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Foreign Office sends letter of support to companies active in Falklands threatened by Argentina
The British government, in a move designed to ease concern among the investment community about the Argentine legal threats, has written to some 15 banks and oil exploration companies operating in the region, reports the Daily Telegraph. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThis is going to make timmerman's blue-rimmed safety-glasses mist up.
Apr 22nd, 2012 - 11:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'm not keen on Hague, but he has said it all rather nicely!
Apr 22nd, 2012 - 11:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I feel another temper tantrum coming on.........
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 06:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0Says it all - Timmerman get back in your box, but before doing so you might like to utter a few words of praise for another fantastic hydrocarbons province discovery to the south of the Falklands. Arg is loosing the war of words and the Falklands is winning all the hydrocarbon discoveries. Perhaps Reposl might like to step sideways into the Falklands and leave the Arg to its utter disconnect and re-found pariah status!
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 07:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0You ..the veiled shoddy UK.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 07:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0You have the comments made from India.!
The future for the Falklands looks very positive.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 08:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0If the Argentinians, under Nestor Kirchener, had not been so pigheaded and stupid, they could be sharing in the future benefits of oil exploration on these islands....the Peronistas have scored an own goal, which certainly doesn't help their country at all.
My clever and beautiful Queen, and the people of the world, including the decent fair minded people of Britain, will not let this theft pass
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 09:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0@7 That would be the theft of YPF. The decent fair-minded people of Britain will, as ever, support their fellow citizens. Not the belligerent, genocidal, hubristic, illegitimate, mendacious, narcissist, overweening, psychotic, queer, ridiculous, thieving, vicious occupants of argieland.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 10:15 am - Link - Report abuse 07 That would be the theft of YPF. The decent fair-minded people of Britain will, as ever, support their fellow citizens. Not the belligerent, genocidal, hubristic, illegitimate, mendacious, narcissist, overweening, psychotic, queer, ridiculous, thieving, vicious occupants of argieland.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 10:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0AHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH
Too bad that the brits wil not have any of the huge shales oil and gas from Argentina
uk ARE SOO STUPID......
Down with the brits imperialist!
8 Conqueror
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 10:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0You said it!!!!
7 British_Kirchnerist
you are in love with a re-animated corpse that has been smothered in poly-filla. It's like a wax work from Madame Tussaurds “Chamber of horrors” that's come to life..........
9. The Brits do not need any of your “huge” shale oil gas. I'm sure they can get oil at a fair price from the Falkland Islands huge oil deposits. Which after todays news of further discoveries, seems to be getting “huger.” Don't you just love good news. Whats that loud noise I hear? Oh I know. It's the sound of investors, beating down the door of the Falkland Islands Government.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 10:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0| 8 |
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 01:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You ..Indian Pariah
You forgot to say “” racist “”.!
7 That would be the theft of YPF. The decent fair-minded people of Britain will, as ever, support their fellow citizens. Not the belligerent, genocidal, hubristic, illegitimate, mendacious, narcissist, overweening, psychotic, queer, ridiculous, thieving, vicious occupants of argieland
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 01:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We will get you IDIOT SCUM!
AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA IDIOT.uk killed and kill millions of people,India,Irak,Iran,afganistan..
uk SCUM nation of the world!
The English had ravelled own agents/spies under the indigenious women black sheet wearing to mask them in Afghanistan during the Taliban period..
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 01:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@13
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 02:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You missed out the 650 odd Argentines we killed. Now that's a comment that really does deserve the name of UK scum. Still if you are going to let your feelings get the better of you. I feel entirely justified in fueling your nationalistic ardour. Insult a way, you odious little man or woman.
You missed out the 650 odd Argentines we killed. Now that's a comment that really does deserve the name of UK scum
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 02:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We got down 300 brits.....BUt you will GET FAR MORE THAN THAT!PAY BACK TIME>....NO SCAPE FROM GOD Justice.You can lie the world,you CAN NOT LIE TO HIM....
The Brits do not need any of your “huge” shale oil gas. I'm sure they can get oil at a fair price from the Falkland Islands huge oil deposits. Which after todays news of further discoveries, seems to be getting “huger.” Don't you just love good news. Whats that loud noise I hear? Oh I know. It's the sound of investors, beating down the door of the Falkland Islands Government.
Investor
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 02:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0haha Timmerman must love this!, good on Mr Hague :).
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 02:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@18
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 03:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If theres one thing worse than a zealot, it's a religious zealot. If you don't like the responses stop throwing insults about left, right and centre.
19 wtf?
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 04:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@20
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 04:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Apologies that post should have been for Malvinero1. He who likes to throw the words, UK Scum around liberaly.
Has no-one told Malviner01, God is dead?
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 04:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@16 So it's payback time is it? Bring it on mate! We are not interested in a war with Argentina. We are only interested in protecting the rights of a small but vibrant community which is being bullied by an aggressive foreign power (Argentina, in case you were wondering). We offered to share resources with you ten years ago, but your stupid government tore up the agreement just before it was signed. Your fault really...
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 05:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@7 One problem with your comment - you can't steal your own natural resources. The oil is within Falklands territorial waters, so it belongs to the Falklanders. Hague is right - Argentina has no basis on which to sue these companies, as what the companies are doing may well be illegal under Argentine law, but Argentina law has no jurisdiction in the Falklands, which are not a part of Argentina. It would be like Britain sending a police officer over to America and arresting anyone who had a gun, because carrying one is illegal under British law. You see how ridiculous that sounds? Well it's the same in this case.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/international/significant-gas-find-discovered-near-falkland-islands-1-2251058
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 05:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Got our own Gas thanks RG's
How much will it cost to develop the Argentine shale oil as opposed to the Falklands oil?
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 06:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@2 BenC30
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 06:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0He is a good attack dog, marking out his argument and waiting for TinPotMan to contradict him, then the fun will start and the fur shall fly.
@7 British_Kirchnerist
“Theft” is what happened to YPF.
@9 Malvinero1
Without huge foreign investment, Argentina “will not have any of the huge shales oil and gas” in Argentina either.
Never mind you could always pay the Chinese to take it away for you.
@22 cornishair
I told him God was an Englishman once, that depressed him enough, didn’t hear his:
JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAAAAAsssss
For a week or so.
ahem, Directional drilling stand aside Argentina you are about to be sucked DRY!!! just like a shriveled prune or an Argentine Dictator-ess!
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 06:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Q. Why was't christ born in Argentina?
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 06:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0A. Because they couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.
Old but in the circumstances, appropriate.
UK ..are these 10 definitions of your home rules...???
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 06:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 01) Glibness and superficial charm...
2) Lack of empathy..
3) Consistent decisions in your self interest even where it is ethically questionable...
4) Chronic,sometimes transparent lies even with regard to minor things
5) Lack of remorse....
6) Failure to take responsibility for your actions and instead blaming others...
7) Shallow emotions...
8) Ignoring responsibilities....
9) Persistent focus on gratifying your own needs at the expenses of others
10) Conning and manipulative behaviours.....
11) Wicked sense of humour.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 07:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@29 - Max
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 07:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0ARGENTINA .. Here are 10 definitions of your home rules...???
1) Glibness and superficial charm...
2) Lack of empathy..
3) Consistent decisions in your self interest even where it is ethically questionable...
4) Chronic,sometimes transparent lies even with regard to minor things
5) Lack of remorse....
6) Failure to take responsibility for your actions and instead blaming others...
7) Shallow emotions...
8) Ignoring responsibilities....
9) Persistent focus on gratifying your own needs at the expenses of others
10) Conning and manipulative behaviours.....
There, FIXED that for you. No charge. :-p
11) Absolutely no sense of humour.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 07:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0| 31 |
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 07:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Discuss with Think ...not with me ...!
@33 Max
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 08:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Sorry but that does not qualify as a discussion, that is a case of taking the piss, out of you.
“Piss taking.” That British National past time, along with, football, cricket and drinking tea.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 08:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0God is a englishman! :) i've always liked that statement (and im not english).
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 08:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0oh! 12) lack of understanding, when it comes to international law?
Everyone knows god is a welshman and Bethlehem is in the Rhondda.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 08:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 036 cornishair--- Did you want a word with me my son? Ask and I will see what I can do.
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 09:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We still think David and William should visit the Falklands,
Apr 23rd, 2012 - 09:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This would I feel achieve two very important things,
1, it would show the islanders and the world, the British government can and will visit any part of British territory without threat or hindrance,
2, It would irritate and very much upset CFK and leave her screaming in frustration.
mmmmm
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Apr 24th, 2012 - 12:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0@40 vix,
Apr 24th, 2012 - 10:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0l believe thats what the native indians from Patagonia are saying.
So when are you thieving Argentines leaving & going back to Spain & ltaly?
jjajajajjaj !
Apr 24th, 2012 - 05:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“You will of course appreciate that this letter does not impose any legal obligation on or indicate any undertaking or commitment on the part of the United Kingdom Government or the Falkland Islands Government in relation to such exploration, but the FCO is happy to address any further questions you may have.”
It´s means: If you have any investment on Argentina mainland and, SORRY, YOU CAN USE THIS LETTER TO CLEAN YOUR ASS AND YOUR TEARS-
We can offer one hot tea, earl grey of course, and aspirin-
LOVELY!!! I´m sure HSBC and others companies (this bank has 1.200.000 customers in Argentina), are very “chill out” now whit this letter!
PLEASE REMEMBER THIS NAME: G.A.S.A ; the new partner of YPF.
Regardsssss! Malvinas argentinas!!
@42 Rosarino,
Apr 24th, 2012 - 09:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Talking about toilet paper, hows your Peso going, Rosyboy?
Where do you think it will pull up?
100 to the US Dollar?
200?
300?
more?
poor, poor Argentina.
You really lust after OUR oil!
Isolde:
Apr 25th, 2012 - 11:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0Why you always says the same?
Our peso now is $4,40 (OFFICIAL) or $5 eachDOLLAR-
Cual es tu base para pensar que ira a $100? do you have very good arguments in economics for that?
The thing is: how many things you can get whit OUR peso:
Example: where I live, you can get, whit $30 (6-7 dollars) 1 kilo of meat-
You know, caws?
BANANAS: $10 kilo
Tomatoes: idem
Patatoes: $4 (cheap) or $6
Carrots: $ 6-8 depending quality.
OIL: REGULAR $6 liter
Subte: $3 each travel
Considering regularvery very basic (because some industries win double for workers) income close to $4000, you can eat , travel and rent something....we are not rich, but you can live-
Now, tell me..... soja is today U$545- we produce 45 million tons-
Our debts is 35-40% of our PBI.
Do you have an idea about macroeconomics of Argentina?
NO, you dont have any idea- ANY IDEA BABY-
Try whit COME social situation (yes, we need to get better), etc.
Regards!!!
Thats very nice for you, Rosarino.
Apr 26th, 2012 - 10:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Probably don't have ANY idea about the economics of Argentina & DON'T CARE either.
And l'm not your baby.
You are the one who started it with your nasty remarks about using the FCO's letter as toilet paper, then don't like a reply.
And the Falklands(NOT malvinas)do NOT belong to Argentina.
Thy are OURS. Got it now?
why you think you have what´s going on here?
Apr 26th, 2012 - 12:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I was reading this forum by YEARS, and you and others like you all the time say YOU WILL FOUL, your economy is broken, blablabalbla, and nothing happens-
NOTHING-
We just pay our debts, our PBI is grow every year...... your hate blind you to the reality-
Date una ducha de realidad; somos uno de los mas lindos paises del mundo, y enseñamos a nuestros hijos, en la escuela, que las Malvinas son argentinas, y eso lo ponemos en la Constitucion para que nadie se olvide-
I´m sure your not my baby; we say baby whit other connotacion, como PIBE in lunfardo-
Argentina start to put in order their strategics objetives...AND MALVINAS ARE ONE OF THEM-
Regards ;) !!
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Apr 26th, 2012 - 03:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@46Rosarino,
Apr 27th, 2012 - 09:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0l couldn't care less what you do in Argentina.
Thats your land & your problem.
However this is MY land, NOT yours.
You can put in order whatever pleases you.
lt doesn't concern me at all.
But you will not get the Falklands, it is not yours. lt is OURS.
Despite all the lies that you were taught at school.
btw- where are these malvinas that you talk about?
Are they some lakes up in the Andes?
Perhaps some islands in the Pacific Ocean?
l can't find them on a map.
Maybe they only exist in your head?
Regards to you too :-)))))))))))))))
Are they some lakes up in the Andes?
Apr 27th, 2012 - 12:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Perhaps some islands in the Pacific Ocean?
l can't find them on a map.
Maybe they only exist in your head?
That´s why always teach our childrens about Malvinas: I´m sure you note there are in SOUTH AMERICA, VERY CLOSE TO MAINLAND, IS PART OF Argentina territory for several reasons (Geography, politics, legacy, etc.) AND CERTANLY IS NOT CLOSE TO LONDON, NOT CLOSE TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE, or Oxford Street.....YOU feel british....but your are more close to Bolivia than you believe ;)
You are “okupas” of our land.
Regardssss!!
And I would like to welcome our newest troll , Rosarino , to the class .
Apr 27th, 2012 - 01:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Rosarino's test results are as follows ;
“A” in brainwashing studies
“D” in English
“D” in computer studies , as he cannot even find the translate button.
“ C ” in political studies .His only argument is geographical proximity .
Rosarino , go and catch a bus to Velez , you don't want to be late for Cristina , otherwise the money and the choris will have run out .
@49 Rosarino
Apr 27th, 2012 - 02:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What you do is indoctrinate your children, North Korean style.
The truth is:
Argentina is just as far from Spain and Italy where you Criollos are from, as the Falklands are from Britain.
Argentina is “okupas” on land stolen from the Indians.
When the British first arrived in the S Atlantic/ Antarctic they were uninhabited, unexplored and unclaimed regions. The British had their first settlement there when Argentina was still the Governorate of the River Plate, part of the Vice Royalty of Peru. Extending maybe a 100 miles south from BA.
Argentina/Chile had to “Conquer” the Southern Cone to get to be neighbours of the British in the S Atlantic/Antarctic.
However unlike Atahualpa , the British have more than just bows and arrows with which to defend their territory.
And don’t think that when you broke away from Spain you magically became natives in that part of the world. You only changed your names from Spanish to Argentinian/Chilean.
You did not change your Genetic code.
The Islander have more right to be where they are, than you have to be where you are.
Pugol and Usurping, make me laugh a lot!
Apr 27th, 2012 - 05:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0more blablablabla about Chile and Argentina living in INDIAN lands....what about you and your Colonos of the noth of Americas.... oh, i´m laughing a lot and my balls too-
So you think now whe are okupas of south america....new reasons to occupied more territories maybe?
Or to put in Patagonia or Tierra del Fuego a new military base?
We don´t change our name idiot: we figth for our freedom, Chileans and Argentinians, and you never can understand that-
We use our blood, our balls, and opur brains, to be a free country, Chile and Argentina-
Falklanders ONLY go there whit ships, kicking our people, and 180 years later you have the same people, sayng “oh, i´m british people”....even they can´t recpgnize theirselves as south americans..... what a bunch of psicologist you will need when the argentina flag stay there again-
Ask to any chilean guy if they believe the same as you...and then go to G77 (132 countries of the wolrd) and say the same.....
Regards!
@ 52 Rosarino
Apr 27th, 2012 - 06:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Did you not read my posting or just not understand it! The British were there long before 180 years ago.
And long before you were “use our blood, our balls, and our brains, to be a country free to “Conquer the Desert””.
The British claimed the Islands, Du Jure 1690, De Facto 1765.
Argentina did not exist until 1810 – 1816.
The British recovered the Islands in 1833, from and Argentinian invasion.
You cannot call the Islanders “okupas” without calling into question your own tenure of the land you now call Argentina.
You are a European settler just as the Islanders are, the difference is The Falklands were unoccupied when the British first arrived there.
The S Atlantic is, and always has been, British territory.
Argentina is a S American country, recently arrived on the borders of the British S Atlantic.
Saludos
@53 Pugol-H,
Apr 27th, 2012 - 09:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We've been over this ground many times with fools like Rosarino.
They don't like the truth because they live in a fantasy world of lies.
Dr Goebblels would be proud of them.
A little bit of research would prove to them just how wrong they are.
But they won't do it because they need the fantasy in their lives & cannot face the truth.
l wonder whether it is worth it to debate with them.
l don't think it is.
However it makes us stronger in refuting their lies.
l agree with everything that you posted.
@54 lsolde
Apr 28th, 2012 - 12:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0The truth seemed to upset him, but he needed to be upset. Cannot let them get away with this kind of shit Scott free. No free lunches.
It is good to see that the Falkland Islanders are getting on with the job of developing their natural resources and that the British Government is supporting these endeavours.
Apr 28th, 2012 - 07:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0Their fishing industry is booming and now it looks like they are on the threshold of a hydrocarbon bonanza. These sturdy people are getting the good breaks that they deserve and are prospering notwithstanding the spoiling actions and vitriol coming from the Argentine.
Get over it Argentina, you nave lost (again).
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