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Ambassador Castro thanks all those British who support the Malvinas Question
Argentine ambassador in London, Alicia Castro was a guest speaker at the Latin America conference held at the TUC headquarters, alongside other well known political and trade union figures.Her speech was met with a standing ovation from an audience of over 500 British attendants, whom she thanked for supporting Argentina on the Malvinas Question and in the litigation with the speculative or 'vulture' funds. Read full article
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Dec 03rd, 2015 - 08:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0I have only one Malvinas question. Wasn't this all settled in 1850 and again in 1982?
Having read a truly depressing piece on the BBC website about the state of the Venezuelan economy and the collapse of its healthcare system you would have thought there were more pressing matters for South America to deal with.
Why is this embarrassment still in London. She should be pushing a cart down the aisle, passing out peanuts and toilets on a flight back to BA by now? What a nutter.
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 08:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0No doubt a good (indexed) pension waiting for her though.
That would be 40 NON-BINDING Resolutions that we have ignored.
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 08:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0However the one BINDING Resolution telling Argentina to remove ALL it's military forces from the Falkland Islands is the important one.
“Ambassador Castro thanks all those British who support the Malvinas Question”
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 09:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0All one of him.
After all this time she has failed. She has achieved nothing, except to embarrass Argentina on an EPIC scale. Argentina is no closer (in fact further away) to gaining sovereignty over the Falkland Islands now than it was before TMBOA got into power. In fact it is far more likely that they'd be able to send a manned probe to Jupiter with the next '25 years' than it is that they'd gain sovereignty over the Falklands.
Alicia - “Lastly, Alicia Castro spoke about the current political situation in the region and warned of the risk of setbacks under newly-elected neoliberal governments.”
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 09:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0First, CFK, now Dilma, and soon MadBurro
It's the “Latin Spring” in SA
#6
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 10:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0In April this year we all came across fresh revelations from Edward Snowden about British intelligence operations seeking to prevent Argentina from recovering the Malvinas Islands.
Well it's a good feeling to think that one UK Gov. dept. is doing it's job !
As to the Latin America Conference I have never heard of it.
If George Galloway attended, enough said !
Her speech was met with a standing ovation from an audience of over 500 British attendants
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 11:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0Probably all recent immigrants from Syria she bused in and none speak English.
“George Galloway, criticized the initial statements made by newly-elected Argentine President Mauricio Macri on foreign policy.”
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 11:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0Because he might try to promote better relations with the UK?
How is that bad for Argentina?
What if a more business-like approach from Macri promotes dialogue on several issues of mutual benefit?
Argentines have been banging on about dialogue, dialogue, dialogue , dialogue for the past few years but have done as much as they can to ensure it will not happen.
Galloway:
“His first actions where to request Venezuela’s removal from MERCOSUR”
Because there are human rights abuses where the opposition are getting bumped off-perhaps George Galloway should move to Venezuela, where in the capital ,Simon Reeves, in his recent documentary based in the Caribbean, wondered why an oil rich country could not afford to supply Aspirin and basic supplies in a hospital he visited.
“warned of the risk of setbacks under newly-elected neoliberal governments....” what an idiot. Guess she won't have a job for very long...
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 11:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0@7
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 12:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I doubt she had to bus anyone in, we have some very dangerous people entrenched within our society that have been there for a long time and are deeply anti-British, they include the SNP and the far left headed by Corbyn, they are for more dangerous to the UK than IS at the present time.
As for the bag lady, good riddance, lets hope the new one knows what a bar of soap looks like.
Castro is now unemployed ..... which rather sums it up
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 12:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“...dialogue in order to seek a peaceful and definitive settlement over the Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute in accordance with over 40 UN resolutions”
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 12:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As has been pointed out - the 40 Resolutions are non-binding. The *only* binding Resolution was for Argentina to remove its occupation following the illegal invasion in 1982.
As has been repeatedly pointed out - we're not the ones who walked out of talks for no legitimate reason last time they were held.
The fairest ways to resolve the dispute in a peaceful and definitive manner would be for Argentina to accept ICJ arbitration or to drop their fake claim for good.
If you refuse both of them, you have no right to accuse the UK of rejecting peaceful resolutions.
“...it is a global cause of those who oppose colonialism, of all those who oppose imperialism”
Indeed - which is why Britain opposes Argentina's attempt at imposing a colonial and imperialist rule over the legitimate inhabitants of the Falklands.
“In April this year we all came across fresh revelations from Edward Snowden about British intelligence operations seeking to prevent Argentina from recovering the Malvinas Islands.“
You mean ”usurping“, as you can't recover what never belonged to you. Still having a problem with lying, I see...
Everyone here supports the ”Malvinas Question”. The problem is, Castro and her allies refuse to accept the correct and truthful answer, preferring to stick to the Malvinas Lie.
The last words from a dysfunctional grasshopper who jumps to her audiences and wallows in the gutter,
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 01:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0the last bastion of CFKs government,
as loser, they always thanks what's left, she was a rat on a sinking ship, she is now and will disappear down the plug whole, Argentina has a new government,
and Castro will rot with the old, get over her..
Alicita! Alicita! Tut tut!
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 04:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0More inventions and lies - what nonsense!
Alicia, time to go home you stupid b*tch ! and while you are at it, arrange visas for the 500 assholes, who gave you a standing ovation at the TCU HQ, so they can emigrate to Argentina. Bunch of wankers !!
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 05:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Malvinas question? and what is that when it as home. Is it a home? Is it a place? Are they a people? What is the Malvinas question? And she got a standing ovation, choripan anyone?
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 05:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 010 Briton
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 06:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hear hear!
I wonder what the Unions will do for a free lunch, nevermind Galloway and Corbyn.
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 06:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I had to LOL at the state of some Labour MP's who were 'crying' about all the bullying that Corbyn's minders were causing them over the bombing vote.
Oh, precious!
As for The Slapper, she can go back to asking 'chicken or pizza?'
Off topic I'm afraid, but probably of interest to Falklanders; scroll down to 7th photo. Any remarks or memories?
Dec 03rd, 2015 - 06:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://copsewood.org/ng_rly/sailbogie/sailbogie.htm
The Ambassador hoists herself on her own petard:
Dec 04th, 2015 - 09:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0“whom she thanked for supporting Argentina on the Malvinas Question”
Malvinas question? A question that is in the minds of some Argentines perhaps, but hardly a legitimate question. By calling the dispute a question she is revealing Argentina’s self-doubt on the sovereignty dispute.
“….over the last decade, we have seen a revolutionary change in Latin America. In only 10 years an extraordinary process of unity has taken place, thanks to a group of leaders such as…”
Change for the good of for worse? She didn’t dwell on the so called unity - they call it unity when Argentina gets what it wants.
“– a bloc that is determined to strengthen the self-esteem of its peoples, to forge our economic independence and exercise our political sovereignty”.
Economic independence, political sovereignty. “
That’s news to the world; here we are thinking that Argentina and the rest are independent countries. Self-esteem, you can’t buy it with borrowed money or persuade the UN to mandate it – it comes from inside you Ambassador.
“In a world of chaos, we are a region of peace. We do not believe that war can resolve disputes, we do not believe in killing to impose a given political or economic system, who join us in our call for dialogue in order to seek a peaceful and definitive settlement over the Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute in accordance with over 40 UN resolutions”
Region of peace! What like in 1982?
” imposing a given political system.”
Aren’t the Falklands in the region of peace? And which country is trying to impose a given political system on the Falklands?
Her own words reveal a pyche wracked with self doubt, she talks a lot of nonsense and sounds like a complete loser.
Thankyou to a few crazy left-wing trade unionists, has-been musicians and Islamist politicians.
Dec 04th, 2015 - 11:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Alice in Blunderland. Hey Castro, going home? Enjoy!
Dec 04th, 2015 - 04:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0wow, 500 people.... that's.. crikey.. almost EVERYBODY in the UK!
Dec 04th, 2015 - 10:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0are we sure they just didnt give a standing ovation because she's getting sent home?
I know I would.
Anbar @ 23
Dec 05th, 2015 - 12:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0Perhaps the free food and grub had something to do with it. However, I imagine there are a lot more people going hungry in Argentina than in the UK.
No country, no international body in particular the useless UN, no idiotic politician nor anyone, can decide the future of the people of the Falklands. The referendum was a crushing defeat for any change. Don’t listen to idiots. In Gibraltar Tony Bliar tried it with Gibraltar but the referendum put an end to that idiotic idea. Gibraltar and the Falklands - British until the PEOPLE decide otherwise. Let the cretins continue to waste their time.
Dec 05th, 2015 - 06:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Another Embassy they'll ahve to fumigate...
Dec 05th, 2015 - 07:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I don't know how many contributors to this post are resident in the UK but what is obvious is that there is an excess of ill informed views,be it regarding the SNP,trade unions, the labour party or anything else that doesn't adhere to the myopic views of the little Englander.
Dec 06th, 2015 - 07:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0“What do they know of England, who only England know?”
@ 27 Vero's_guy
Dec 06th, 2015 - 11:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0So where exactly are you based and where were you born (if different)?
The last hurrah for the Argentine ambassador in London, Alicia Castro. She can now join the other Malvinas Muppets in obscurity. As for the heroic 500 who dignified her histrionics with a standing ovation – you should all go forth and multiply!
Dec 07th, 2015 - 06:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0@27 yea! way to go, you tell them dude!
Dec 07th, 2015 - 10:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0Fight myopic views with myopic views of your own - that's always worked well hasnt it?
Oh, she thanked *all* three of them?
Dec 07th, 2015 - 08:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Her speech was met with a standing ovation from an audience of over 500 British attendants”
Dec 08th, 2015 - 10:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0correction: “a standing ovation from an audience of over 500 Argentines who live in the UK, and 16 British citizens”, as always when the cow counts the attendants.
This was a most emotional farewell, so sad and yet with impeccable fighting spirit for the difficult days ahead. In all it was a great conference, just a pity that our leader Jeremy Corbyn couldn't make it as he was immersed in trying to stop a war (sadly he didn't succeed) and save his party (which he seems to have had more success in). Alicia's farewell was the keynote of the whole event to me, and in the same session George Galloway made a magnificent speech blasting Macri and his cabinet. I will post both if I can find videos
Dec 11th, 2015 - 01:08 am - Link - Report abuse 033
Dec 11th, 2015 - 04:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0Hi Think!
... or are you “Semper”, now??
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