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UK “disappointed” as Argentina turns down talks on Falklands

Argentina’s foreign secretary, Hector Timerman, had objected to representatives of the Falkland Islands government being part of the talks, but a spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office has said it would be “unthinkable” not to include the islanders.

Representatives of the Port Stanley government were flying to London this weekend to tell Timerman that Buenos Aires should respect islanders’ rights and leave them in peace.

But Timerman, who had initially asked for a one-to-one meeting with the foreign secretary, sent a letter overnight saying he would not accept the offer of a meeting involving the islands’ government, which Argentina does not recognise as legitimate.

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Boy some Latinos just cant stand living next to anglos

ChunkyLover on February 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM

Fluke Argentina, in a very bad way.

That commie woman is nuts.

Schadenfreude on February 1, 2013 at 4:50 PM

which Argentina does not recognise as legitimate.

As a very infamous Indian lady once said, “tough titties!”

OldEnglish on February 1, 2013 at 4:50 PM

Boy some Latinos just cant stand living next to anglos

ChunkyLover on February 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM

A large number of Argentinians are of English descent actually. Only about 50% are of Spanish descent. Argentina is whiter than the US and maybe even the UK given their being overrun by immigrants.

Charlemagne on February 1, 2013 at 4:51 PM

The azzhole of Argentina

Schadenfreude on February 1, 2013 at 4:52 PM

The distance from Argentina to the Falklands is about 300 miles. From the United States to Bermuda, 600 miles. I say we annex Bermuda. AND their shorts, of course.

Of course Argentina doesn’t want to meet with Falklanders. They’re all British citizens, and want to stay that way. They need to play a game they can win. Obama is on their side. Probably the Castro brothers, and Hugo Chavez, and Imadinnerjacket too. Nice company.

Paul-Cincy on February 1, 2013 at 4:52 PM

They’re going to be ‘dismayed’ and ‘disappointed’ when the Argentinians simply waltz onto the beach and raise their flag.

CorporatePiggy on February 1, 2013 at 4:52 PM

Falklands? You mean the Maldives.

CycloneCDB on February 1, 2013 at 5:07 PM

The UK has it, Argentina wants it, the UK won’t give it back. So what is there to talk about?

Steven Den Beste on February 1, 2013 at 5:12 PM

With the way that The Falkland Islands with the oil finds and Argentina with Kirchner (or anyone) are headed, in 10 to 20 years the islands will be able to buy Argentina and rename it The Falkland Mainland.

Dusty on February 1, 2013 at 5:20 PM

Falklands? You mean the Maldives.

[CycloneCDB on February 1, 2013 at 5:07 PM]

I have to step in sometimes because Obama is not up on this stuff. The Maldives are in the Indian Ocean. The Falklands are in the Pacific and it’s Chile that calls it The Maui’s and I don’t know why Brits want to keep something that’s tipping over, that’s why I’m going to drop off a reset button to Brown on way to the USSR.

– President Joe Biden

Dusty on February 1, 2013 at 5:28 PM

Anyone else seeing parallels with Israel?

Count to 10 on February 1, 2013 at 6:37 PM

The Falklanders should demand the right to be heavily armed.

Count to 10 on February 1, 2013 at 6:40 PM

I guess that NATO pact with Britain is in the same “erstwhile” category as Egypt being our ally.

From the Daily Caller last year:

Obama’s turnabout came April 15 when he was asked about Argentina’s demand for control of the Falkland Islands, which are home to roughly 3,000 British citizens. The islands are located in the South Atlantic some 300 miles from Argentina.

“Our position on this is that we are going to remain neutral… this is not something that we typically intervene in,” Obama replied to the question.

Obama also mislabeled the islands as “The Maldives,” partly because Argentina’s government says the Falkland Islands should be called the “Malvinas” islands.

In fact, the Maldive Islands are in the Indian ocean, not in the South Atlantic. They are some 8,200 miles from the Falklands.

Paul-Cincy on February 1, 2013 at 6:54 PM

Boy some Latinos just cant stand living next to anglos

ChunkyLover on February 1, 2013 at 4:47 PM

Especially not if said anglos have taken a stick and run them off the anglo land they were squatting on and freed the anglo citizens from the pestilence.

We used to have a name for this condition…as well as appropriate treatments for it. But when it takes losing thousands of people and a pair of landmark buildings to even get the USA to do a half-baked, historically-ignorant invasion of two countries, good luck.

MelonCollie on February 1, 2013 at 7:15 PM

Anyone else seeing parallels with Israel?

Count to 10 on February 1, 2013 at 6:37 PM

Not really…

The Argies are in need of some attitude adjustments but they’re not head-chopping barbarians. Also there is no religious claim to any land in dispute from either side, which would stoke the fires a LOT.

MelonCollie on February 1, 2013 at 7:16 PM