MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Oil rig operating in the Falklands signs three year contract off Norway
A consortium of companies appears to be spending a large day-rate on an Ocean Rig unit which has been fixed for a firm three years off Norway. The semi-submersible Leiv Eiriksson, currently operating in Falklands waters has been wrapped up for a 15-well program over a minimum of 1070 days on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Greek rig owner Ocean Rig said on Monday. Read full article
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Feb 07th, 2012 - 07:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Raul
Feb 07th, 2012 - 08:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Falklands isn't doing any of the things you mentioned in your post above. The oil belongs to the Falklands and we have had nothing to do with Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan so I don't know what you're talking about.
I havent seen the Falklanders invading anybody... Infact it was the islanders bullying neighbour that last started a military conflict in the south atlantic
Feb 07th, 2012 - 08:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Nightingale
Feb 07th, 2012 - 08:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0...and despite all of the BS CFK is spouting at the moment about being a peaceful country, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they do something stupid enough to spark it off again.
If the news in Chile is correct and CFK has interferred with the flight from Chile to the Falklands then there will be trouble ahead for Argentina.
Feb 07th, 2012 - 08:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Elaine B
Feb 07th, 2012 - 08:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Trouble is all they know in Argentina.
Stopping the LAN flight would be such a short-sighted ploy. They really should play out the possible moves ahead for at least 5 moves before letting go of the chess piece but I doubt that will happen.
Despite the short-term pain it will cause us I really think we'll grow stronger more quickly when she does cut the flight.
It will be interesting to see how she would reconcile such a move against her claim of a week ago that they are the victims in all of this and they are not playing any dirty tricks. If stopping LAN (or doing something to give LAN itself no economic choice but to stop the flight) is not a dirty trick then what is?
5 ElaineB Ohhh soooo scared :-))))
Feb 07th, 2012 - 08:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@6 Exactly. She cannot think beyond the next five minutes. If this is true about the flight, then it will not play well on the international stage and all her 'diplomatic' efforts will be wasted. I can only conclude she is not very bright.
Feb 07th, 2012 - 09:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Come on Falkland Islands Are British, you are British. You are as a citizen a taxpayer for the actions of your government. What Britain is doing in Afghanistan et al is very much your concern.
Feb 07th, 2012 - 09:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Especially since I just watched a piece on American news, a US general speaking outside his uniform, and he said nothing short of “The people of the United Stats, and the UK, and France, and the other nations in Afghanistan are being LIED to be their militaries”. Basically, he said Afghanistan will fall to the Taliban very quickly after you all leave, the “Afghan forces” are woefully prepared.
So it would seem the argie gov isn't the only one misinforming its public.
nations in Afghanistan are being LIED to be their militaries”. Basically, he said Afghanistan will fall to the Taliban very quickly after you all leave//
Feb 07th, 2012 - 10:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We have known this for years, but the Falklands are totally different,
But as argentines bloggers [some of them]
Condemn us no matter what, [as far as afgan/iraq/lybia/ect,
Just what do you then think, the west should do in Syria then,
Just sit back and watch it turn into a civil war,
Perhaps you Argies can suggest something,
All this violence in the world,
And Argentina wants to start another one,
Sometimes I think the other creature’s, would be much better of, without the human race .
@ 9 tobias
Feb 07th, 2012 - 10:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No we've been lied to about Iraq and Afghanistan, our government went along with America and all the Americans do in return is stab us in the back.
The vast majority of people in the UK know they have been lied to about Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the vast majority of people in Argentina believe the lies they are being told about the Falklands.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a world where there was peace and understanding and no-one trying to grab other peoples land and resources?
Jo
9 Tobias
Feb 07th, 2012 - 10:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The people of the Falklands want the British military here in the South Atlantic patrolling the area to defend us from Argentine aggression. We are not implanted here, we are not held captive, we have nobody amongst us who wants to be Argentine or under Argentine rule.
We are not going anywhere.
9 tobias
Feb 07th, 2012 - 11:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You've been here for a while now. You should know better than that.
Falkland Islanders do not pay taxes to the UK government and have no representation in the UK parliament.
The actions of the UK in other parts of the world are therefore not our concern.
Q a c papá, no more bananas there?, come on, Jamaica is waiting for u! and
Feb 08th, 2012 - 12:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R8g5D6e6Lk&feature=related
Banana Republic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R8g5D6e6Lk&feature=related
Is the William alchoolic?
Hugo Chavez says Venezuelan troops would fight with Argentina over Falklands
Feb 08th, 2012 - 01:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0Hugo Chavez has pledged that Venezuelan armed forces would fight alongside Argentina against Britain in any future conflict over the Falkland Islands at a regional meeting this weekend.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9063065/Hugo-Chavez-says-Venezuelan-troops-would-fight-with-Argentina-over-Falklands.html
Cristina Kirchner says Britain 'militarising' South Atlantic.“The sending of a destroyer to accompany the Royal heir is a militarisation of the South Atlantic,” Mrs Kirchner said. “We will present a complaint to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, as this militarisation poses a grave danger to international security.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands/9063065/Hugo-Chavez-says-Venezuelan-troops-would-fight-with-Argentina-over-Falklands.html
We do not need help of Communistas like Chavez. He is dividing all of South America. Our true ally is America.
Feb 08th, 2012 - 02:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0America is only country to always support Argentina, where was Chavez when we need to liquidate all Socialistas from Argentina? He should have been here then, he wouldn't be there now!
No to Chavez. He is also a pirate.
Monty, you are provided defense and security by such army. You are therefore morally responsible. To state otherwise is one heck of a character flaw.
Feb 08th, 2012 - 03:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Imagine if I said “My doctor kills patients he deems 'burdens' to society”... “Oh, he's a great doctor so I solicit his services”. So just because he treats me great will I look the other way? Sad.
No, Tobias, I am not morally responsible. I was completely against the war in Iraq, and had no means whatever to make my feelings known as I am not represented in the UK parliament.
Feb 08th, 2012 - 04:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Neither do we have any say in our defense, for as long as we remain a British overseas territory, and that choice is a little bit more complicated than whether we approve personally of Britain's other foreign policy decisions.
Your doctor analogy doesn't really stand up. I would place Argentina somewhere in the 'crazed axe- murderer' part of your continuum and would prefer to stick with the euthanasing doctor, especially as he is not very likely to exercise his talents on me.
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Feb 08th, 2012 - 04:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Don't know about US but UK people know that taliban will take over the South as soon as UK and US troops withdraw. Just giving the Afghan Govt a sporting chance. The roots of the Afghan conflict are tied into 9-11, you know that, the west did its best at Nation building but if Pakistan and the southern Pashtuns don't want it - that's fine with me, its their Country, they live there, let them get on with it.
Anyway UK needs its troops to fight a war in defence of its own territory.
How did news about the oil drilling rig off the Falklands (there are no Malvinas) get into the usual crap from the Argies. Ah Raul & Tobias again.
Feb 08th, 2012 - 06:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Never mind lads, Old Smooth Neck is going to the UN - but only the decolonisation pratts whose voice counts for nothing.
I would have thought more of her if she was going to the ICJ. Ah, I see now. She would need EVIDENCE, not fairy stories if she did that!
No chance of that then. :o)
2 The Falklands are British
Feb 08th, 2012 - 07:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Falklands are not doing any of the things that you mentioned in your previous message. The oil belongs to the Falkland Islands and have had nothing to do with Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan, so do not know what you're talking about.
3 Nightingale
I have not seen the inhabitants of the islands that invade anyone ...
No third parties, the islanders are British, is an old excuse for not negotiating the British. They can not be party and judge in this conflict. There is no neutral.
YOUR VOICE: Of course they have a voice, and heard by those who should - and believe it is - in point: the Government of the United Kingdom. I'm tired of hearing “We are British citizens.” As such, their “voice” is represented by the British government. Therefore, unless you are planning to declare independence from the United Kingdom, its voice is not heard as a third party. If you believe the world hear your voice better, you should ask the UK to speak louder.
The committee of UN decolonization clearly states that the islanders are British. They have a governor appointed directly by the United Kingdom. So the Islanders, being English, are jointly responsible for the atrocities and genocide led by England in the world. British Islanders can not escape their responsibility to be British and be charged for their crimes.
@15 Don't be a silly boy. The Venezuelan army couldn't fight its way out of a wet tissue paper bag. Anyway, remember how well your girlies got on last time? You sent 66,000 troops to overcome 80 Royal Marines. Remember how we took over 11,000 prisoners?
Feb 08th, 2012 - 07:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Anyway, the argie army has 70,000 troops, the air force still has 243 aircraft, the navy has 42 ships, 47 aircraft plus marines. Is this not militarisation? Moreover, did I not see recently that argieland had been testing military equipment in Antarctica? That's militarisation and specifically prohibited under Article 1 of the Antarctic Treaty. Or is that just another bit of international law that argieland ignores when it doesn't suit?
16 Filippo (#)
Feb 08th, 2012 - 07:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“We do not need help of Communistas like Chavez. He is dividing all of South America. Our true ally is America.”
Yes you stick with America. They're a sure bet.
21 Raul
Feb 08th, 2012 - 08:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We wonder if your opinion would be the same,
If the shoe was on the other foot,
And the islanders voted to be Argentinean .
we think,,,,not ?
My research proves that Britain has had a continuous claim to Argentina since 1806. It is as relevant as the Argentine claim over the Falkland Islands and I propose the UK government take it to the UN.
Feb 08th, 2012 - 09:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I propose an economic and shipping blockade by Latin America, Royal Navy harassment of Argentine shipping, the suspension of air links and constant ratcheting up of the rhetoric and tension, followed by a claim that Argentina is militarising itself in defence. And a call on the UN Security Council to take action against them.
There we go. I am sure you can see our claim is as relevant as theirs!
And here is the message to Argentina from British Special Forces, watch it -
Feb 09th, 2012 - 04:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO-BOuIbBV8
very good,
Feb 09th, 2012 - 10:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0they can insult shout abuse and threaten all they want,
but when and if that time ever comes, there is only two things they can do
run like rats
die like rats
threaten us at your peril
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