Falklands : Internet news relevant to the Falklands
Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network (Juanita Brock) 13.07.2008 (Article Archived on 27.07.2008)
A weekly look at how the Falklands are being reported in other parts of the world.
INTERNET NEWS RELEVANT TO THE FALKLANDS
Compiled by J. Brock (FINN)
A weekly look at how the Falklands are being reported in other parts of the world.
(Politics – Argentine)
The place concerned is the Falkland Islands. To my knowledge, it’s also highly enriched with minerals, coal, glass and iron ore. ...
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/have-your-say/readers-letters/2008/07/10/my-day-is-brightened-by-colour-72703-21317218/
(Veterans)
Former sailors of HMS Plymouth are spearheading a campaign to save the Type 12 frigate, with many wanting to bring her to Rosyth to be the centrepiece of the ongoing waterfront redevelopment.
http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/articles/1/26085
(Climate Change)
Members from the European Union and its 28 overseas entities – including the Cayman Islands – have gathered for an international conference on climate change and biodiversity loss on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1031946
(Military)
More than 74,000 unmarried servicemen at the sharp end of operations in Afghan-istan and Iraq are still forced to live in substandard accommodation when they return home.
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2390014.0.Living_quarters_for_
74_000_servicemen_are_substandard.php
(Shearers)
Some 116 shearers shore approximately 1,100 Herdwick sheep at this, the annual competition. Competitors had travelled from all over England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and the Falkland Islands
http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/news/1.143891
(Engineer)
He has managed dispute resolution instructions on tunnelling claims in Hong Kong, highways projects in Bulgaria and an infrastructure project in the Falkland Islands.
http://www.qsweek.com/nav?page=qsweek.gen_obj_redirects.news&fixture_news=7156036&resource=
7156036&view_resource=7156036
(Bravado)
This new escalation in the region is being treated very seriously according to sources in the Falkland Islands with a formal statement expected today. The new belligerance by the Argentinians means that a new threat is posed to Britain’s rule over the Falkland Islands.
http://www.thelondondailynews.com/argentinian-aggression-risks-british-rule-
over-falklands-p-937.html
Note: Cllr Summers said on FIRS that there was nothing new in this Argentine Bravado. He indicated that perhaps things weren’t going so well for Mrs Kirchner in Argentina.
(Bravado)
Argentina raised the prospect of posting military forces in the Antarctic region yesterday, with the announcement of plans to use troops to defend its interests.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/falklandislands
/2271140/Argentina's-military-threat-raises-fears-over-Falklands.html
Argentina's military is to take on protecting the environment and interests in Antarctica under a shake-up being proposed by President Cristina Kirchner.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hCGQLHDZUX7BtALi4iRmzRLbF5yA
(Dumbarton Castle)
The donation of an eight-foot name plaque from battleship HMS Dumbarton Castle to the Burgh has been described as a “great honour”.
http://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/articles/1/25988
(Walter Mitty)
A soldier who boasted on Facebook that he had served with the SAS and killed more than 100 people has resigned from the army after he was exposed as a fantasist by genuine soldiers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/09/military.facebook
A fantasist who boasted on Facebook of serving with the SAS and of killing more than 100 people has quit his job training cadets after he was exposed as a liar who had only worked as an army caterer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/frontline/2270062/SAS-Facebook-f
antasist-quits-over-lies.html
(Vulcan Bomber)
The cold war Avro Vulcan bomber still looks set to fly at Lowestoft despite failing to take off at its debut show this weekend.
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/WhatsOn/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=WhatsOn&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=WhatsOn&itemid=
NOED07%20Jul%202008%2016%3A23%3A15%3A080
(Plastic Bags)
Anyone who has a notion to complain about the cost of gasoline, the drain on fossil fuels, and the strain on our environment merely need pause for a moment and consider factors other than the presumed group of Saudi Arabians sitting around a table greedily rubbing their hands as they figure out how to stick it to the rest of the world.
http://www.morningsun.net/columns/x1826561866/WHAT-WOMEN-NEED
(Royal Navy)
At the height of the Royal Navy's dominance of the world's oceans in the late 1800s, Britain had more warships than the next seven navies combined. As of June 25 this year, there were just six destroyers,
http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/featuresopinon/display.var.2383516.0.Why_t
he_Royal_Navy_is_getting_that_sinking_feeling.php
(Position Paper)
We must conclude that Dayton's handling of the position players in blue and white has been akin to Argentina's performance in the Falklands War:
http://www.royalsreview.com/2008/7/7/566035/reshaping-the-roster-a-ret
(Comedy Act)
Finalists Move In Together And Start Competing in Head-To-Head Comedy Showdowns Beginning Thursday, July 10 (9-11 p.m. ET)
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080707nbc01
(Vulcan Bomber)
The Cold War Avro Vulcan bomber still looks set to fly at Lowestoft despite failing to take off at its debut show this weekend.
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED07%20Jul%202008%2016%3A23%3A15%3A080
(Politics)
At Punta Tombo on Argentina’s Atlantic coast, home to the world's largest penguin breeding colony, a team of experts from University of Washington, together with The Wildlife Conservation Society, recorded a sharp decline in the population of the Magellanic penguin. In the 1960s and the 1980s (the last time they were monitored) about 400,000 breeding pairs were observed. Today, there are only about 200,000.
http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/index.php?article=613
(Politics)
ARGENTINA is becoming “significantly more aggressive” towards the Falkland Islands.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/51338/Falklands-facing-fresh-aggression-from-Argentina
(Shearing Contest)
TOP shearers from around the world will compete in the sixth annual international sheep shearing competition being held in Cockermouth tomorrow.
http://www.cumberland-news.co.uk/farming/1.135219
(Commonwealth Meetings)
Other Branches expected to attend are Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos, and St. Helena
http://www.bviplatinum.com/news.php?section=article&source=1215138239
(Jesse Helms)
Helms had also supported Pinochet in Chile and had been the only senator to back the Argentinean junta against Britain during the Falklands war. ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2247518/Jesse-Helms.html
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