Falkland Islands

[conan_the_cribber]

As this may contain some politics i think best here.

If the Argentinians decided they wanted to reinvade the Falklands do you think the outcome would be different this time around?

No. The Argies can't project that sort of maritime power. Given the events of last time, there's no way British spy satellites aren't intensely focussed on ports and airfields where the necessary build-up would have to take place. There will be no surprise attack.

[Carlos Slim]

Yep remember them days well , No one gave a shit about a bunch of rocks miles away ,, until the argies invaded them and Jeez was that a great thing for Thatcher, there we were , She had stopped the milk for kids , will admit that was before she was Prime minister , She set about destroying unions , unemployment was kicking in , strikers and police going at it all the time , She destroyed the education system , basicly thats an age old thing , destroy the education system becuase half educated people are easier to control , just give them a pound rise in there unemployment shut them up .

But along came those Argies invaded some rocks with sheep and a few hundered people who clamed to be English , and off she went , banging the drum singing rule Brittania , and a complete nation went beserk , screaming for Argie blood , the p[atriism she stirred up was incredible , biggest con job in the history of politics , whats more it done the job , she went from Witch to Saviour overnight ,

Do remember though they brought out a weekly magazine called the Falklands after ,don't know how many weeks , i'll go have a look , remember buying them weekly on subscription , read them once and put them away , stating to the wife these will be worth big money for the full set in years to come , whats more i still have them only thing i've ever saved for years besides a few old Lp's , only ever read them once has well , years ago , suppose i'll passthem down has familly heirlooms LOL

I had those magazines too... it will be in one of your copies, that young Argentine conscript kid lying there with half of his head blown off - you know the picture I mean? A horrible image - not one that should be shared in the media but it was at the time, I doubt it would now...