2012-01-20

Falklands cold war heats up

Argentine colonialists! Cameron raises Falklands stakes after report of plan for 'fishermen's invasion'
David Cameron accused Argentina of ‘colonialism’ for threatening the Falkland Islands yesterday after being warned the regime in Buenos Aires is plotting a mock ‘fishermen’s invasion’.
He dramatically raised the diplomatic stakes during an exchange at Prime Minister’s Questions.
The accusation by the Prime Minister came as it emerged that the Ministry of Defence has 'contingency plans' in place enabling troops to be deployed swiftly in an emergency to the Falklands via Ascension Island.
Last night Argentina’s interior minister Florencio Randazzo hit back after Mr Cameron approved the MoD plans, saying: ‘It is absolutely offensive especially in the case of Britain. History clearly shows what its attitude to the world was.’
Since the people of the Falklands wish to remain with Britain, Cameron said the Argentines are acting like colonists. Expect this to get even hotter as Argentina's credit bubble threatens the economy.

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