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Falklands challenges C24 to visit the Islands: the inconvenient truth a bully Argentina wants to hide, MLA Roberts

Friday, June 24th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
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Chair, Committee Members – my name is Leona Roberts and I am proud to be one of the eight elected representatives of the Falkland Islands Government. I am here today to speak for our people and to defend our tiny, democratic, and freedom-loving country against the colonial ambitions of our aggressive neighbor. Read full article

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  • Steve Potts

    They won't visit because they are frightened to find out how inept they really are and how democracy on the islands is actually working fine without NARNIA

    Jun 24th, 2022 - 10:15 am - Link - Report abuse +2
  • Judge Jose

    Stick that in your pipe and smoke you disgraceful Argentine politicians,

    Jun 24th, 2022 - 10:29 am - Link - Report abuse +2
  • FitzRoy

    Thanks Leona. A good, clear and factual speech, unlike what followed Gavin's! Thank you for representing us all so well.

    Jun 24th, 2022 - 10:31 am - Link - Report abuse +2
  • downunder

    An excellent speech.

    The C24 committee of the UN is a disgrace and Argentina’s continued harassment of the people of the Falkland Islands is an affront to all that the UN purports to stand for.

    Jun 24th, 2022 - 11:58 am - Link - Report abuse +2
  • Monkeymagic

    This speech still gives too much credence to Argentinas “claim”.

    The fact that “a small garrison was removed” still suggest too much.

    What was removed was the murderous mutinous crew of the SS Sarandi that had arrived on the islands just two months earlier, who had been warned before they left Argentina that they would be removed, who had just a few days into their attempted theft of the islands, murdered the “Argentine governor” and raped his wife in front of their children.

    Not so much a small garrison.....

    Jun 25th, 2022 - 01:55 pm - Link - Report abuse +1

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