Oil the real issue.Argentina wants to make the Falklands islands a continued issue, not because its theirs. No they want the oil, that is the real issue. But the British will never let it go know. It is funny how things change over time. Argentina was content since the 1980's to forget the Junta disaster plan of the war with Margret Thatcher. But ( Read more... )

Was the first female British Prime minister Margret Thatcher as bad as many people believed? In hind sight she will follow in the tracks of Oliver Cromwell and Winston Churchill. All were great leaders on foreign policy, but were not popular at home. There is the old saying 'You can't win/ please them all ( Read more... )

It seems that nationalism is on the rise once more, Buenos Aires has failed to learn from history it would seem that going down this road only leads to failure. Getting half of Terre Del Quego does not seem to be enough.

Really it is the discovery of oil in the region that drives the new Argentine government to get her hands on. When, unlikely they ( Read more... )

Does the Argentines have a right to claim the Malvinas (British Falkland islands)? Right-wing nationalism has risen its ugly head again to start another conflict with the British, after loosing the last was back in 1982. Meanwhile the U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton backs Argentina, while still maintaining and allied ship with the UK. Who ( Read more... )