Falklands

Argies Trying It On Again In The Falklands [ 17 February 2010 ]
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Argentina has said that it is taking control over all shipping between its coast and the Falkland Islands, effectively awarding itself the power to blockade the disputed territory. According to a decree issued by President Kirchner, all ships sailing through the waters claimed by Argentina must hold a permit. The measure looks set to deepen a row over conflicting claims to oil beds lying inside the Falklands’ territorial waters. Argentina still claims sovereignty over the islands it calls “Las Malvinas”, nearly three decades after the end of the Falklands conflict in which more than a thousand people died.

Tensions over the islands remained buried until the discovery of potentially rich energy reserves in the Falklands’ seabed. Argentina protested to Britain this month over plans to begin offshore drilling near the islands. Today’s decree amounts to an Argentinian move to control all traffic from South America towards the islands, including an oil rig due to arrive today and start drilling next year............

Geological studies estimate that up to 60 billion barrels of oil could be buried in the seabed around the Falklands, making it a reserve on the scale of the North Sea, which has so far produced 40 billion......... Britain has more than 1,000 military personnel on land and more than 300 at sea in the region, as well as four Typhoon jets, a destroyer and a patrol boat in the region.
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Peron decided to steal the Falklands to distract his people from his foul ups. The Foreign Office betrayed us that time by giving nods and winks to the enemy. Maggie and the Army sorted it. Now gigabucks are in prospect so they are going to chance their arm again unless they are told rather firmly to go away. Brown is a traitor, willing to send men to steal oil for Israel in Iraq. Doing it for England is very different. However Cameron will be the prime minister soon. He will not be able to ignore Maggie's example.

 

Argies Trying It On Again. They Want Oil [ 27 February 2010 ]
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A British destroyer, HMS York, intercepted an Argentine warship near Falkland Islands. Some sources indicated that the explanation given by the crew of the corvette ARA Drummond was that ‘they did not know where they were’.  Argentina is testing British determination and probing British defenses. In 1982, Argentina sent ‘workers’ that proved to be spearhead troops testing the ground for an invasion. All the comments indicating that Argentina is not able to carry out an invasion ’because it does not have the capability to do so’ do not ring true.

 The Argentine warship entered waters where oil exploration companies have already started drilling in what is clearly part of the whole spectacle aimed at preparing the Argentine people for an eventual invasion. Just hours ago, demonstrators were burning British flags in Buenos Aires.
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They are chancers on the make. Doubtless they are annoyed about losing last time. Brown won't let them get away with it when he wants votes. Cameron is just as much a traitor as Brown but he will not have the nerve to let them get away with it.

 

Falkland Oil Strike Could Be The Biggest Since The North Sea [ 6 June 2010 ]
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An oil field discovery in the Falklands was hailed yesterday as potentially the biggest discovery of its kind since North Sea Oil. Shares in Rockhopper exploration soared 52 per cent yesterday as the company said it expected to pump out at least 242 million barrels of oil from the 'Sea Lion' well  - the expedition's first major oil find. And some predicted there could be millions more barrels of oil lying untapped in the area - sparking hopes that the region could hold as much oil as the North Sea.......... Commercial production could lead to an economic boom for the remote British territory, which is home to about 3,000 people.
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Oil, sheep and fish are what the Falklands are about. Oil is the most important. The Foreign Office tried to give it all to Argentina; treason is policy but it failed that time. Maggie beat them.

 

Brazil Will Build Nuclear Submarines [ 18 July 2011 ]
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Brazil to build nuclear submarines which will dramatically alter balance of power in South America The Brazilian government has started work on a submarine programme which will include the construction of South America's first nuclear subs. The move will boost Brazil's claim to be the strongest force in the region, and strengthen the country's military assertiveness. This new-found power may harm Britain in the event of another flare-up over the Falklands, according to U.S. news agency Global Post, as Brazil thinks the islands should belong to Argentina. The defence plan was announced in 2008, and will eventually involve the construction of five new submarines. Each will cost around $565 million.......

Government officials claim that the subs will be used to protect the country's offshore oil reserves, and the exploration platforms which are intended to expand those reserves. However, Brazil is an outspoken advocate of Argentina's right to claim the Falkland Islands - or Las Malvinas, as they are known in South America.
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This happens as Cameron is weakening our forces. He would claim that he is not a traitor. By their fruits shall Ye know them.

 

Britain To Upgrade Falkland Defences [ 8 December 2011 ]
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STANLEY, Falkland Islands, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- British-ruled Falkland Islands' defenses will receive a multimillion-dollar uplift following the award of contracts from London to a company refurbishing several outposts of the U.K. military in the South Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Every British military move in Falklands has drawn ire from Argentina, which has ratcheted up an international campaign to dispute Britain's sovereignty over the islands. Argentina and Britain went to war over the islands in 1982 after an Argentine force, backed by the country's dictators at the time, invaded the territories.

Argentina's takeover bid was foiled by Britain, but the resulting conflict caused about 1,000 deaths among civilians and military personnel. Despite a formal Argentine surrender after retreat from the Falklands, Buenos Aires revived claims over the Falklands, now vigorously orchestrated by Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner..........

The Falklands are currently used by British forces for combat training before deployment in the Middle East and Afghanistan [ The climate is ideal of course - Editor ].
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Peron decided to take over the Falklands as a publicity stunt, to stop the peasants criticizing his foul ups. They still want them. Sabre rattling is likely to be as far as it goes. Their first invasion was a war crime - see Casus Belli for the legal justifications. Oil is an important reason. The Grauniad is full of treasonous intent - see  The Falklands can no longer remain as Britain's expensive nuisance
PS The Argentinean Army is rubbish. Navy ditto. Their air force is better.

 

Falkland Islands Marine Protection Zone Annoys Argies [ 8 December 2011 ]
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British plans for the largest marine protection zone in the world close to the Falkland Islands have been drafted, in a move likely to trigger a backlash from Argentina.
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Done deliberately? A wind up? Last time Foreign Office policy was to let them have it. That is how they caused the Argentinean invasion.

 

Falklands Oilfields Could Yield $176 Billion - Argies Want It [ 17 February 2012 ]
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A study to be handed to the UK Government this week will lay bare the potential riches on offer from drilling in waters within the 200-mile exclusion zone set up during the 1980s Falklands War to mark the boundaries of British territory. A group of UK-listed companies is involved in exploring four major prospects this year, with the largest, Loligo, potentially holding more than 4.7bn barrels of oil. By comparison Catcher, the biggest discovery in the North Sea of the past 11 years, is believed to hold only 300m barrels.

The report by oil and gas analysts at Edison Investment Research predicts that if all four prospects were drilled, the potential tax riches are likely to reach just shy of $180bn........ But he cautioned that the recent political posturing by Argentina could prove a major barrier to securing the vital investment needed to get the prospects to where they are actually producing oil.
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This is the oil that the Foreign Office told us was not there when they were trying to get rid of the Falklands. Their treachery cost men's lives, too many. The Parachute Regiment sorted the invaders last time. The Argies would only waste the money. Her Majesty's Government can do that; it will.

 

2 PARA Man Babbles About Nasty Rough War [ 4 March 2012 ]
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A very dirty war: British soldiers shot dead by enemy troops waving the white flag and Argentinean prisoners bayoneted in cold blood. An ex-Para tells of the horrors of the Falklands. The Falklands War was short, sharp and very nasty. The fighting I experienced as a young soldier in the Parachute Regiment was, at times like something out of World War I. We fought at close quarters, clearing trenches of Argentinean troops with bayonets and grenades..........

Two hundred and fifty eight British servicemen paid with their lives for the recapture of the islands, and a further 775 were wounded. Many of the rest of us paid with our peace of mind.

But, with the Argentinean government again rattling sabres, it is important to know that 30 years ago we did the right thing. The islanders are British through and through. Despite what we soldiers had to do and endure, there is no doubt in my mind that wresting back the Falklands from the Argentinean invaders was justified.
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A loud mouthed twerp on the make babbles. Argies abused a flag of truce. Men were annoyed. Things happen. War is a rough business. I will not be putting my money his way.
PS One big pay off is the Oil that is down there, lots of it found as the North Sea is running down. Another is that Foreign Office treason failed. See the Falklands for more and better details.

 

Argentina Stealing Oil, Argentina Wants To Steal Falklands Oil [ 18 April 2012 ]
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YPF is set to be back in Argentine hands nearly 20 years after privatisation
Amid applause and cheers, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner put an end to months of speculation when she announced moves to nationalize YPF, the country's biggest oil company. The decision to wrench control from the majority stakeholder, Spanish oil giant Repsol, has provoked howls of protest from Spain but has been broadly welcomed in Argentina.

President Fernandez's announcement reminded many of December 2001, when in the same presidential palace an interim president declared that Argentina was not going to repay its enormous foreign debt. But only weeks later, the cheers and smiles turned to tears as the decision accelerated Argentina's plunge into the worst economic crisis of its history. And for some economic analysts, the decision to put YPF back into state control could bring more woes than real solutions for the country's energy crisis.
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The BBC, England's leading homosexual propagandist skates over the idea that Kirchner wants to steal the Falklands which has humungous amounts of oil see -  Falklands Oilfields Could Yield $176 Billion - Argies Want It

 

"True Blue" <garybaggers@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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Having lived there for a bare 5 months, I'm hardly qualified to give an in-depth analysis, but I travelled all around the islands, thanks to my job in the army. I loved the place, but I was not in what I would term "organic" employment - my situation was somewhat artificial. Many people hated it and just drank themselves into stasis. It depends on your nature. I loved walking miles with a fishing rod and coming back at 5pm tired but happy, with a 7lb seatrout.

I would say that employment is extremely limited. Sheep farming is the staple industry with oil explorers being an up-and-coming employer.

The people are friendly, once you gain their trust. They are sensitive to being seen as "backward" - whilst I was there, a general noticed was circulated, to the effect that no serviceman was to refer to the islanders as "Bennies", (of Crossroads fame). They were henceforth known as "Stills" ie...."he's still a Benny".

Personally, I loved the "backwardness", because I interpreted their nature as being like ours, but minus the cynicism. There was an innocence and trust that you felt was at danger of being infected by people used to seeing much more of the world than they. At the same time, they know the minutiae of each others' lives. The folk who live in remote areas love visitors as they provide a change to the company they normally have.

I was there in the Summer, but the Winter can be truly savage. I left in May, just as Winter was getting started. An RAF bloke was out running in a place where there was no cover whatsoever, when a hailstorm broke. Poor guy had to be flown home, his injuries were that bad.

The island's remoteness also meant there was a different economic value system - a bottle of Scotch could be exchanged for two pints of cows milk, if you knew (and were lucky enough to be passing) someone with a cow. Things might have changed now, though - it was 1986 when I was there.

Each to their own, but as I say, I loved it.

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