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January 25, 2012

Oil Opens Old Wounds in Falklands

Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver Sun

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The announcement that the commercial production of oil will soon start off the Falkland Islands has inflamed already volatile relations between London and Buenos Aires as the 30th anniversary of the Argentine invasion approaches.

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TAGGED: UK, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Falklands

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