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Falklands “Time Capsule” to celebrate 250th anniversary of flying the Union Flag in the Islands
As part of the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the Union Flag being raised by English Commodore John Byron in the Falkland Islands, on 21 January 1765, more precisely on Saunders Island, a ceremonial sod of turf was raised on the site for a “Time Capsule” to be buried. Read full article
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Jan 29th, 2015 - 08:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0is reading this, [ Union Flag being raised by English Commodore John Byron in the Falkland Islands, on 21 January 1765 ]
but will he come and defend his none existent argentine heritage, lolol
ha ha
Fame at last Taff! Well done mate.
Jan 29th, 2015 - 08:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Sorry I was getting ahead,
Jan 29th, 2015 - 08:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Mr. “Taff” Davies, a British forces veteran
The time capsule is to be opened in 250 years on the 500th anniversary ,
And it will still be British,
Mr. “Taff” Davies will still be remembered,
And CFK will not...lol
Taff is an authority on history of the Falkland Islands, really knows his stuff. An ex Bootneck he's the scourge of the Argie liars especially Fernanda Andres the gun toting cowardly moron.
Jan 29th, 2015 - 09:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well done Taff.
You missed out in not including the Sage of Chubut in the cask. Just THINK of it! No more Patagonian hare chasing about the malvinas for 250 years.
Jan 29th, 2015 - 10:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Come to THINK of it not such a good idea. Hed probably blow the bung from the barrel long before that in frustration.
It's a pity that we cannot also bury the @rsehole who tried to dig up all that ammunition, then try to smuggle it on the flight back to Argentina!
Jan 29th, 2015 - 11:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Briton
Jan 30th, 2015 - 12:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0The Falklands might not be British in 250 years. Higher likelihood of being independent by then.
However 100% certain they won't be part of Argentina.
Faklands “Time Capsule”
Jan 30th, 2015 - 04:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIQVpXYiTuc
@8 Marquitos Alejandrito
Jan 30th, 2015 - 07:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0What a silly child you are!
7 Skip
Jan 30th, 2015 - 10:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0Who can tell,
Argentina might even be bought out by the islanders,
seeing as CFK is going down the Drain..
#8
Jan 30th, 2015 - 10:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0The relevance being ???????????
“History indicates that” before Byron's visit there were the 1749 events and so many Spanish sovereignty acts before and after, like appointing 32 governors then succeeded by Argentine governors till the British invasion in 1833. History indicates a lot of different things that NOW you force to retell otherwise. Too late. Don't forget the world has already given its verdict
Jan 30th, 2015 - 10:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0And what was the world's verdict, Alejomartinez?
Jan 30th, 2015 - 10:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0No lying now.
Tell us all what the world has said in regards to Argentina's ridiculous “claims” to the Falkland lslands.
We all await with bated breath.
12 Alejomartinez
Jan 30th, 2015 - 10:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0We demand the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth please.
we are waiting.
@12. Still trying, eh? Perhaps you could explain all these spanish sovereignty acts like appointing 32 governors BEFORE the spanish even paid the French for their settlement in 1766. Ever heard of what we call the Falkland Crisis? It started in 1770 when spanish General Madariaga turned up at what was then Port Egmont with five spanish warships and over 1400 troops and forced the British settlers out of Port Egmont. However, in 1771, the spanish king was forced to admit that his 'general' got it wrong. Everything illegally seized by the spanish had to be returned. The spanish had to pay compensation. The British settlers returned. I suppose the spanish could have had a war. But we all know what happens to spaniards and argies that pick a fight with Britain, don't we? Then there's all the supposed argie governors. Can you list the ones that even set foot on the Islands? With evidence? I'll give you a tip. There aren't any! Oh, nearly forgot. There was 'supposedly, one. Setting out the 'principle' of argie 'character' for the next 187 years, that was the corrupt, criminal, larcenous, mendacious, treacherous and piratical Vernet. When Vernet had an illegal grant of fishing rights from the United Provinces of the River Plate, why didn't he mention it when he asked the British Consul for permission to send an expedition to the Islands? Why was he 'proclaimed' to be 'civilian and military commandant' by the Republic of Buenos Aires? Why did he commit piracy against United States vessels? Isn't that hilarious? You 'people' call the British 'pirates'. And yet, in 250 years of history, we can only see two pirates. The argie employee, Jewett, and the aforesaid Vernet. But we can always say one thing. As soon as you accuse Britain of something, we know you've already done it yourselves! Want to accuse us of anything else? That 's right, we ignore UN resolutions. All the GA resolutions that are non-binding. Try binding Security Council resolution 502. You ignored it!
Jan 30th, 2015 - 03:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@12 Argentina DOES NOT have a legitimate sovereignty claim to the Falklands. Fact.
Jan 30th, 2015 - 05:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The truth is out there:
https://falklandstimeline.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/falklands-at-the-icj2.pdf
12 Alejomartinez
Jan 30th, 2015 - 08:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The world has already given its verdict, what is legally relevant is the views of nations the world in 1833 as no court would accept the political opinions of today, as they constantly vary. The world at that time either accepted or at least remained silent on the issue. Which meant that not one country supported an Argentine claim. Thus the deafening silence then counts as an endorsement of the UK : “...The rule of the intertemporal law still insists that an act must be characterized in accordance with the law in force at the time it was done, or closely on the next occasion....”
The Acquisition of Territory in International Law By Robert Yewdall Jennings
a Judge of the International Court of Justice from 1982. He also served as the President of the ICJ between 1991 and 1994
The effect of “silence on international organizations and nations is as following:
”Customary international law; Silence as consent;
Generally, sovereign nations must consent in order to be bound by a particular treaty or legal norm. However, international customary laws are norms that have become pervasive enough internationally that countries need not consent in order to be bound. In these cases, all that is needed is that the state has not objected to the law....”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customary_intern...
Welcome to Darwin House
Jan 30th, 2015 - 08:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.darwin-house.com/
better than argie accommodation.
and its welcoming.
ignorant islanders
Jan 31st, 2015 - 02:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0the first circumnavigation was made by magallanes - el cano.
and it was one of the crew of magallanes expedition who “discovered” the malvinas, 250 years earlier than byron the pirate.
and a a beer keg to make a time capsule?
lol
it represents you perfectly.
and what the fuck are you going to put there?
your puke after getting drunk with that beer?
ignorant, shoddy and laughable.
@19
Jan 31st, 2015 - 06:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Absolute Rubbish. Magellan and Gomes never went near the Falkland Islands. They hugged the coast all the way down and the San Antonio hugged the coast all the way north. None of the chroniclers aboard Gome's ship mentioned any 'islands' in their logs and any claim that they did was not made until 1765, after the French and British had colonised the Islands. This was a 'retrospective' discovery to try and enhance Spain's claim to the Islands.
The Islands were first sighted by the Portuguese before Magellan left, but they kept this information secret from the Spanish. In 1507, they told a German cartographer Martin Waldseemuller, who prepared a map showing the Islands.
Another German, Johannes Schöner, showed a strait to the south of the continent on his charts in 1515 and it was based on this information that Magellan planned his voyage in 1519.
The first person to publish information about the Islands was Captain John Davis aboard the Desire. He was driven off course by winds and found Islands 50 leagues from the coast on 14 August 1592.
On 2 February 1594, Captain Richard Hawkins also found the Islands after a storm. He was unable to land, so he returned to the mainland. The first landing was made by Captain John Strong on 27 January 1690.
19 paulcedron
Jan 31st, 2015 - 07:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0really, it matters not that Spain or France had a claim,
it matters not china Africa or Tim buck too had a claim,
the point is,
Argentina does NOT have a claim,
and the islands wish to remain British , savvy...lol
@12
Feb 02nd, 2015 - 12:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0“so many Spanish sovereignty acts”
Spain dropped their claim to the Falkland Islands in 1863 when they visited Stanley and saluted the Union Jack flag.
Spain did not pass on their claim to the Falkland Islands to Argentina as they did not recognise Argentina's existence until the 1850s.
Spain did not become Argentina.
Try a different lie, paulcedron.
Feb 02nd, 2015 - 10:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0You silly, silly little nabo.
isolda
Feb 02nd, 2015 - 04:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0again with childish insults, iso?
what-a-shame!
no crisps for you for the rest of the week.
now go to your room.
mmmm
Feb 02nd, 2015 - 07:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@19 “ignorant, shoddy and laughable”
Feb 03rd, 2015 - 12:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0Concise and exactly sums you up, pollywiggle paulie
@24 paulcedron,
Feb 03rd, 2015 - 10:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0You ask to be insulted by your stupid comments.
So, l will insult you.
You ARE a silly little nabo.
You like to insult & swear at other posters but do not like it when its done to you.
Be nice & we will be nice to you(for a little while at least)!
Peace
isolda
Feb 03rd, 2015 - 08:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0i have never told you something offensive, au contraire.
so behave, missy.
now, if you talk about those brainless, good-for-nothing friends of yours, i had no choice.
it seems they beg to be insulted.
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