Argentina and UK spar over Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands, the British-controlled South Atlantic archipelago, is once again at the centre of a messy disagreement between Argentina and the UK.

Argentina, which has long claimed the islands it calls Las Malvinas, has reacted with anger after David Cameron, the British prime minister, accused Buenos Aires of "colonialism" towards the Falklands.

The latest dispute, sharpened by a dispute over ownership of potential oil and gas fields, comes 30 years after the two countries went to war over the islands.

Al Jazeera's Sonia Gallego reports.

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[krackersdave]

@martinxization Dear readers - I give you the average Argentinian -Angry over nothing but at everyone, sadistic and death loving. A truely evil, evil people.

[DeAztec62]

Argentina is one of the world's most evil countries.

[marina1991x]

Dear readers- I give you the average British- a sadistic pirate who will play games to turn the tables and look like the Malvinas were theirs after they tried to invade even our entire country. I've got plenty of examples from various countries such as Greece and the United States,but most notoriously, Spain(Gibraltar, anyone?).

[infidel1978]

@crisbajal In this day and age it is.The type 45 radar is capable of detecting 1,000 targets up to 400 km. It is also capable of detecting outer atmosphere objects such as ballistic missiles. it's radar system is more powerful than heathrow airports and that's the busiest airport in the world.It's PAAMS (Principal Anti-Air Missile System) is capable of tracking an object the size of a cricket ball travelling at three times the speed of sound enemy planes wouldn't get out of their own airspace.

[crisbajal]

@infidel1978 Whatever u said buddy technology isn't everything ok, when r u going to understand that??

[crisbajal]

@krackersdave Asshole!

[krackersdave]

@crisbajal Idiot...

[infidel1978]

@crisbajal Them type 45 destroyers are the most advanced warships on the planet basically by having that ship there ALL ENEMY AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN GROUNDED.

[crisbajal]

@TehBloodyBrit Those people are there for a purpose and that is to maintain british control over the island can't u see that.

[TehBloodyBrit]

@crisbajal That's ridiculous. You obviously haven't understood what I've said. They were born there, and like hundreds of families they have been there fore generations. They have farms and businesses, homes and friends. To displace them is taking away their human rights, and they shouldn't have to leave.. most of the families that have been there are older than Argentina itself.

[crisbajal]

@infidel1978 Don't put your trust on those types 45 ships u sent because you will make a huge mistake.

[crisbajal]

@TehBloodyBrit They will not be displaced in fact they will be placed in their COUNTRY which is the uk., they will still be welcome but as tourist though.