Tag: Falkland War

• Thursday, May 12th 2011 - 15:56 UTC

  Falklands’ pilgrimage of HMS Fearless veterans to honor fallen comrades

  

  Ten veterans of HMS Fearless, deployed as part of Operation Corporate during the 1982 Falklands conflict, were reunited on a pilgrimage to the Falklands this week.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 20:39 UTC

  Why the Falklands want to stay British

  

  by Emma Edwards / 29 Apr 2011
  In November 2010, journalist Peter Preston set out his opinions on the future of the Falkland Islands. He urged Her Majesty’s Government to “Ditch The Falklands” and to start discussing the possibility of shared sovereignty with Argentina.

• Monday, May 9th 2011 - 05:48 UTC

  Argentina’s ‘Blond Death Angel’ faces life imprisonment for kidnapping and torture

  

  A government lawyer called Friday for a life sentence for former Argentine naval officer Alfredo Astiz for crimes including the murder of two French nuns during the 1976-1983 dictatorship.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2011 - 21:55 UTC

  Falklands’ war book reveals Israel’s arms and equipment support for Argentina

  

  Israel’s role during the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict as a willing supplier of arms, equipment and other materials to Argentina has been revealed in a book titled “Operation Israel: the rearming of Argentina during the dictatorship (1976/1983)” written by Hernan Dobry, with an advance published over the weekend in Buenos Aires daily La Nacion.

• Saturday, February 26th 2011 - 05:57 UTC

  BBC ends Spanish broadcasts for Latin America; major role in Falklands war

  

  The BBC has ended its radio broadcasts in Spanish for Latin America, 73 years after they first went on air. The service faced its greatest challenge during the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina in 1982.