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Videos about the Falkland Islands, and the 1982 Falklands War

History of the Falklands:
http://www.wildisland.gs/at...

Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Falklands-Malvinas Discussion Forum:
http://www.falklands-malvin...
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Channel Comments (45)
johnlewisy (2 weeks ago)
This is a great channel and I am glad to see someone remembers those individuals, brave men on both sides who died almost forgotten in history
FalklandsPortal (1 month ago)
Cribord, do you honestly think I'd go to the lengths of creating a youtube channel if I didn't have a fairly extensive interest in the subject? I posted the link on this page because it is has the best balance of succinctness and completeness of online journals. There are many others out there, written by autors of many nationalities. You name it, there's a strong chance I own it. Most of what you have written below is grossly inaccurate. These are nationalist myths put forth by propaganda merchants down the ages, and would be expelled by attentive research, including in the link provided. I shall waste no more time pandering to it. Regards.
bellinivernon (1 month ago)
Exelente canal ! ; gracias ,desde argentina.
cribord (1 month ago)
A proof of that was the status, inhabitants of the Islands had before the war. To some point, it was because of you, the militar government left power, It was because of us, they gained full citisenship in the UK. They had a colonial status for that is what it was for you, just an distant outpost of the Empire that might one day become relevant because of the reasons mentioned, oil, fishery Antartic interests........
cribord (1 month ago)
In 1911, The British Empire included in its maps Patagonia as part of the Empire for its proximity to the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ( Toponimia is not the issue). Using the same reasoning, reasoning the Islands should belong to us! (but you are the Empire with a very contrasting belic superiority). The navigation to and from the Pacific Ocean first, the geographic projection to Antartica, then the possible oil-bearing basins and fishery, and now turism. have been the reasons for the ocupation.
cribord (1 month ago)
We cannot be proud of them, but on the other hand, we abolish slavery, when abraham Lincoln was 4y.o..A practice Empires kept till the XX Century. Most argentinian people are ashamed of the rulers we have (and had), not even proud of a goal scored with the hand! At home, on the wall there is a sign reading "V(for Victory) There will always be an England", my mom, now 87, can hardly speak spanish. It is not a question of hate towards British culture or people..Actually they are more respected and admired than what you probably think. Again sorry for my poor English.
cribord (1 month ago)
I did sir. Would be good not to stick to british Historians only. Spanish Cartography at the time included the Islands and in 1833, they were taken by power by an english expedition by means of a rented vessel (USS Lexington). There were no fasist goverments at that time. We had some later on , very much supported with loans, weapons deals, etc. by Western democracies. And we are not proud of them, Empires, like Military rulers had dark pages in History.
FalklandsPortal (2 months ago)
Incorrect.
You can read the link in the upper-left box for a detailed description of the Islands' history. In 1816 the UP territory consited of little more than the banks of the River Plate. The UK has never recognised any Argentine rights over the islands, claimed by Britain decades before Argentina's (/UP's) existance, and Argentina itself never expressed any ambitions on the Islands until the late 1820s.
There's ''facts'', and there's what has been rammed down your throat by successive pseudo-fascist Argentine governments. I respectfully suggest you learn the difference.
cribord (2 months ago)
England was the first Power in the world to recognize ad accept the Independence Declaration of Argentina(1816), this declaration included these islands. England invaded them in 1833, took them by force. An historical fact not taken into account by the islanders or the british. (sorry for the poor English)
bigbadredsox (2 months ago)
Nice posting, Sea of Fire was very good. Governments and war have their rules and so does the sea, All sailors, no matter what flag they sail under are all brothers. As in all wars, good people on both sides had to pay a heavy price. May Godspeed them all.
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