04-02-2012, 17:15
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Location: Belfast
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising again ahead of Prince William visit
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Originally Posted by Chris
If all concerned actually read the history rather than tub-thumping over the bits of it that support their cause, Uruguay's status as a sovereign nation would be up for debate as well. After all, at the same time as the Falklands were part of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate, so was the territory north and east of the river estuary where Uruguay is now established.
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Again, I don't disagree.
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Originally Posted by Chris
Perhaps we should do as the Argentines argue, and ask the aboriginal peoples of that area what they think of Argentina and Uruguay. Mustn't ask the ethnic Europeans though, they're non-native and therefore they don't count.
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Perhaps indeed.
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