January 22, 2012

Argentina Stakes Claim on Falklands

Philip Sherwell, Daily Telegraph

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Despite Argentina now being a democracy rather than a junta, the question of who should own Las Malvinas, as the Argentines call them, remains an irresistible card for politicians to play.

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TAGGED: UK, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Cristina Kirchner

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