"As of 2006, it is the first and only Spanish-speaking country in the world to have ever developed an offensive nuclear program."Braddock wrote:
Serge, get the troops together!
Noliquidat0r wrote:
What are the chances of this finishing "nicely"?
Is that true? Never heard that, any news links?usmarine2007 wrote:
"As of 2006, it is the first and only Spanish-speaking country in the world to have ever developed an offensive nuclear program."
Wonder if they really have a couple?
No real news link...butBraddock wrote:
Is that true? Never heard that, any news links?usmarine2007 wrote:
"As of 2006, it is the first and only Spanish-speaking country in the world to have ever developed an offensive nuclear program."
Wonder if they really have a couple?
We are cool, but thanks for your concern.Turquoise wrote:
I guess Argentina has to occasionally go back to pondering the reclamation of some insignificant islands in order to distract itself from the depressing poverty and financial shakiness it has grown accustomed to....
The guy who said that is an asshole, so I wouldn't pay attention. It would be the same with Mexico and California. They don't claim it back, they just invade it.Vilham wrote:
another example of people living in the past. It ceased to be Argentinian 200 years ago. Over 8 generations ago.
So many ppl have their heads up their own asses.
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I think there aren't. If the people living there want to remain British then the islands should remain British.JahManRed wrote:
A needless war started out of pride. R.IP all who had to pay the ultimate price for failed politicians.
Let the people of the Island vote if their is any issue and let them decide for themselves.
Are their any Argentinians on the island?
Argentina is economically fucked because, like most South American countries, they were forced to adopt the five point plan of globalsation in return for loans from the IMF. And you'll never guess what ...the five point plan of globalisation usually entails the privatisation of every possible industry and the removal of as many trade restrictions on foreign companies as possible i.e. it gets reamed and raped of its natural resources!Turquoise wrote:
I guess Argentina has to occasionally go back to pondering the reclamation of some insignificant islands in order to distract itself from the depressing poverty and financial shakiness it has grown accustomed to....
I wouldn't say we are fucked. We paid the IMF all our debt with them more than a year ago. They tried to fuck us. The IMF, our lame politicians, but we have enough resources to be OK. Other country would have dissapeared in the same conditions. The rest of the debt is mainly in bonds in Argentinian hands.Braddock wrote:
Argentina is economically fucked because, like most South American countries, they were forced to adopt the five point plan of globalsation in return for loans from the IMF. And you'll never guess what ...the five point plan of globalisation usually entails the privatisation of every possible industry and the removal of as many trade restrictions on foreign companies as possible i.e. it gets reamed and raped of its natural resources!Turquoise wrote:
I guess Argentina has to occasionally go back to pondering the reclamation of some insignificant islands in order to distract itself from the depressing poverty and financial shakiness it has grown accustomed to....
See: 'The Best Democracy Money Can Buy' by Greg Palast
also: http://www.alternet.org/globalization/12152/
Sorry I should have said were fucked, Argentina thankfully seems to be on the mend again after it's IMF induced meltdown.sergeriver wrote:
I wouldn't say we are fucked. We paid the IMF all our debt with them more than a year ago. They tried to fuck us. The IMF, our lame politicians, but we have enough resources to be OK. Other country would have dissapeared in the same conditions. The rest of the debt is mainly in bonds in Argentinian hands.
Yes, we were fucked indeed, thanks to our shitty politicians and the IMF, but now we're doing fine. Like I said before, any other country in the region would have disappeared.Braddock wrote:
Sorry I should have said were fucked, Argentina thankfully seems to be on the mend again after it's IMF induced meltdown.sergeriver wrote:
I wouldn't say we are fucked. We paid the IMF all our debt with them more than a year ago. They tried to fuck us. The IMF, our lame politicians, but we have enough resources to be OK. Other country would have dissapeared in the same conditions. The rest of the debt is mainly in bonds in Argentinian hands.
I have the feeling that an Argentinian educational campaign on the Falklands would not go down too well with the locals;) They are in effect a British people. Let me give you an excerpt from a BBC article:silo1180 wrote:
They should just settle it the same way they did in the past. Let the people of the island decide. Each government should be allowed to run it's campaign on the island, educate the people of the pros and cons of each and let them vote.