Argentine President Fernandez to complain to UN about "British militarisation" around Falklands
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16939043[/url]
[quote][B]Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands.[/B]
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner made the announcement at a meeting of MPs, senior officials, and veterans of the 1982 war Argentina fought with Britain over the islands.
Tensions between the two countries have been increasing in recent weeks.
Last month, the UK said it was sending a destroyer to the region.
The status of the islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, is still a highly sensitive issue for Buenos Aires.
In December, Mercosur, a South American trading bloc, closed its ports to ships flying the Falkland Islands flag.
Then, last month, the UK said it was sending one of its newest destroyers, HMS Dauntless, to the South Atlantic, off the Falklands.
London described the move as "routine".
Prince William, grandson of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and second in line to the throne, was also deployed to the islands in his role as a search and rescue helicopter pilot.
In her address on Tuesday, Ms Fernandez accused the UK of "militarising the South Atlantic one more time".
"We will present a complaint to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, as this militarisation poses a grave danger to international security," Ms Fernandez said.
"We cannot interpret in any other way the deployment of an ultra-modern destroyer accompanying the heir to the throne, who we would prefer to see in civilian attire."
She asked UK Prime Minister David Cameron "to give peace a chance".
A crowd waving Argentine flags and shouting "Malvinas" rallied near the government palace where Ms Fernandez was speaking.
Britain has held the Falkland Islands since 1833.[/quote]
:v: boo fuckity hoo, go cry some more
It's our island, the UN is just going to tell them to deal with it.
Why can't they leave the people of the Falklands alone?
Oh, [B]fuck off[/B] Argentina. Nobody cares but you.
what a silly dispute over a little bit of land with 3000 people on them.
unfortunately for Argentina they fancy themselves British.
The UN won't really give two shits - they have already decided in the past that the Falklands are British and, at the end of the day, you can't complain that a foreign country sent a destroyer to it's own territory and expect to be taken seriously by the international community.
[QUOTE=Charybdis;34595896]:v: boo fuckity hoo, go cry some more[/QUOTE]
I thought nearly exactly the same thing before I even read what you put.
We gave them a choice, they chose to remain British. They pillaged and plundered the island and left it a mess after their invasion, they're still finding Argentinian mines today.
It's our island and we'll protect it with all required force.
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;34595949]It's our island, the UN is just going to tell them to deal with it.[/QUOTE]
oh look, he owns part of them!
[QUOTE=ViralHatred;34596090]We gave them a choice, they chose to remain British. They pillaged and plundered the island and left it a mess after their invasion, they're still finding Argentinian mines today.
It's our island and we'll protect it with all required force.[/QUOTE]
It'd be like if the Russians tried to claim that Alaska was theirs, even though the Alaskans say they're American.
I realize that there's a bit of a size difference, but it's the same case. It's a matter of self-determination.
Honestly Argentina, cry some more. We can hardly be blamed after you started a war for them; clearly it is us that need to defend ourselves against warmongering imperialists these days.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;34597586]It'd be like if the Russians tried to claim that Alaska was theirs, even though the Alaskans say they're American.
I realize that there's a bit of a size difference, but it's the same case. [B]It's a matter of self-determination[/B].[/QUOTE]
Which is a core principle of the UN, this is going to get laughed out so quickly.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;34597586]It'd be like if the Russians tried to claim that Alaska was theirs, even though the Alaskans say they're American.
I realize that there's a bit of a size difference, but it's the same case. It's a matter of self-determination.[/QUOTE]
Except the Russians would have even less of a leg to stand on. We bought the place from them.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;34598365]Except the Russians would have even less of a leg to stand on. We bought the place from them.[/QUOTE]
And they would have to experience the might of the Canadian army and their C7's.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;34598365]Except the Russians would have even less of a leg to stand on. We bought the place from them.[/QUOTE]
I've got a mental image of Putin going to the UN and trying to declare swapsies over Alaska now.
[QUOTE=Rents;34598410]I've got a mental image of Putin going to the UN and trying to declare swapsies over Alaska now.[/QUOTE]
Nah, Sarah Palin lives there. They want us to keep it.
Would the Argentinians like to get their asses kicked again? I'm sure the British would be happy to do so.
yo who wants to kill some argentinians and fuck they woman ey?
[QUOTE=W0w00t;34598586]yo who wants to kill some argentinians and fuck they woman ey?[/QUOTE]
But. There are no Argentineans on the Falklands.
[quote=]Last month, the [B]Empire[/B] said it was sending a destroyer to the region.[/quote]
Fixed.
Wahahahahaaaaa... (jk)
"They're stealing our resources! Our oil, our fish! I demand the Falklands be given to Argentia that is essential ours!"
"Why did you militarize the zone? we did nothing wrong! :downs:"
What Argentina fails to realise is that any oil we find there won't benifit the United Kingdom. It would benefit the Falklands perhaps, and even Argentinian refineries should they choose to accept it but it is of too great a distance to lessen the UK's reliance on imported oil.
[QUOTE=autodesknoob;34597297]oh look, he owns part of them![/QUOTE]
Nice attempt to seem smart there but I think it's fairly obvious what I meant.
Quite nice to finally see a country going to the UN instead of brandishing their weapons and making empty treats like some nations on this planet are doing.
[QUOTE=Hidole555;34596024]Oh, [B]fuck off[/B] Argentina. Nobody cares but you.[/QUOTE]
So much fucking agree.
And it's not "sending a destroyer", all they are doing is rotating the current one out and replacing it with another. As you do. As Argentina would do all the time if the Islands were actually theirs.
[editline]8th February 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Swebonny;34604028]Quite nice to finally see a country going to the UN instead of brandishing their weapons and making empty treats like some nations on this planet are doing.[/QUOTE]
They've gone to the UN before. It did it before the first invasion in an attempt to legitimise their claim and invasion. This is not as good a sign as you'd expect. Especially as the UN told them to fuck off last time.
Fuck off, argie scum
[sp]fuck off england[/sp]
Just shut up and go get another facelift.
Oh for, the only reason why they care is fucking oil. The British should build a naval base there, JUST TO FUCK with Argentina.
[HR][/HR][QUOTE=VengfulSoldier;34605510]Oh for, the only reason why they care is fucking oil. The British should build a naval base there, JUST TO FUCK with Argentina.[/QUOTE]
I was going to post something about economy and things more important than fucking with the argies but then I realised [del]it was a joke[/del] there's nothing more important than fucking with the argies
[QUOTE=Morbo!!!;34605572][HR][/HR]
I was going to post something about economy and things more important than fucking with the argies but then I realised [del]it was a joke[/del] there's nothing more important than fucking with the argies[/QUOTE]
England should totally troll them like they've done in the past.
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