Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
24-02-2012, 09:15
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic
I think keeping our dignity and boycotting their goods is a better move, that way they feel some pain economically and we keep everyone on our side  |
What about a boycott of all goods from South America (as all of those nations back Argentina over the Falklands)!
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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan
That's a brilliant way to stop the situation escalating into war, and alienating us from the rest of the world.
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The USA, Commonwealth and France back the UIK over the Falklands!
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24-02-2012, 11:06
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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Originally Posted by Alan Fry
The USA, Commonwealth and France back the UIK over the Falklands!
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THey wouldn't if we started shooting down all Argentine planes.
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24-02-2012, 11:29
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan
THey wouldn't if we started shooting down all Argentine planes.
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Unless Argentina started it!
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24-02-2012, 11:33
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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Originally Posted by Alan Fry
Unless Argentina started it!
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Alan. Read the previous posts to see where this conversation started
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26-02-2012, 07:01
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
BRITISH taxpayers have helped to fund £452million in aid to Argentina — despite its threat to the Falklands.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...Argentina.html
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27-02-2012, 11:03
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
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That is really stupid, and they have not plased the USA either!
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27-02-2012, 14:53
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
I just heard something on radio news about a cruise ship being turned away from Argentina, because it had previously visited the Falklands.
This story doesn't appear to be on the BBC news website yet though.
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27-02-2012, 15:00
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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I just heard something on radio news about a cruise ship being turned away from Argentina, because it had previously visited the Falklands.
This story doesn't appear to be on the BBC news website yet though.
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You sure you;re not getting confused with the Star Princess that was refused docking in mid January due to some of it's passengers suffering from the norovirus. It wasn't Argentina that blocked the ship but instead the Falklands as a norovirus outbreak would have a major effect on the Falklands
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27-02-2012, 15:02
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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Originally Posted by Kymmy
You sure you;re not getting confused with the Star Princess that was refused docking in mid January due to some of it's passengers suffering from the norovirus. It wasn't Argentina that blocked the ship but instead the Falklands as a norovirus outbreak would have a major effect on the Falklands
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I was only half listening, but I don't know why that would have been on the news headlines 20 minutes ago.
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27-02-2012, 15:24
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
Maybe because the falklands is still current news, so stories associated with it tend to hang on.. You never know though it might be a totally different story
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And it is a separate story
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/ship..._to_Argentina/
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27-02-2012, 16:31
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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Maybe because the falklands is still current news, so stories associated with it tend to hang on.. You never know though it might be a totally different story
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And it is a separate story
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/ship..._to_Argentina/ |
Thanks Kymmy...I'm not going mad after all 
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27-02-2012, 16:38
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
It's also being reported on the Falklands own newspapers site:
http://www.penguin-news.com/index.ph...from-falklands
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HE Argentine government of Tierra del Fuego has denied entry to the cruise vessel Star Princess into its port of Ushuaia on its journey from the Falkland Islands.
The ban is based on a law that prohibits British or Falklands flagged vessels, or vessels with flags of convenience that have worked in Falklands waters, from entering Tierra del Fuego ports.
The sign banning 'English pirate ships' from the port of Ushuaia
The recently introduced law, Provincial Act No 852 called the Gaucho Rivero law, was brought in by Argentine transport unions.
The action will mean the loss of a significant amount of income to the Argentine port, as vessels are likely to use Chilean ports instead.
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27-02-2012, 16:42
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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The action will mean the loss of a significant amount of income to the Argentine port, as vessels are likely to use Chilean ports instead.
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Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face. I wonder if the union members will feel the same when they're laid off due to lack of trade?
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27-02-2012, 16:45
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
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Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face. I wonder if the union members will feel the same when they're laid off due to lack of trade?
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Fine if that's what they want then that's what they get.
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