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Old 01-02-2012, 12:01   #1
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Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising

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Originally Posted by Sky News
It is wild, often wet, and incredibly windy - and it is the place Flight Lieutenant William Wales will call home for the coming weeks.

The Mount Pleasant RAF base on the Falkland Islands is readying itself for the arrival of most high profile search and rescue pilot in years.

His arrival here will be intentionally low key. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) insists this is just a "routine" tour of duty.

But many islanders think it is anything but.

"Everyone is so proud. It's great news. Everyone is patriotic here. To have a member of the royal family here to defend us is impressive," says Gerald Cheek, whose family have been on the Falklands for five generations.

The 70-year-old took up arms himself on the night of the Argentine invasion in 1982.

Argentina still lays claim to the territory and has called the prince's deployment a "provocative act" by Britain, coming as it does on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the war.

"Nonsense," says Mr Cheek. "This is simply sending out a strong message to the Argentine government that the British Government will do what they want to with their overseas territory. Why shouldn’t they?"
http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16160636

There are also reports that HMS Dauntless is heading over to the Islands to patrol them.
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