the Spanish Govt. would STFU and not risk losing those jobs by sabre rattling ala Argentina.

  Jan 30th, 2012 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  tobias

  I'm sorry but Cameron is proving to be an ornery tyro in international diplomacy, giving CFK a run at the title (though she has enjoyed 5 years of experience and failed to evolve).
  
  You would assume that the concatenation of supercilious remarks by Cameron during the last six months were butressed by being the chief executive of a world superpower... Who uses language like his in making commentary anyway? Not Merkel, not Sarkozy, not Monti, not Medvedev, not Hu Jintao, not even Obama.
  
  First he virtually bade the EU to involve Britain in decision-making votes of the Euro-zone in the original summit to deal with the continent's economic crises, when they are not part of it. Germany and France were decidedly not impressed with his presumptuousness (his attitude is the problem and not his policies, which if he believes are in the best interest of his country are to be deemed honorable); “Merkozy” promptly hardened their positions and in a subsequent summit, introduced the infamous financial transaction tax and permitted no negotiations on its implementation, fully cognizant Cameron would be forced into a corner to either accede or publicly reject.
  
  Then with the Falklands, “he” (his foreign office), released a curt communiqué objurgating South American countries for “standing together”, and inviting them to disband with alacrity from their joint position calling it “unbecoming of democracies”. Again, even if Britain is right in their portrayal of the situation, you do not bruit it about in such a castigating fashion! You let the individual governments know through back door channels. Result? Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia all re-affirmed their commitment to their diplomatic course, as otherwise it would have been interpreted as a backing down in the face of chastening rhetoric. With Spain, he doubles-down.
  
  The problem is that Britain is not a superpower, nor can it really go it alone. These may be emollient words short-term, long-term they are myopic.

  Jan 30th, 2012 - 03:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  zethe

  “The problem is that Britain is not a superpower, nor can it really go it alone. ”
  
  Why would the UK need to be a superpower, Argentina has stated that war is not an option.
  
  Where's the logic?

  Jan 30th, 2012 - 05:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  ChrisR

  4 tobias
  
  It is obvious that you are an intellgent person (genuine remark).
  
  But why do you use 25 words when 10 carefully considered ones will do much better and stop you becoming confusing when read?
  
  I cannot speed read your posts and so often I have to ignore you due to time constraints.

  Jan 30th, 2012 - 08:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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  briton

  But seriously, Spain to is in turmoil, and they to have massive problems, and they to wish to elevate their public discourse by getting shifty with Gibraltar,
  A country that demands Gibraltar, yet retains overseas territories does it not ,
  She to is looking for any excuse to blind the people, as long as Spain has overseas territories they have no compliant again the British,/ Gibraltar is of no use to Spain, and to retaliate will hurt her as well.
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  Jan 30th, 2012 - 08:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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