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Ridiculous and deliberately antagonising video from the Argies...




Reaction from the Falklands:

We were very disappointed this morning to see the advert from the Argentine Presidential Office, attempting to politicise the Olympics in service of their territorial ambitions. This video was filmed without the knowledge of the Falkland Islands authorities.

It is deeply sad to see Mr Zylberberg clambering over a war memorial, especially in this anniversary year. Sadly, this illustrates the disrespect the Argentine authorities have for our home and our people. Unsurprisingly, at no stage does the video feature any Falkland Islanders – a clear reflection of Argentina’s policy, which is to pretend that the people of the Falkland Islands do not exist. It is time the world took note – we do exist, and as with all people we have rights, which the Argentine Government is trying to deny us. We are our own people, who through nine generations have lived and worked in these islands for nearly 200 years.

We determine our own future, and we will not be bullied by the Argentine Government, neither by their attempts to undermine our economy, nor by their constant misrepresentation of the truth, nor by pieces of cheap and disrespectful propaganda such as this. It is hugely disappointing to see sport abused in this way, when it is so often seen as a vehicle for unity. It seems an act of desperation to sink to this.

Hon. Ian Hansen
Member of the Legislative Assembly

http://www.falklands.gov.fk/news/2012/05/reaction-to-argentine-olympic-advert/

That video is just ridiculous, I'm not sure what they expected to achieve.

 

so... he trains to lose on british soil....

 

So, at least one non-Brit sees the desperation the Argentinians will sink to, to keep flogging this dead horse.

At the end of the day, a person will decide their own future and a nation trying to force people out of their own country is no longer accepted.

 

If it became a shooting war, what does the Brit press think Obama would do?

 

Probably stay out of it I'd imagine.

 

Call for negotiations... thats about all he can do, the US has vested interests in both the UK and Argentina

 

I suspect that he'd stay as neutral as possible, but still support the Brits more, because the law is on their side, and the Brits are much more helpful to the US in terms of Middle East interventions.

 

Problem is, at least for Argentina, is that if they are awarded the islands, others will follow.

France will try to get the channel Islands next, and that will be a shooting war.

 

Problem is that the international community have no authority to award the islands to Argentina.

 

That is largely correct, if probably accidentally so

National sovereignty of both the UK or Argentina prevent 'the international community" from having any authority.

The International Court could settle the matter if both sides decided to try it there and submit to the jurisdiction of the court. They could, if they wanted, withdraw from that at any time during the trial. That is also a reflection of national sovereignty.

IMO it would be wise to go to the court and accept a judgement. That involves accepting the possibility of losing the case. Germany and the Netherlands form instance have successfully used that route to determine territorial boundaries in the North Sea and peacefully settle a dispute over the matter. I doubt either the Brits or the Argies are ready to do that.

 

Of course they wouldn't - for the very reason you state. If you go to an international court to decide it, necessarily one of them would lose. Neither of them are willing to accept a loss. I believe the law is on England's side here, so I can't see why the Argentinians would even consider going this route.