Latin America and Caribbean leader support Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands.

[tsuki]

The interesting item in this story is the creation of a new organization to represent the area that excludes participation of the US and Canada.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8529605.stm


Argentina rallies regional support over Falklands

Leaders at the summit, between the Rio Group and the Caribbean Community (Caricom), are also said to have discussed plans for a new pan-American alliance which would exclude Canada and the United States.

The new grouping would serve as an alternative to the Organisation of American States (OAS), the main forum for regional affairs in the past 50 years.

"It's time to realise the unity of Latin America and the Caribbean," said Mr Calderon, asking the attending leaders and foreign ministers to put aside their political differences.

[dysfunctional press]

1. here we go again...

who else was around for the last great 'war of the falklands'...?

[mitchtv]

3. I was, the Malvinas War

I think it might be a violation of the Monroe Doctrine

[Hugabear]

6. The Monroe Doctrine = outdated US imperialistic policy

I agree that the British should relinquish the Falklands, but the Monroe Doctrine was designed so that the United States could have this hemisphere to itself.

[vadawg]

12. why should the brits give up the falklands, the people who live there see themselves as brits

do you also believe that the US should give up california, and texas etc or alaska, or that every nation on the planet should give up territory regardless of what the locals think...

[Odin2005]

20. Because "Self-Determination" is only for people are aren't WASPs, doncha know?

:eyes:

[tsuki]

5. So far, Argentina is not talking about invading. But they have started

drilling and Argentina claims a vast section of the ocean from Antarctica to the waters surrounding the Falklands. They have tried to make life difficult for the residents by stopping fishing boats and cargo ships. They also refuse flights the air space.

[DesertFlower]

7. i was. my brother in law who is british

and very mild mannered wanted to go "kick ass".

[vadawg]

14. yup and thats pretty much still the feelings, you just got to watch what happens when england plays

argentina in a world cup match to see the hatred between both sets of fans over the falklands...

[EFerrari]

2. Uh oh!

[mitchtv]

4. Monroe Doctrine 1823

Brits rule ??.

[Common Sense Party]

8. Typical pattern. Whenever the country is going to caca in a canasta,

the Argentine rulers pick a fight with the British.

[friendly_iconoclast]

9. If the Brits were smart, they'd say: "Sure, we'll give the islands to you...

...right after you return your territory to the indigenous Argentinians".

[malaise]

10. You may wish to explain how Britain controls

waters off Argentina?

[cali]

11. Off of Argentina? I'll say the Falklands

are off of Argentina- like 300 miles off. This isn't exactly Nantucket here. The Falklands were uninhabited when England "discovered them". The inhabitants do not wish to be part of Argentina. They're self-governing. What happens to them should be up to them.

[vadawg]

13. +1000 and if need be then backed up by the British military if argentina invades again..

i dont think people realise that the islanders see themselves as much british as the islanders of the coast of the mainland UK.

[tsuki]

17. +1

[Mudoria]

15. You would think Argentina would have learned their lesson by now..

The UK isn't going to give them the Falklands and the people of the Falklands want no part of Argentina.

[vadawg]

16. yup no more than i would want to be canadian, though i wonder what issues the argies have this time

that is forcing them to rattle the saber again..

[tsuki]

18. Oil reserves, potentially as large as the North Sea.

[Odin2005]

19. The islanders consider themselves British, therefore the Argentines can go shut up.