The Falklands

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I really wonder if they actually have that much importance to the brits, it always seemed to me like the british govermnemt only keep it more because of the proud than the real importance, they dont want to look bad losind lands to some third world country, do u think they shouldnt give it to argentina or not

― Chupa-Cabras, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

3 reasons. a. The sovereignty issue. b. A foothold onto Antarctica, and that includes places like South Georgia which leads nicely onto the motherlode c. Oil.

― Billy Dods, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

d) ideal way for thatcher to win over jingoistic members of electorate by going to war and winning??

(which, according to one piece I read yesterday was a lot closer to not happening than we were lead to believe at the time)

― chris, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

e. Ideal distraction for a country which was still deep in recession plus a way to pump lot's of government investment into recession hit areas and kick start the economy, which would be an idealogical no-no during peace time.

― Billy Dods, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

true, didn't Shorts Aircraft of Belfast get huge payouts as a result of it, only for them to go bust anyway?

― chris, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

if them fuckers on the malvinaz want to be british then why are they onth other side o'tha wurld - transport the sheepshagginbastards to a scottish island along with those fuckers on gib.

ex-pats should lose all voting rights

― a-33, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.sabarasa.com.ar/malvarg.JPG

― Queen G, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It's interesting that only A-33 even mentions the people that live on the islands.

at the time I was mad in favour of the Argentines, but then I was 14. Now I think more that it is wrong to force people to join a country they don't want to, especially when it is ruled by bloodcrazed Generals happy to butcher their own people. whether it would have been better for everyone to just pay each of the islanders a million pounds each and ship them to England is a moot point.

― DV, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Don't forget the squid millions - demand for (mmm)calamari in europe has rocketed. Falklands is now the wealthist British territory anywhere. They all have flocks of BMWs rather than sheep now.

― Disco, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

those bastards faked the Argie invasion to milk the British taxpayer, didn't they? fuckers.

― DV, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

seven years pass...

3 reasons. a. The sovereignty issue. b. A foothold onto Antarctica, and that includes places like South Georgia which leads nicely onto the motherlode c. Oil.

― Billy Dods, Thursday, April 4, 2002 1:00 AM (7 years ago) Bookmark

lovely, lovely oil. suck it up.

― epic board man (history mayne), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 14:00 (fifteen years ago)

at the time I was mad in favour of the Argentines, but then I was 14

rly like to know how that went down in those halycon bun dem belgrano days

― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 14:30 (fifteen years ago)

the spectator was mad in favour of the Argentines fwiw

― epic board man (history mayne), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 14:37 (fifteen years ago)

the spectator would like to see a rightwing military junta running everything though.

― joe, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 14:41 (fifteen years ago)

the spectator was mad in favour of the Argentines fwiw

some proto-liddle whoring for pageviews on arpanet no doubt

― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 14:44 (fifteen years ago)

eight years pass...

It’s still international waters so I’m hesitant to call this “testing.” Nevertheless...

#OSINT shows #Argentina navy testing defenses of Falkland Islands in last few days. https://t.co/d3uyeHFHIw thx to @steffanwatkins pic.twitter.com/9ZQvWmIel9
— H I Sutton (@CovertShores) September 4, 2018

― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 6 September 2018 04:29 (seven years ago)

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