Falklands : Falklands Rubbish Invasion Hype
Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network (Juanita Brock) 05.02.2007 (Article Archived on 19.02.2007)
Falkland Islanders don't eat everything that is placed in front of them.
FALKLANDS RUBBISH INVASION HYPE
An Editorial by J. Brock (FINN)
The UK Press has branded Falkland Islanders as “afraid.” And to prove it, the Mirror’s Chris Hughes has quoted H. E. the Governor Mr. Alan Huckle as well as Major Peter Biggs of the Falkland Islands Defence Force. The kicker reads:
EXCLUSIVE: FALKLANDS 2: Argies new claim to isles 25 years after war It could happen again any time says governor
…but it’s not going happen! Though they still claim sovereignty over the Islands the Argentines have said they wouldn’t ever again try to take the Falklands by force. What they are keen to do is squeeze us economically. What’s fresh is wondering where, economically, will Argentina strike next. Perhaps that’s too boring to report.
Mr Hughes continues: “THE Falklands are under fresh threat from Argentina, British commanders and officials in the islands fear.”
“Fresh Threat” is stale like yesterday’s leftovers at a fish market. Falkland Islanders hear the same tired accusations in the UK press year after year after year after year…you get the picture?
They believe Argentina could use this year's 25th anniversary of the Falklands War to renew its claim of sovereignty over the British held territory.”
Hold on! We heard that one on the 5th anniversary, the 10th anniversary, the 15th anniversary and the 20th anniversary. There’s nothing new except the number of the anniversary.
“Alan Huckle, the new Governor, said: "There is the fear that it could happen again. There is a potential threat at all times. "People here are vulnerable. There are 3,000 islanders and they feel under threat”.
Falkland Islanders trust that the significant military presence in the Falklands is enough to deter any armed threat from Argentina. They aren’t just twiddling their thumbs at MPA.
"The Argentine government is very different from the one in 1982 but is pressing its sovereignty claim and has reduced co-operation." Argentine President Nestor Kirchner has put the Falklands back on his country's agenda. Presidential elections this year mean he will rally support to claim the remote South Atlantic islands.”
By their own admission – including a constitutional amendment – the Falklands have not been off the agenda. At each presidential election the sovereignty claim is refined, refuelled and reiterated.
He has vowed to pressure Britain into handing them over through economic moves - banning trade and passenger flights to his country.”
Now we are getting somewhere. Yes, it is aggression that Falkland Islanders call economic terrorism. It is the economic threat rather than a military one that Falkland Islanders are conscious of in day to day living. We don’t fear it but we put up with it because this is our home and we have the government (warts and all) of our choice. 3,000 fearful and threatened people are of no use to anyone. Falklanders consider this kind of journalism as unpalatable as yesterday’s leftovers. We ain’t going to eat ‘em!
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