December 22, 2011

The Falklands and a Stand for Freedom

Daily Mail, Daily Mail

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To some, the crisis over the Falklands may sound like the plot of an Ealing comedy, with no place in the real world of the 21st century.

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TAGGED: Falkland Islands, UK, Argentina

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