Falklands' pilgrimage of six Argentine fallen gendarmes next of kin

Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 12:59 UTC

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This Saturday weather allowing a group of Argentine next of kin of soldiers fallen during the Falkland/Malvinas conflict should be arriving at MPA and the Falklands. The trip according to Argentine sources was coordinated by the Argentine Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Read full article

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Pugol-H
Surely Guillermo as secretary for the Malvinas and Mythical places will be flying on to visit his constituents, no!

Their interest are clearly not a consideration for him.
Sep 09th, 2023 - 01:34 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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Livepeanuts
A little publicity stunt from time to time to keep the irritation going
Sep 10th, 2023 - 03:03 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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SamDurrant
https://www.clarin.com/politica/islas-malvinas-darwin-cementerio_0_zku9ykgd6b.html
Has the fence been fixed ? Are those new weeds ?
Surely Mercopress knows by now that the Cem's at Fish Creek, which is a step or two from Darwin.
Sep 10th, 2023 - 07:15 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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FitzRoy
I'm not really sure why this is newsworthy. Yesterday, I was visited by some ex-matelots. Two served on HMS Invincible (we had a laugh about how many times they had been sunk before going back to Portsmouth) and one was on HMS Fearless. There are returning veterans and their families all the time. I guess it kind of illustrates the difference between the British and the Argentines. Britain doesn't seek political mileage on the backs of their war dead...
Sep 11th, 2023 - 08:32 am - Link - Report abuse +3
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Roger Lorton
I am still of the opinion that Argentina's dead should be dug up, placed in little boxes and sent back to Argentina marked - “Return to Sender, Address Unknown”.

This graveyard will only ever be used for political purposes by the Argie neighbours.
Sep 12th, 2023 - 05:12 am - Link - Report abuse +4
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Pugol-H
Give Argentina a choice, accept the return of the remains to Argentina, which is where they belong, or its burial at sea on the edge of Argentina’s 200nm limit.
Sep 12th, 2023 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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