Spanish naval ships enter Gibraltarian territory in 'act of war' against Britain - Polidicks

[B]Spain was accused of an 'act of war' today after its naval ships repeatedly entered the territorial waters of Gibraltar.[/B] [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/13/article-0-0C8A385B00000578-870_634x479.jpg[/IMG] Bob Stewart, Tory MP for Beckenham, said the[B] British Government needed to 'respond robustly to this aggravation' [/B]after Commons Leader Andrew Lansley said two Spanish naval vessels entered the waters of Gibraltar on Monday. He said they were given radio warnings before leaving but Mr Stewart, a former colonel, said the incursion was illegal and the Government needed to 'do something about it'. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond and Foreign Secretary William Hague should update the Commons with a statement, he said. Speaking in the Commons, Mr Stewart told MPs: [B]'May I gently remind the House that an illegal incursion into British Gibraltarian sovereign waters is actually, technically an act of war?[/B] 'What is happening at the moment is wrong and we should do something about it. 'Can I ask for an urgent statement by the Secretary of State for Defence and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to actually respond robustly to this aggravation?' His comments came after his Tory colleague Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford, said[B] Spain needed to be stopped immediately[/B]. 'This is an act of aggression and will you ask the Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to make a statement about what Her Majesty's Government will do to ensure these illegal incursions into British sovereign waters are stopped forthwith?' The Commons Leader said the Government had protested to Spain through diplomatic channels. He told Mr Rosindell: 'I can tell you there were two incursions by Spanish naval vessels into British Gibraltar territorial waters on December 10. 'Radio warnings were issued and the vessels departed from those waters. We have protested to Spain via diplomatic channels. '[B]The Royal Navy challenges Guardia Civil and other Spanish state vessels whenever they make unlawful incursions into British Gibraltar territorial waters and we will back those up by making formal diplomatic protests to the Spanish government.[/B] 'They will make clear that such incursions are an unacceptable violation of British sovereignty.' In a written parliamentary question earlier this week, Mr Rosindell discovered that the number of incursions had spiked this year. Responding to the question, Defence Minister Andrew Robathan said there were 67 instances in 2010 and another 23 last year. [B]But from the beginning of January to the end of November this year there had been 197 occasions when Spanish ships had sailed into the waters of Gibraltar[/B]. Last month a Freedom of Information request from the Press Association revealed that the illegal incursions had prompted a flurry of complaints from the Foreign Office to the Spanish government in Madrid. There had been 42 formal written complaints to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2008, half of which were submitted in the last 12 months. The issue has also been raised directly with ministers and officials. [URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247487/Spanish-accused-act-war-Gibraltar-naval-vessels-enter-waters-The-Rock.html[/URL]

It's so silly when someone brings up some backwards century-old policy because nobody bothered to invalidate / rethink it.

Invade Spain immediately

I thought Gibraltar was an island or something. But then when I looked it up, oh hey, turns out it's a tiny peninsula next to a bunch of ports and is right at the link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. This link, by the way, is called the Strait of Gibraltar. I would imagine it would be incredibly easy to accidentally sail into its waters under such circumstances. As in, Britain, shut up.

This is such hysterical non-news.

[IMG]http://newspaper.li/static/462f234b780c0befb898c1a00c972c07.jpg[/IMG] One can dream..

[QUOTE=UberMunchkin;38815534][B]The Spanish Armada are back! Hide the tea![/B][/QUOTE] England: 1 Spain: 0 Want a rematch Spain? Ask the Germans how that went for them when they tried that.

one day Spain is going to get that one paranoid nut job CO on Gibraltar, and we all know where that will be going.

Spain joining Argentina in the lets piss of the empire game [IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-muYMf408SO8/Tttv-oUTzrI/AAAAAAAAQc8/pZByjQDyk-o/s1600/falklandsdm1305_468x357.jpg[/IMG] The glorious empire doesn't play nice

i guess they did expected the spanish inquisition this time.

this is terrible spain must be invaded immediately!!!

Jeez, you'd think Spain had landed troops, the way they're talking.

Lets Peninsular Campaign this bitch.

brb writing concept album about this [editline]MAX PAYNUS[/editline] it's six hours of saxaphones and eric clapton with me screaming overlaid

[QUOTE=Zi;38816182]Spain joining Argentina in the lets piss of the empire game [IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-muYMf408SO8/Tttv-oUTzrI/AAAAAAAAQc8/pZByjQDyk-o/s1600/falklandsdm1305_468x357.jpg[/IMG] The glorious empire doesn't play nice[/QUOTE] Still my favourite [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7a/The_empire_strikes_back_newsweek.jpg[/IMG]

And we shall respond! Let them fear our music! [video=youtube;OIVSpY8xY9I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIVSpY8xY9I[/video]

[QUOTE=The mouse;38816322]Lets Peninsular Campaign this bitch.[/QUOTE] But that was the French

England should just give Gibraltar to the monkeys, then they can start their own monkey government. Problem solved.

[QUOTE=Jorori;38816728]England should just give Gibraltar to the monkeys, then they can start their own monkey government. Problem solved.[/QUOTE] Would it be a banana republic?

[QUOTE=Jorori;38816728]England should just give Gibraltar to the monkeys, then they can start their own monkey government. Problem solved.[/QUOTE] Monkeys on the cannons! [IMG]http://www.independent.co.uk/migration_catalog/article5070565.ece/ALTERNATES/w460/Gibraltar+monkey.jpeg[/IMG]

They've been pulling this shit for the past year with fishing boats. There's literally been nothing done against them so far.

[QUOTE=jamzzster;38816900]Monkeys on the cannons! [IMG]http://www.independent.co.uk/migration_catalog/article5070565.ece/ALTERNATES/w460/Gibraltar+monkey.jpeg[/IMG][/QUOTE] if I was that monkey I would be pissing into my mouth with fear at that height

[QUOTE=Cone;38816927]if I was that monkey I would be pissing into my mouth with fear at that height[/QUOTE] The monkeys there are fearless [img]http://i50.tinypic.com/2dw6cef.jpg[/img]

Quick, someone reanimate Wellington's corpse!

[QUOTE=matt.ant;38816958]The monkeys there are fearless [img]http://i50.tinypic.com/2dw6cef.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Pure strength [IMG]http://a.abcnews.com/images/Sports/rt_monkeys_080418_ssh.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Rexen;38816922]They've been pulling this shit for the past year with fishing boats. There's literally been nothing done against them so far.[/QUOTE] Except, you know, now it's Spanish Navy ships, and not just spanish civilian ships.

[QUOTE=jamzzster;38816992]Pure strength [IMG]http://a.abcnews.com/images/Sports/rt_monkeys_080418_ssh.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Do you even lift?

I was expecting some sort of aggressive action by the Spanish navy against the British. What I got was some very-possibly bored and/or indifferent Spanish naval captains that wanted to see how much shit they could stir up. I was an idiot for expecting otherwise.

Facepunch: turning news threads into monkey threads since 2012

[QUOTE=King Tiger;38822337]Do you even lift?[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://www.gibraltarmonkey.com/images/gibraltar_monkeys.jpg[/IMG] ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh nooo