Gringoboy
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I'm certainly not a dyed in the wool K supporter, but even I'm prepared to put that leaning to one side when reading an op ed regarding those islands down south, no matter who writes it.
The Argentine ambassador's recent effort in the Independent and reproduced in the Buenos Aires Herald reads like some knee jerk reaction to a non event that will only be remembered for that very reason alone.
Also, the fact that the BBC have stood by Clarkson on this issue, in spite of the fact that FKL was clearly no coincidence, shows that it all plays quite nicely in the ongoing dispute and is perhaps viewed by HMG as, let it happen on purpose, hence their silence. Clarkson's doing their work for them.
But I digress....
The essence of Ms Castro's thrust is: 'We would and have never done anything to provoke the British, we're the good guys....', conveniently forgetting her government's efforts to block any harmony on the Falklands issue, not to mention their pronouncements of reprisals on drilling near the islands.
It's also clear that she needs to double check her facts: sinking the Belgrano was not the action that triggered the war; it was the April invasion itself.
It's a very dull read, but here it is:
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/172113/a-tv-showman-tried-to-portray-argentinians-as-savages
The Argentine ambassador's recent effort in the Independent and reproduced in the Buenos Aires Herald reads like some knee jerk reaction to a non event that will only be remembered for that very reason alone.
Also, the fact that the BBC have stood by Clarkson on this issue, in spite of the fact that FKL was clearly no coincidence, shows that it all plays quite nicely in the ongoing dispute and is perhaps viewed by HMG as, let it happen on purpose, hence their silence. Clarkson's doing their work for them.
But I digress....
The essence of Ms Castro's thrust is: 'We would and have never done anything to provoke the British, we're the good guys....', conveniently forgetting her government's efforts to block any harmony on the Falklands issue, not to mention their pronouncements of reprisals on drilling near the islands.
It's also clear that she needs to double check her facts: sinking the Belgrano was not the action that triggered the war; it was the April invasion itself.
It's a very dull read, but here it is:
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/172113/a-tv-showman-tried-to-portray-argentinians-as-savages
