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April 3, 2012

Argentina Still Fighting a Losing Battle for Falklands

Washington Post, Washington Post

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The Argentine cause, which has been drummed into schoolchildren for generations, is odd because Argentina has no modern connection or claim to the windswept islands other than relative geographical proximity.

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