Not me, but the people who do live there surely should have more of a say about their territorial waters than the UN.
They've not given them the Falklands per se, just extended Argentina's claim on natural resources, which conveniently covers the waters around the Falklands. I can't see the Government accepting this, especially from the UN.
My favorite part of the war was when Argentinia first invaded the Islands and Britain said they had a submarine in the area at the time , which they didn't , and said any Argentinia ship within 200 miles of the Islands would be sunk . All Argentina ships scurried outside 200 mile of the Islands . Eventually a submarine showed up , went outside 200 mile of the Islands and sunk an Argentinia battleship .
The Belgrano? Here is an interesting fact, they bought that from the yanks it used to be called USS Pheonix and was the only ship not to get bombed at Pearl Harbour. Talk about your luck changing!
French missiles on Argentinia jets sinking British ships , a lot of countries involved one way or another .
Talking about remote outposts,I know a bloke who just moved to St Helena with his wife and young child,just saying
The Falkland Islands have asked the UK to clarify the meaning of an international commission judgement that would leave the islands surrounded by Argentina's territorial waters. The decision, which is not yet final, follows a request by Argentina in 2009 to expand its maritime territory to include that of the islands, known as the Malvinas in Argentina. The move would increase its waters in the South Atlantic Ocean by 35%.The area is potentially rich in oil.However, the UK government has played down the commission's ruling.The Prime Minister's official spokeswoman said: "At this stage we have yet to receive details of [the] report. It is important to note that this is an advisory committee. It makes recommendations, they are not legally binding." The Falkland Islands' government says the UN does not make changes in sovereignty in areas where the territory is disputed. Mike Summers, chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands, which governs the islands' internal affairs, said: "Our understanding has always been that the UN would not make any determination on applications for continental shelf extension in areas where there are competing claims." The decision comes from the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Although not yet binding, the move raises the stakes in the claims by the UK and Argentina to the Falkland Islands region, whose waters are being closely explored for oil and gas deposits.
Yep, the exorcite missiles or something and legend has it that Maggie said to the French President that he needed to give her the codes for the missiles or they were getting it next!
For me , all these types of disputes should be settled from the land beneath the sea . If a chunk of land is in the middle of the ocean without attachment to a continent, ...fair game . When it is obviously part of a continent ( as it is with the Falklands ) it should belong to the closest country on the continent ( Argentinia) Old greedy and stupid rules shouldn't dictate the modern world . Just an opinion .
