UK denies claims it will send additional military personnel to Gibraltar against Spanish incursions

Wednesday, May 21st 2014 - 06:01 UTC

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The UK Ministry of Defense has played down claims that the British Government is to send additional military personnel to Gibraltar. The announcement follows reports in the Daily Express over the weekend that the British Government was to deploy additional sailors to Gibraltar to allow the Royal Navy to operate patrol boats 24 hours a day to challenge “nightmare incursions by Spanish fishing trawlers.” Read full article

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Briton
Eye mentioned this yesterday,
perhaps our government should stop pussyfooting around and enforce the rights , safety and sovereignty of Gibraltar, regardless of whom it offends out side of Gibraltar,

it just seems to me, the less we do, the more Spanish incursion their are.
just my opinion.
May 21st, 2014 - 12:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
@1 Here's a good alternative. http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fa%2Fa4%2FApache_Helicopter_Firing_Rockets_MOD_45154922.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCRV7&h=1119&w=2000&tbnid=DTFXEHMZHRQ1LM%3A&zoom=1&docid=xVTOladRifAkYM&ei=Eax8U5K0NomV0QWQ2IHACQ&tbm=isch&ved=0CGIQMygLMAs&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=6043&page=2&start=8&ndsp=14

or there's http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fa%2Fa4%2FApache_Helicopter_Firing_Rockets_MOD_45154922.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCRV7&h=1119&w=2000&tbnid=DTFXEHMZHRQ1LM%3A&zoom=1&docid=xVTOladRifAkYM&ei=Eax8U5K0NomV0QWQ2IHACQ&tbm=isch&ved=0CGIQMygLMAs&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=6043&page=2&start=8&ndsp=14

See how those British Army Air Corps Apaches shoot or fire things? Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the targets exploding in millions of pieces. Cabin, stanchions, propellers, legs, engines, heads, seats, arms, flags, toilet rolls.
May 21st, 2014 - 01:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
@2
thanks for that..
May 21st, 2014 - 06:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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BOTINHO
What a beautiful big launch in the photo of the Guardia Civil.

Anyone watch the Laurence Harvey film “ Silent Enemy. ”

Filmed in Gibraltar, too.

Merely a thought.
May 22nd, 2014 - 07:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Leiard
4 BOTINHO

A nice HMS Diamond - Filmed in Gibraltar, too.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mosh70/12267358233/in/photostream/
May 22nd, 2014 - 01:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Vestige
Spains is bigger.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spanish_ship_Juan_Carlos_I_entering_Ferrol.jpg
May 22nd, 2014 - 08:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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reality check
So big that one of their ships is in Australia for a year.

Of course, the Australians are financing it while it is there!!!!!

LMAO

Build lovely ships, then can not afford to keep them at sea!
May 23rd, 2014 - 04:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
Eight more people to defend Gibraltar.
I guess that should hold the Spanish at bay.
May 23rd, 2014 - 02:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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