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US Congressman supports Falklands’ referendum: “it is good to test people’s opinion”
Visiting United States Congressman Thomas E Petri expressed approval of the decision of Falkland Islanders to hold a referendum on the political status and future of the Falklands. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules” so we hope they can figure out how to clean up their act and become a more responsible financial member of the world community.”
Feb 01st, 2013 - 07:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0I would hate to be the one to break it to you, Congressman Petri but it's going to be a cold day in hell when that happens!!
It seems so obvious a child could understand it. I suspect it is. Just cfk's government that needs it explaining.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 08:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0So I take his comments as meaning America would rather not take sides, but some solid facts about the people who live there (instead of just Argentine propaganda BS) would help the international community form an opinion based on some sort of justice.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 08:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0The idea of informed world nations and justice does not bode well for Argentina.
“they are currently having a lot of problems; their credit is bad, they are having their assets, if they should fall into other countries jurisdictions, impounded against their debts, so we hope they can figure out how to clean up their act and become a more responsible financial member of the world community.”
Feb 01st, 2013 - 08:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0Well thats a very clear message to our impoverished Argentine friends. Sort your own country out before trying to illegally steal someone else's country!
As suspected, this is a clear indication that the referendum will allow fence sitting countries the ability to formally take a side. It is very much about people's lives and livelihoods and the result of this referendum will be a devastating blow to Argentinas ambitions.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 10:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0As for refusing to talk, when apparantly that's all they want to do, I can't see that going down well internationally either!
The Islanders need to keep doing this sort of thing over and over and over again.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 11:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0The FO isnt best placed to win the Propaganda battle but the Islanders are; so keep doing this and keep showing the world that they DO exist and DO have rights.
(Clearly something that the Argentine Government wishes to hide)
Th FIG should hire this group to lobby http://www.atfa.org/about-us/ they'll be calling on the same legislators as the FIG needs to increase support in the USA.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 11:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0They need to get the ball rolling now and use some of that new oil money to get it done. It will be well worth the investment.
Argentina is not at all popular with State and Prez throw in some powerful Senators and Congressmen and you'll have the World's most powerful country backing you without hesitation.
Thomas Friend, and you respect both intruders, take the islanders to live with you in a suburb of Wisconsin so we can recover our islands.. If you are just under 3000 people, I'm sure you would find some corner in your city ..
Feb 01st, 2013 - 12:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0However he said the US relationship, “with our hemispheric partners is very important.”
Feb 01st, 2013 - 12:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0He noted that Argentina was an important country in Latin America, “and like you we would like to have good relations with the Argentines.”////////
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my opinion.
you cant back us,
we cant back you,
you sit on our fence [falklands]
we sit on your fence [Iran]
you decide
we decide
just my opinion.
@XAVIERV, You are wasting your breath and your time this is The United Kingdom you are dealing with not Uruguay all Argentina is fit for is bullying SMALLER nations oh and while we are at it take a good look at British FO policy and take note NOTHING WILL BE CHANGING.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 01:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/supporting-the-falkland-islanders-right-to-self-determination
chronicle
Feb 01st, 2013 - 01:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If Britain is expected to back democracy wherever it is found to be in danger, and to support our true allies,
,,,,,,,,
then surely out of all logic, our allies should be supporting us,
By giving the impression you won’t,
Just hypes CFK up,
She must be made in no doubt that our allies will and always will back the UK Government up, and countries who wish to remove other people rights, will be punished,
So come on, [ allies]
Speak up in our defence.
Just a thought.
@8 Not too good at “interpretation” are you? Perhaps because you're trying to understand the most widely-used language in the world.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 01:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“in the US there was no real difference of opinion on the Falklands issue between political parties.” The Falkland Islanders are entitled to self-determination and argies are slugs. When they've been cleaned up.
“the US relationship, “with our hemispheric partners is very important.” Although they are slugs, we either have to deal with argies or destroy them.
“and like you we would like to have good relations with the Argentines.” But destroying them would be more satisfying.
“they are currently having a lot of problems; their credit is bad, they are having their assets, if they should fall into other countries jurisdictions, impounded against their debts, so we hope they can figure out how to clean up their act and become a more responsible financial member of the world community.” They are useless bunch, or puddle, of turds.
And, maybe, from Obama. ”I'm sick of these wannabes. If we deployed a couple of carrier strike groups, would you be interested?”
@12 Conqueror
Feb 01st, 2013 - 01:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You certainly makes me laugh .. They note that the helplessness which can not do anything against Argentina, has bloody eyes of so much hatred .. Argentina, the islands have politics that comes to mind, and neither you nor anyone else can do anything about it ..
This is just phoney rhetoric,
Feb 01st, 2013 - 01:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Perhaps if CFK and the Spanish had the balls to back it up,
We could end all this machismo from these two, once and for all.
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grow up xavier... and try going outside your box some time.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 01:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The world is not how CFK wishes it to be.
and neither is Argentina.
9 out of 1o for attending and recognizing the islanders fundemenral right tomdelf determination. Now he need to follow through to the FR committees unlike his predecessor.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 02:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 15
Feb 01st, 2013 - 02:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Never vote for CFK, so I can speak from my own feeling .. No country in the world can impose conditions to Argentina regarding the treatment must have the islanders .. No one can do anything about it ... well you know ..
@13 You certainly make me laugh. A third-world, broke, debt-ridden, useless, COWARDLY, ex-Spanish rebellious colony with delusions of grandeur. A “country” of queer slobs. So terrified of British capability that you scream “militarisation” about the continuing, 30 year-old deployment of A single British warship. So terrified of British capability that you scream “militarisation” about the deployment of 4 aircraft. So terrified of British capability that you scream “militarisation” about missile test with a 4 mile range. So terrified of British capability that you scream “militarisation” about the deployment of ONE SAR officer for training. Can't do anything against COWARDLY argieland? If we piss, you'll drown. Anybody want a live argie? As what? Sharkbait? And I want to piss. I want to piss all over argieland. I want to see all the COWARDS drowning. Now that I'm getting older, I piss a lot. It''s all available to be slopped on argieland. What a wonderful idea. British piss being showered all over the hovels of argieland.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 02:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Should remind this guy that even Argentines are expecting apologies and explanations of the case concerning the outrage that the Lexington swept Puerto Soledad in 1831 and Americans were olympian “the bears”.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 02:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They also seem to have to explain that the fact that Argentina “is having a lot of problemos” not a whit to do with the question of the sovereignty of the Falklands. If Argentina were the most poor and backward country in the world but it would verify that the islands are Argentine, then the islands are Argentine.
These descendants of Englishmen are accustomed to fish in troubled waters.
@18 Conqueror
Feb 01st, 2013 - 02:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Dear .. Do not hate us for our character, we are a third world country, almost barbaric to problems in adapting to the “Western civilization” .. But the problem is that here in Latin America we are not alone, we are most like. Then ask yourself, delicate man, you're doing here in the midst of so much delay? Go back to your country developed and vincúlate with people in your class .. Do not pretend that your neighbors have wild your refined taste .. Do not hate us for who we are, if we do not like the Argentines as you just have to do your suitcase and go back to your sophisticated country .. Do not ever expect anything from us because we will not change and do not want to change ..
19
Feb 01st, 2013 - 02:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I meant “Malvinas”. The translator of shit ...
Xavierv, The USA could destroy Argentina without firing a shot. We will make you come into alignment with the rules and regulations that the rest of the world abides by or turn you into Cuba.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 02:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Wait and see.
Argentian ws off the radar until Timmerman boarded our military plane.
When future generations look at RG history they will say this is where it all started to fall apart for The CFK administration and unfortunately the 40MM RGs she is putting into poverty.
It has already started you are just too stupid to see what is happening.
Not like you descendants of the Spaniards then?
Feb 01st, 2013 - 02:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@22 yankeeboy
Feb 01st, 2013 - 02:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If USA does not want to trade with us, now is not very important .. I think that 1.3 billion Chinese people have more needs to feed 300 million Yankees fat .. Therefore, the star is decaying USA as its metropolis England ..
USA trade is insignificant to the USA. Your economy is the size of one of our lesser known states or a big city. Although we control a HUGE portion of your GDP and exports. Think, GM FORD MONSANTO just to name a few.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 02:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina owe US business a LOT OF MONEY somehwere in the neighborhood of U$65B.
We will collect I assure you.
We will make you pay, just watch we've only just begun the shut down of your economy.
Unfortunately takes awhile to “legally” do it though and bombing is so out of fashion nowadays.
Take a look at what we are doing to Iran and its oil trade. You'll see your future.
Hmm what would Argentina look like without modified Soy?
@XAVIERV ( What about your minister Timerman selling out his fellow Jews to Iranians?? are you Argentines not ashamed?? do you have no decency?? carry on its one sorry episode after another
Feb 01st, 2013 - 02:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I meant Argentina's trade is insignificant to the USA.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 03:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I see Tucuman is still whining about lemons. You would think their throat would hurt by now.
hahaha
You got to laugh at him, what as gifted to the descendants of the British? The Magna Carta.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 03:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What was gifted to the descendants of the Spanish? The Inquisition!
It seems no one as a good word to say about The Botox Queen and Argentina
Feb 01st, 2013 - 03:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Kirchner's woes
The YPF expropriation was obviously initiated Argentina's president, Christina Fernandez de Kirchner. Her motivation may have been more that inducing increased oil and gas development spending. Indeed, at the time the move was announced, The New York Times observed: “In seizing control of YPF, Mrs. Kirchner has adroitly shifted attention away from her country's soaring inflation, capital flight, and her own falling approval ratings...”
But despite thrusting YPF into government hands, Kirchner's difficulties continue to escalate. The country's growth rate will do well to top 2% this year, and private forecasters are surreptitiously looking for inflation to top 20%. (Researchers who predict higher rates than the official projection of 9.8% have been fined.) Capital is fleeing so rapidly from the country -- $22 billion in 2011 alone -- that dollar-sniffing dogs have been employed to thwart the process at airports, along with ferry and bus terminals in Buenos Aires.
Further, crime remains an even bigger worry for Argentinians than their wounded economy. However, just last month the two concerns merged when massive demonstrations and looting erupted across the country. The culprits were largely from Kirchner's Peronist Party, and their demands targeted an unlikely combination -- in a teetering economy -- of lower taxes and better salaries for workers.
Even more ignominious for the country's government is that, when Kirchner travels to Asia, the Middle East, and Cuba later this month, her Boeing 757 president's plane will remain parked in favor of a hired private jet. The reason: Unsatisfied international creditors are deemed likely to seize the government's plane to satisfy a portion of the country's sizable bad loans. Dating back to 2001, for instance, Argentina defaulted on nearly $100 billion in debt.
@ 26
Feb 01st, 2013 - 03:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I agree with you that the Iranian issue is very delicate I would give a little time to see how this issue evolves, AMIA and DAIA (Jewish Association of Argentina) left the meeting quite in conformity with Timerman.
Excuse us for not having English manners, which means to be decent? Exploiting the colonies, miseries pay for raw materials to become power, as hico England until the Second World War?
@ 27
Lemons are produced mostly in the province of Entre Rios, not in Tucumán is the largest producer of sugarcane in the country. I usually use lemon to eat roast beef (a luxury I can not get on the islands) and accompanied by warm bread (another luxury I could not get on the islands)
@ 28
Absolutely agree .. It's our legacy, you have a much better legacy .. But ask yourself, who makes a fine person like you, in the middle of this jungle called Latin America??
@ 29
We do not live in the opinions of hackers exploiting countries with roots.
@XAVIERV may I refer you to 29 thats how the world see you, a country not to be trusted a corupt governmant though Argentines have only ever elected corupt govermants since The Great British helped you get rid of your military junta every President you have elected Argentines eventually describe them as being dishonest and not working for the people why is that?? why do you people keep making the same mistakes????
Feb 01st, 2013 - 03:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Apparently some Lemons are grown in Tucuman not that I care but maybe you should learn a little about your own country.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 03:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina: US market still closed for Tucuman lemons
Argentina's Government does not expect Tucuman lemons to be able to re-enter the US market this year.
or next
or next
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“He also sits as current member and former Chairman of the House British-American Parliamentary Group, an official organisation formed to strengthen relations with the British Parliament”.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 03:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0.
welllity welllity welllity.
add a little vulture fund back-hander and ya got yerself a temporary voice in congress. wonder how much his subscriptions cost.
...but it won't count for much anyway.
Brits in Malvinas(Argentina) only get support after they pay in full for the trip(vacation)of their so called “supporters”.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 03:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 31
Feb 01st, 2013 - 03:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Because qualify all Argentine governments as dishonest? Just because none followed policies that suit the interests of the islanders? I have never voted to Peronism, but this is a democracy so I accept it. 90% do not agree with the policies of the national government, I am militant opposition politician and I hope to change the reality of my country. But why not feel hate CFK, I have only her political differences. All generalizations are wrong, stating that “all” Argentine governments were ill, can not be the opinion of a person who has judgment and maturity. Worse, when I read the comments of the forum islanders me laugh a little, because as you “all” British governments were good, never any prime minister was wrong. All UK measures are correct (not saying the same thing as you, the British people in the forums of newspapers) and everything that makes Argentina's wrong .. When I read that, I only see people without equanimity or criterion to discern things ..
@XAVIERV My dear friend I mean EVERY PRESIDENT you have elected since 1983 Argentines have eventually described them as being corupt and dishonest Just like Nazi Nestor Kirchner and now his wife The Botox Queen Crssy Kirchner,Kirchners policy is MY WAY OR NO WAY do you not agree?? Also you describe The good people of The Falkland Islands as implanted immigrants well thats exactly what Argentines are European immigrants you are no better than they are it's unfortunate for Argentines that The Falkland Islanders have a much more honest open civilised way of life that makes you people green with envy,what you must understand while the people of The Islands say NO to you then nothing will change
Feb 01st, 2013 - 04:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Never knew one to do everything right, also never knew one to multiply their income x10 when in office, afterwards yes. Book deals, speaking tours etc, but never whilst holding office. If money started disappearing here the way it does in your country, questions would deffinately be asked!!!! heads would roll and governments fall.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 04:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@30 And what Islands can't you get roast beef or bread on ?
Feb 01st, 2013 - 04:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 030 XAVIERV
Feb 01st, 2013 - 04:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0''roast beef (a luxury I can not get on the islands) and accompanied by warm bread (another luxury I could not get on the islands)''....
...Are you actually insane or has this gained something in translation? Are you talking about these islands? What do you imagine we eat? Penguins?
I'll grant you the lemon might sometimes pose a bit more of a problem.
@Monty69 I get the feeling that Roast Beef and warm bread may be a luxury to most Argentines being 25% of the population survive on less than $7 per day
Feb 01st, 2013 - 04:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Tree-bark soup and a slice of shoe is a luxury to argentines. After dining on such exploits they gather around their government-bought telescreen to shout at it about the Malvinas or watch a show about genocide.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 04:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0That's just how they choose to live.
@ 36
Feb 01st, 2013 - 04:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Read all my reviews, I agree that you are a people more civilized than mine. But you can not go into the jungle and pretend that wild animals (That we Argentines) follow your rules .. Just an option, return to civilization before you are devoured by animals ..
@XAVIERV
Feb 01st, 2013 - 04:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Falkland Islands GDP per capita US$55'400
Argentina GDP per capita US$17'554
Lol, poor Argentines wanting what they can't afford :)
@ 43
Feb 01st, 2013 - 04:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Excellent .. Congratulate .. I love having high income .. It's just a shame not to have to spend that much money .. And after March 11 will be even harder to do when you no longer have contact with Americas air ..
He added “so I think this (the referendum) is an effort to tap into that sentiment and make it very clear that this is something that involves a lot of human beings rather than just a piece of territory, and human beings that have invested their life sometimes for seven or eight generations now, developing a style of life and businesses and family that need to be taken into account.”
Feb 01st, 2013 - 05:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Now that is exactly the correct approach as the Senator stated. Argentina can shout, scream and posture all it likes, once this Referedum is over, the will of the People will be decided once and for all. Any more lies, half truths, old broken agreements (by Argentina), half cocked one sided meetings full of bias and any other twaddle will be meaningless. Too much has been done, lives lost in the war also started by Agentina, too many generations of people born and settled on the islands for anything else. Argentina, for Gods sake, let it go, get on with looking inwards and caring for your own people and start rebuilding your broken bridges all over the world and most of all with THE FALKLAND ISLANDS.
Yous so right, until they start to realise that people do matter, they are going to get nowhere and get there pretty fast. Stand by for some crass comment about there only being 3000 of them and they are only colonists!
Feb 01st, 2013 - 05:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@XAVIERV I am going to be to the point here
Feb 01st, 2013 - 05:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Your country as behaved in the most childish undiplomatic fashion recently your President has PROSTITUTED herself around the world lieing and begging for suppport of her dead husbands dream an example on a visit to Angola she thanks the Angolan people for there support,can you think for one minute The Angolan people have any idea where The Falkland Islands are? this is the kind of rubbish Kirchner talks, believe me the world is getting sick of listening to the same old stuff from your beloved Crissy,if I was Argentinian I would be embarrassed look around you and ask would I rather my leader puts right whats happening here in Argentina or carrys on this road to ruin for something she never had and something she will never get-Argentina you are wasting your time end of.
I really do not know why l bite so much when I read some of these stories. I mean it's not as if they are ever going to gain sovereignty over the islands and just like the junta, they are using them as a very convenient distraction for their ineptness in government.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 05:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I SUPPOSE I JUST DO NOT LIKE THEM TAKING THE PISS!
Peronist=Nazies = NOT VERY NICE PEOPLE
Feb 01st, 2013 - 05:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0George Orwell would certainly recognise the place!
Feb 01st, 2013 - 06:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Sussie, what's up business slow tonight. Never mind, pop round the next corner, the crew of the Libertad just got back from leave.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 06:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0So tough these argies , threats abuse intimidation,
Feb 01st, 2013 - 06:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0bragging , mouthing , wailing ,
but when it comes to the crunch,
they fail, time and time again to back it up,
they come on here whith all the toughness of a banana republic, with yellow skins,
they condem the british because they dispise our greatness,
in fact, they dispise all countries that are better than they are,
they just like to talk the talk, run the run, and hide the hide,
but refuse to back it up,
still,
as long as their tonges wiggle they are happy.
is this not the real truth, of the mighty 8th largest bully.
@ 52
Feb 01st, 2013 - 07:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why don't you call your UK PM David Ca-Moron and ask him to stop diplomatic relations with this SA country YOU dislike so much?
ug@nog@mug
Feb 01st, 2013 - 07:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@54
Feb 01st, 2013 - 07:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You see...you are nothing more than an old stinky british fart!
Die, bastard, die!
your already dead.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 07:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0insult away susan zombie.lol.
Who supported WHAT !! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ? This guy is out of sight . We are here concerned about real staff not about little princes driving for fun expensive equipment payed by his servants, and old ladies Queens. This is a REAL COUNTRY THAT QUICKED YOU OUT ! or, YOU DO NOT REMEMBER THIS NEITHER ?
Feb 01st, 2013 - 07:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ briton the nigger
Feb 01st, 2013 - 07:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why don't you call your UK PM David Ca-Moron to stop the diplomatic relations with Argentina?
This is the best solution!
If you don't do it is because you don't have nothing else to do OLD bloody rubbish briton!
hurrah! the america sussie is back awesome?................
Feb 01st, 2013 - 08:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@julia and@ you are not first = SUSSIE
Feb 01st, 2013 - 08:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Julia, wow! Wow now there's a real warrior, where were you in 82 love? Just imagine what could have happened had there been one of her there with a real set of balls. Sod their marines, they should have sent their women!!!!!
Feb 01st, 2013 - 08:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@61 Real idiot
Feb 01st, 2013 - 08:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0where were you in 82 to stop the invasion with your set of balls?
Me, I was in the armed forces of the winning side! Loser!
Feb 01st, 2013 - 08:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@63 Real Idiot
Feb 01st, 2013 - 08:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But YOU permitted the argies to invade the islands with the purpose to kill many islanders and british armed forces!
The UK knew about the invasion and did not do anything else rather than than permit the argies to kill the brits! Think about the dead brits, loser!
poor susan,
Feb 01st, 2013 - 09:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0the dead regenerate,
and the dung beetle loves ya.lol
glug glug,
Feb 01st, 2013 - 09:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0swallow swallow,
More proof that Argentina are thieves and liars .
Feb 01st, 2013 - 09:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-01/imf-censures-argentina-for-not-sharing-accurate-economy-data.html
NOT LOOKING GOOD REPUTATION WISE IS IT
George Galloway blast Hilary Clintons US concerns over UK defense budget cuts
Feb 01st, 2013 - 09:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS4-KJw-wRg
Justa thought ??
Clinton encourages Falklands talks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS4-KJw-wRg
you gotta be joking …
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@briton The Clinton remarks were in 2010 when Brown was PM he was none to pleased and told Clinton thank you but no thank you,now this all goes to show it's LIP SERVICE and nothing more yet SS KIRCHNER thinks she is securing polical points by these silly press conferences..LOL was only last year Kirchner was thanking the people of ANGOLA for there support-do you think Angolans have ever heard of The Falkland Islands?? WHAT A JOKE THESE PEOPLE ARE
Feb 01st, 2013 - 09:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0agreed
Feb 01st, 2013 - 09:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0just thought it sounded odd.lol.
Finally did something good Timerman ('ve always been a good for nothing). This time, given in the key and fell into the trap that you tended. Because accepting the presence of the illegal entity and would give implicit recognition to their colonial government .. Sorry islanders, the next will be .. But today, to mourn the cross more .. ja
Feb 01st, 2013 - 10:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@64 Jules
Feb 01st, 2013 - 10:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0That's right at odds of 10/1 and who got killed, some ferkin special forces officer who thought he could walk through the back door of government house and be a hero by arresting the governor. Well some booty the other side of the door put paid to that! what a twat and they gave the dickhead a medal!!!!
@71, it's not odd, it's no different than the US stance on the ROC. “State” has to play it vague. Congressmen however have the liberty to stand on the right side of the issue. Now if this one will just follow through to the correct House committees (of which he is not a member) unlike the last fellow.
Feb 01st, 2013 - 10:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I can't wait for the referendum. 'Beware the Ides of March (-4 days) Madame President!
Feb 01st, 2013 - 11:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Let's see itf the UN stands by the principles for which it was formed, shall we!
Feb 01st, 2013 - 11:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0That's the question here? do they believe in what they preach, or is it as George said?
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Feb 02nd, 2013 - 02:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0Bisto!
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 02:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0Can someone please tell to this idiot that he is far a way from Mexico?
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 06:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0What about to sponsor a referendum in California and Texas so people can express they will to become part of Mexico?
Florida that would be a good one too may be they want to become part of Latam.
Another idiot politician good for nothing looking for photo opportunity.
How can someone can talk about freedom and democracy when he was screwed in his congress seat for 17 years so far?
It is a joke?
Can someone explain me that?
Tom what about to pay your income taxes in US before lecturing others?
How do you’ve got so rich?
“House disclosure records show that in 2002, 2003 and 2004 Petri reported that he was a partner in Lloyds of London and had assets in the company worth between $250,000 and $500,000 each year. In 2005, he reported having assets of between $500,000 and $1 million in the company. In 2011, he reported assets in the insurance company of between $1 million and $5 million and he still lists himself as a partner.”
Ummm something smelling very rotten here and is not exactly fish....
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/state-and-regional/rep-petri-paid-no-state-taxes-for-four-years/article_e8ac6c8a-f789-11e1-8fc3-0019bb2963f4.html
Corruption Where?
Well there it is Argentina have been offered talks. But Argentina declines!!!!!!!!
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 09:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0So what was all the shouting about?
If Hague were to go to Argentina then he should just take the Falkland's government representatives with him as Timmerman says they would'nt put any conditions in place. I wonder how long that offer lasts?
@78 DanyBerger
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 09:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Can someone explain me that?”
I'm doubtful anything can be explained to you.
@Viva Las Falklands
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 11:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Well there it is Argentina have been offered talks. But Argentina declines!!!!!!!!
So what was all the shouting about?”
The talks are with UK which is a sovereign country like Argentina.
Islanders have to talk with UK representatives, there is nothing to talk with them at least they become an independent sovereign state.
Think that never are going to happen because the English will not allow that.
58 julia (#) You madam, are a racist no hoper spewing hate and living in an adopted country pretending to be a patriot of the old country when all the time you shame yourself as a pig and yet, you continue to show up here under various alias. You are fooling nobody Sussie you crazy foul bitch!
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 01:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“THE PEOPLE” That is what I want to hear. Timerman can't even say the word.
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 01:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What part of 'Self Governing' do you not understand DanyBerger?
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 01:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@82britlion
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 05:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Sussie” has changed User Names many times, but really became unglued 6mos. ago.
“Sussie” was possibly banned for incessant, violent and graphic references to anal sex, and describing killing Isolde's children.
Sussie is most likely a very twisted, mentally-ill, pederast, a man, not a woman at all, but appears to be living out those fantasies through his invented female personas on this forum.
His reference to “you are not the first” is disturbing. One really has to question what this person is like in 'real life'.
I would not be surprised if he were a violent pedophile or sexual predator.
I would not waste time talking to him.
@85 Fair one Troy, best ignore in the hope that 'it' will go away when he/she realises that we are taking 0% interest in the ramblings and rants of a crazy fool.
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 06:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Agreed,
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 08:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0even if she dont take the hint,
just ignore her..
@ 87 brit-small rat
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 09:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0YOU should ignore her! YOU are not the first!
Another deleted message from someone.
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 09:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yawn
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 12:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0Who pays attention on the UK Team comments?
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 01:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0Not CFK for sure!
uuuuuuuuuuhahaha!
“hurrah! the america sussie is back awesome?................”
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 03:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://tiempo.infonews.com/2013/01/27/editorial-95294-la-argentina-tiene-un-derecho-historico-superior-en-malvinas.php
It is very good the support received from the US Congressman Petri on the oncoming referendum. The result of such consultation will be a death blow to the Argentine argument against the Falklanders. Sooner or later the RGs will have to recognize and accept to talk with the islanders. As to the problems that Argentina is having both domestic and foreign as described by the Conressman are all correct. Many Argentines now believe that their country is now a “non functional” state, since nothing works well there. Less the present government headed by Cris.
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 03:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0@78 DanyBerger: “Can someone please tell to this idiot that he is far a way from Mexico?”
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 04:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0You are far away from Mexico, idiot.
Happy now?
@BritishLion
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 09:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0“What part of 'Self Governing' do you not understand DanyBerger?”
The part where is applied to English colonies...
That's because there's no such thing as an English colony.
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 12:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The UN, Argentina and Spain etc only recognise that the UK has colonies.
No wonder you don't understand.
@92 aka agent99
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 03:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Wrong!
@96 Ooops, you've strayed dangerously off message there, matey. Still time to get in a correction before you're spotted and outed as a clandestine Malvinista.
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 05:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina don't need a shit from the USA or any other country!
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 06:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The USA is broke!
The USA Postal Service has a $8 billion dollars deficit!
There is no money to pay the military personnel or retirees!
The USA keeps borrowing money from third world countries!
How about the brits?
Same situation: flat broke!
That why their ships, those that can sail that is, and planes can not go anywhere in the word without the fear of being seized to pay off their debts?
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 06:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Whoops silly me! that's you!
@99
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 07:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yes we're broke but we know it. But the Argentine's don't actually realise they're broke because they're fed a daily dose of propaganda.
And with regards to Congressman Petri - he like the rest of the World is slowly waking up to realise that the only people who can determine the fate of the Falkland Islands is the Falkland Islanders. This is why as the referendum approaches CFK and the Tin man are getting desperate.
@95
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 07:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“English colonies...”
Like in Buenos Aires?
@101 being aware that you're swimming in slurry is normality, being convinced that you're actually swimming in champagne is lunacy.
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 07:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Their envy is showing..
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 07:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentinians don't give a shit for the UK or the USA!
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 09:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ 104
Feb 04th, 2013 - 01:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0islands or not, my country is anti-british. So get lost!
poor susy
Feb 04th, 2013 - 06:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0you are lost, in a dreamworld.
#99 I just heard this massive loud popping sound......any chance that was you pulling your head out of your asshole? Because you speak with total and complete ignorance......almost like your beloved leader.....assface kirchner when she speaks with a mouthful of shit, you do a serious impression of her.
Feb 04th, 2013 - 09:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Just remember........because you type it, does not make it true.........but yet you believe.
BTW......interesting sight seeing that naval warship lying on her side! What a threat......to the environment.
@ 109 Captain Poor Poppy
Feb 04th, 2013 - 09:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Did you pay your $800 pesos restaurant meal?
... not enough money to pay a restaurant meal in Argentina!
poor idiot!
Nope....I did not say that you argentine idiot.
Feb 04th, 2013 - 09:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No sooner has Bobby Jindal stated the the GOP needs to stop being the party of stupid than Congressman Petri pulls this stupid stunt. But it is in character. The GOP is disdainful of Hispanics in the US as well.
Feb 05th, 2013 - 01:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Maybe Congressman Petri is looking for a new constituency.
The congressman is right about one thing: The US's relationship with the rest of America is very important. With the “Pivot to Asia” of far less importance is the US's relationship to Europe - something that the UK needs to take note of.
Trolls - this thread is long over - you have nothing relevant to say, either.
Feb 05th, 2013 - 04:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://en.mercopress.com/2013/02/01/us-congressman-supports-falklands-referendum-it-is-good-to-test-people-s-opinion#comment212017: The difference between the UK and Argentina is that the latter is not committed to attempt a force projection in the North Atlantic for the next 25 years but the former is committed to do just that in the South Atlantic. The cost to the UK in money and prestige will be high. And the UK will fail in its efforts and Las Malvinas will revert to Argentina.
Feb 06th, 2013 - 12:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0Longggg overrrrrr, Hepatia.
Feb 06th, 2013 - 04:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0yawn
Hey Troy how is it going? I see the trolls are out in force these past few weeks. They must have hit them with steroids.
Feb 06th, 2013 - 11:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0Please support this page - Falklands Forever British - dedicated to Falkland Islands current affairs, keeping the islands free and poking fun at the lunacy of the Argentine government and their various claims and winding up their Internet trolls - https://www.facebook.com/truthfk
Feb 06th, 2013 - 02:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://en.mercopress.com/2013/02/01/us-congressman-supports-falklands-referendum-it-is-good-to-test-people-s-opinion#comment211235: What's this “we” stuff, Kimosabe.
Feb 06th, 2013 - 06:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Please support this page honouring all those who helped liberate the Falklands in 1982 and dedicated to keeping the islands liberated and free of Argentine colonialism.
Feb 08th, 2013 - 04:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0https://www.facebook.com/HonourRestored
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