| Author |
Message |
|
Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm
Posts: 6355
Location: IoW
|
No, he didn't use those words, but you get the gist. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20897675Argentina's president seems keen to kick off the Falklands debate again, yawn. Is this in an effort to get access to oil drilling rights, or just to divert attention away from another political calamity?
_________________
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes; after that, who cares?! He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:58 pm |
|
|
|
hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
Posts: 5041
Location: London
|
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:03 pm |
|
|
|
paulzolo
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm
Posts: 12251
|
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:40 pm |
|
|
|
bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm
Posts: 5490
Location: just behind you!
|
_________________Finally joined Flickr
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:58 pm |
|
|
|
pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast
|
Ironically, she reminds me of a clueless Thatcher  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:11 pm |
|
|
|
JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
Posts: 8767
Location: behind the sofa
|
Proving that education can be fun - a great read! _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:19 pm |
|
|
|
cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
Posts: 10022
|
That was a frikkin awesome article.
_________________ He fights for the users.
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:37 pm |
|
|
|
Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm
Posts: 6355
Location: IoW
|
Brilliant.  Forwarded.
_________________
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes; after that, who cares?! He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:01 pm |
|
|
|
AlunD
Site Admin
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am
Posts: 7011
Location: Wiltshire
|
yup 
_________________
<input type="pickmeup" name="coffee" value="espresso" />
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:44 pm |
|
|
|
l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
|
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:19 pm |
|
|
|
Amnesia10
Legend
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am
Posts: 29240
Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
|
Someone should spam every .ar email address with this link. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:32 pm |
|
|
|
jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm
Posts: 17040
|
|
| Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:07 pm |
|
|
|
pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast
|
_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
|
| Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:25 pm |
|
|
|
paulzolo
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm
Posts: 12251
|
If Cameron's not planning a morale boosting military mission to the Falklands, he's clearly not fit to lead a minority party in power.
|
| Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:06 pm |
|
|
|
jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm
Posts: 17040
|
 Doesn't need to. The standing garrison on The Falklands at the last invasion was a platoon of marines and a few reservists. And that was it. Now, there's a standing force of over 1000 full time infantry which has state of the art air cover and at least one warship on patrol nearby. And a defensible airport that means we could ship at least as much again in as reinforcements within 24 hours. That's why their PM is banging on about UN resolutions and how we're not playing ball. If they actually stood a decent chance of taking back The Falklands they wouldn't be doing any of that, they'd just say 'give them to us or we'll take them'. The best Cameron is going to get is the chance to look a bit statesman like and make the point about self-determination. The Argentinian PM seems a bit of a self-serving sort to me but I doubt even she sees hundreds of men she ordered into battle coming home in body bags and the rest coming home on a chartered british ship sans weapons and equipment as a vote-winner.
|
| Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:59 pm |
|
|
