falklands issues

Argentinean, British or independent Falklands? Sovereignty and self-determination? Imperialism, implanted population, recession, inflation, corruption? Fragility in the bilateral relations between Argentina and the United Kingdom has been and is a constant both real and discursive. And in the...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18412195 Two things spring to mind: 1. The Falklands government shouldn't be second guessing the outcome as that would tend to invalidate the need for the poll - the right of the Falklanders to self determination of sovereignty should be respected as sacrosanct and...

There has been a recent kerfuffle regarding the possession of these isles, possibly influenced by a recent oil discovery in the environs. A war was fought in 1982 following an Argentine invasion, (my Uncle David was killed in the fighting), which the Argentinians lost convincingly, but...