MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Flight Lieutenant William Wales is “in the Falklands to do a job”
“There are certain people that we would just like to allow to get on with their job if that’s possible, and give them the opportunity to see as much of the Falklands as they possibly can” Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands Brigadier Bill Aldridge said this week when asked about the deployment of Prince William to the Falkland Islands as an RAF search-and-rescue pilot. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment ruleshas he arrived???????
Feb 03rd, 2012 - 12:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I imagine him like a pilot, not copilot, in the middle of strong wind and a ocean storm at a heavy night making the most difficult rescues of penguins....that is a real trainning
Why is he wearing a feather in his cap?
Feb 03rd, 2012 - 01:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@2
Feb 03rd, 2012 - 01:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0'The hackle is a clipped feather plume that is attached to a military headdress.
In the British Army and the armies of some Commonwealth countries the hackle is worn by some infantry regiments, especially those designated as fusilier regiments and those with Scottish and Northern Irish origins. The colour of the hackle varies from regiment to regiment. It is traditionally taken from the neck of the cock vulture.
he has a job to do, when it is finnished, he will depart, just like all service men and women, nothing new .
Feb 03rd, 2012 - 07:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Stick,
Feb 03rd, 2012 - 09:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0did you say hackle or hustle?
http://youtu.be/gFz2WkVAk38
:-)
UK= This two islands in the cold, dirty N ATLANTIC REGION WITH 63million people
Feb 03rd, 2012 - 09:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0ARGENTINA IT THIS BELOW AND A LOT MORE MY DEARS
Area
- Total 2,791,810 km2 [4](8th)
1,068,302 sq mi
- Water (%) 1.1
Population
- 2010 census 40,117,096[5] (32nd)
- Density 14.49/km2 (207th)
37.53/sq mi
and your point is what ?
Feb 03rd, 2012 - 09:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think it has something to do with the density of the average RG....
Feb 03rd, 2012 - 10:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 01 malen
Feb 03rd, 2012 - 11:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0He has arrived.
Not entirely sure why you keep talking about him rescuing penguins. Is it supposed to be a joke?
The search and rescue pilots do a great job rescuing people from fishing boats, road traffic accidents, medical emergencies on remote islands etc. I'm surprised you can find anything to mock in that.
Briton,
Feb 04th, 2012 - 04:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0That is the point.: You do not get it. It may be the result of having an IQ way smaller than your EGO
you are not first , to get it wrong
Feb 04th, 2012 - 06:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and you wont be the last,
if argentina is really that big, that strong,that clever , that profitable,
and growing at an outstanding rate, with all these resourses and other things you recken they have,
then why all the dramatics over a rock 300 miles away,
i may not have got it, [haveing an IQ of only 175,
but you dont have the falklands either, but as your IQ is your buisness that, is the point is it not,
british falklands, and not argentina's .
Argentines are not very bright, given the choice between fascism and democracy they have chosen fascism every time. Given the choice between American hegemony and being an independent nation, they have chosen America hegemony every time, characterised by its attendant secret police (NSA, CIA, Special Forces and other such gestapo trappings, including their own) and an attendant military or militant right government.
Feb 06th, 2012 - 12:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0Given the choice between being diplomacy and child like spats of anger and lies, they choose child like spats of anger and lies.
Argentina has never recovered from being a wannabe be Axis power in the 1930's. Argentina's version of fascism (like that of Spain's) remained undefeated by WW2 Allied powers. It hadn't even had to fight a real civil war to maintain power, just murder 50,000-100,000 of its own unarmed political activists and we all know how easy that was for their brave and heroic military men, like their hero Commander Astiz.
It took the Falklands War to shake the Argentines into some semblance of reality. Remove their military government and see the Americans as something other than a benevolent uncle, rather more like a the uncle you kept your children away from, you know the one in the old mack who always had his hands in his pockets and a grimace on his lips.
But within a few short years a girl came alone, a wannabe Eva Peron and took them all the way back to year zero! And the Argentine people gave up their collective memory and switched back to servile child.
In the West it's very difficult to understand how the average Argentine thinks. We have to imagine how our own per-adolescent children think and we can then get into their mindset. Give them a box of toy soldiers & some flags to play with and they are as happy as pie, tell them that they can't own Tracey Island though and they will cry their eyes out.
At school, the teachers would always tell them “Tracey Island” was their's. Even though the reality was, it wasn't!
“Tracey Island” was their's
Feb 06th, 2012 - 01:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0i thought it was owned by mr scott tracy, and his sons,
so you are correct they dont own it,
can you imagine argetine pilots flying thunder birds one or two,
i dont think so .lol.
Monty do you think its bad rescuing penguins or animals if needed????
Feb 08th, 2012 - 10:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and generally those accidents (i remember an argentinian kayakist recently died because of the bad ocean conditions) occur when weather conditions are really bad, and generally when other ways to rescue arent possible, so an helicopter is needed.....not mocking facts Monty
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