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Argentina downgrades Malvinas Department, but sovereignty claim “remains as strong as ever”
The Argentine government announced it downgraded the Malvinas Islands department at the Foreign ministry, but minister Susana Malcorra insisted that the sovereignty claim over the South Atlantic Islands “remains” as strong as ever and will advance in different forms, probably more subtle, and with Gibraltar as a reference. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesYes very strong...... as government resources to it are continually “downgraded”.
Mar 05th, 2016 - 06:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0But as Malcorra admits, the government is bound by the constitution and they “don't have options to act differently”.
But they are obviously going to stop wasting as much money on their claim. The government is starting a generational change to finally stop the lie.
But I now understand where their claim comes from. Was playing the board game Risk for the first time in years and the Falklands are actually shown as being part of Argentina ;-P
Mar 05th, 2016 - 07:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0Mmm.... interesting translation of whatever she said-
Mar 05th, 2016 - 10:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0“As Argentines we know and understand what we pretend with the Malvinas, and it's a principle we are not going to drop.”
Two definitions of “pretend” in my dictionary -
The far less commonly used one is -
”lay claim to (a quality or title)“
I suspect the more appropriate one is the most commonly used-
”behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.”
If Argentina and Spain want to play with sticks and stones, that's their problem,
Mar 05th, 2016 - 11:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0the past is dead,
yet for some, the yearning for territorial expansion is as strong as ever,
the world teeters on the brink,
and these two stupid backwater countries still want to live in the past.
They have backed themselves into a corner with that Constitution. However Constitutions can be changed, in the end it will have to change anyway as I recon the end game will come in the next thirty years as the UN order Argentina to drop this claim and unless they drop all claims then they will find themselves under a world emborgo with catastrophic consequences for the people in Argentina.
Mar 05th, 2016 - 11:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0'Film Me Quick Before I Break Into Tears' the well know loser under TMBOA should finally be looking for another job.
Mar 05th, 2016 - 12:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Midget is still playing ducks and drakes with the international community, Ban must be so proud.
Argentine Constitution?
Mar 05th, 2016 - 12:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentine Constipation, more like.
Just shit, or get off the pot.
You Argies should just downgrade your department to zero because that is all that your claim is worth. Now... where is that idiotic Hepatia person to add the twenty five year hand back guff?
Mar 05th, 2016 - 09:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yes it has been confirmed, the Argentine claim to Falkland Islands sovereignty remains as strong as ever. Just ask the UK government if there have been any changes.
Mar 06th, 2016 - 03:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The British Government and the FALKLAND Government remains as strong as ever
Mar 06th, 2016 - 08:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0True.
Mar 06th, 2016 - 08:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This current Argentine Govt is a lot more intelligent than the Kirchner shambles. HM Govt needs to be on its guard.
Mar 06th, 2016 - 11:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Gibraltar as a reference? Are they just as bad as la Kretina and her mob? Gibraltar is British by treaty; the Falklands sovereignty is by discovery and historical possession.
Mar 08th, 2016 - 05:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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