Forty years after Falklands War, wounds still run deep • FRANCE 24 English

I spent several weeks over there a year ago. The Islands are self-governing, and the U.K bankrolls their defense. It works for both of them. The U.K. can fly sorties in inclement weather with few people to disturb, and Falkland Islanders have the U.K. defend them without cost. Fishery fees make the islands self supporting. Oil has been discovered off the waters of the Falkland Islands.

Local people will tell you they are Falkland Islanders. They value their connection with the U.K., but they told me they do not see themselves as an extension of the U.K. They have nothing in common with anything Argentinian, and many have not forgiven Argentina for invading their islands. If you go there, it will be obvious to you that the Falklands never have been or never will be part of Argentina. Many Chileans work there and feel the same way.


I am a Spanish speaker and have visited Argentina four times. I make a point of avoiding las Malvinas as a topic of conversation.

Let’s just say that the force of arms is what matters. The nation with the most firepower, best tactics, best weapon systems, and doctrine will always trump any claim! War, unfortunately is what has decided more arguments in history than diplomacy. The Argentine people can wish, argue and dance around the justification for their claim but the fact of the matter is that they lost the war. It is highly unlikely that they will recover those islands now or in the future without the firepower. Period.

I feel Argentina is on the right here, this is the same as Israel Palesina issue

My uncle was shot and wounded there , he was in the Reme , my dads pal was in the scots guards , he was demented , the argentines were boys and ill trained , but they went for it. The breif stories ive heard are sick.

جميعهم محتلين، الجزر لسكّان الأصليين، الأوروبي محتل مجرم سوف يعاقبون على ذلك مهما حصل.

Very interesting Vetren uk served there 82 also keep in touch with Argentine vetrens great vlog

Islands populated before Argentina existed

It's about the potential oil gas fields off shore.. not the people.
No one surely believes UK cares about it's people. Look what they're done over the last few years.
Gaza is the same. Potential untapped off shore and possible fracking on Gaza land.
The attempt to build a proposed mini Suez canal in that area for trading..
More land theft.
Wakey wakey.

If Argentina want to take back the Falkland Islands, no better time than the present.

We have a weak government, even weaker army, navy and air force..

Go on Argentina do it, dare you

Argentina did not surrendered. The islands garrison fall, not Buenos Aires. All our civilians suffered an ethnic cleansing by HMG in 1833. We do not care if the implanted, colonial population wants to be British. We do not want them. We will have our islands, with or without them. WE WILL BE BACK.

They are sacking our resources, as they sacked India, or Irak, Africa from Suez to Cape of Good Hope. The only reason why there are not piramids in the British Museum is because they were too heavy. A nation of pirates an thives. We will be back!

The Argentinian people should stop going on about the faulklands and find out where the thousands of disappeared are buried. The people that the murdering galterie and his two killers murdered.

See the difference between the British and the Argentinian governments. When we were defeated in France in 1940 our troops came home and were treated well. The Argentinian army when they came home after their defeat in the faulklands they were hidden away from the public. That is the difference between the Argentinians and the British people.

there should be an ultimatum made, Falklands people vote on the matter, and Argentia admits that their claim is false if they loose the vote. then Argentia should be FORCED to admit dfeat as they have ZERO rightful calim to the islands, briatin has......on the demand of my non british european country I demand Argentia......it must be accepted, as one from country have seen argrentian in the padt so it must belong to my country......how utterly idiotic is that

The defeat of Argentina was not a scandal or a shame. There is no shame in defeat. there is no evidence they hid their troops. The entire world is proud of Argentina. The history of Britain is something hidden by their oligarchy. That history consists of extermination of the indigenous people of Australia. It also involves bloody massacres in Africa, the Mid-East, India, Pakistan, heroin smuggling in China. Britain leaves a bloody legacy of racism and slavery. Need I say anymore? Argentina and Latin America have been in the Vanguard of egalitarianism for two centuries. The entire world owes Argentina, moral and political support

The Argies would ruin the islands like they ruined their economy

French and War don’t go together, French and yellow, and White Flag,,,,,,,,,,,NOW YOUR TALKING. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

Margaret Thatcher did more for Argentinian democracy than any Argentinian politician.

The islands will remain British as long as the islanders want it.

Arlarse and all ours.

I wish Argentina could transplant their unhealthy obsession onto something else they can rightly proud of, such as as pampas or Andes or rain forest.

Remember it was colonized by the British 1st. The british are the colonizers.

The Argentinians are an implanted population not native to South America.

They couldn't run their own country so they thought they'd take over the most prosperous country in South America.

cry harder Argentina ha ha ! The Falklands are our islands so go cry

Bleeding heart report. What was the point of this? The French suck. And smell awful.

My family has been in the Falklands since the 1840s. The Falklands are British! Argentinas claim is spurious!

What do the Argentinians think will happen? Somehow the native population would say oh, okay we made a mistake and now we want to be a part of Argentina... colonialism is the very thing they want to do.

If the Argentinians would have waited just a little longer, the perfidious Albions wouldn’t have had aircraft carriers to do the mission…

Both the British and the Argentina came from Europe. Going through the history of the Falkland islands, the Falkland islands rightfully belongs to the British.

The Argentines owe Britain a huge debt of gratitude for defeating Galtieri and so bringing on the end of dictatorship.

Argentine authorities wanted to deport Falkland Islanders to the Argentine mainland, where they could be conveniently 'disappeared' without trace.
Here in the U.K, We do not abandon anyone under the protection of British government, maybe in Argentina such a betrayal of their people is acceptable, but We are more civilised than that.
The Falkland Islanders choose to be a British Protectorate, they are the only ones that get a say in the matter.

Colonialist France presenting an Argentine-biased piece about colonialist Britain. Oh, the irony.

The Falklands had no native people living there so the Island have never been colonized. So the issue is a land dispute the next step is to ask the people living there what they want. They have done this. Argentina has never taken their case to the international court as they all ready know the answer. Argentina needs to except the wishes of the people of the Falklands and become decent neighbor.

They will never be part of Argentina again, like Gibraltar won't be part of Spain!! Like Olivenza won't come back to portugal! Same way Taiwan is an independent and sovereign country!!
Respect the population that lives in their homes and respect their decision

you never went fighting for home ! just for a pride

If the first people to live in a place are indigenous like the native Americans then the Falkland islanders are indigenous

Malvinas are from Argentina

Is funny to see british people complaning and saying that Argentina invaded their own territory when England tried to invade Argentina 2 times. Read some history books....

Bias french reporting.

Good old French programmers and journalists. Only like the U.K. when they get invaded by another country. What about the islanders claim to the the Falklands/ Malvinas. They wish to remain British surely after nearly 200 years that has to be looked at as well.

Healing is easy,the islands belong to the people who are living there,and they are British.

Took on a modern Professional armed forces proven in combat.

Links none.

Lies

Nuclear power v Argentina.

Now the French send infiltaitors across the channel

its strange that some Argentinians, perhaps most, still think that the claim on the islands should carry on, at some time it will result in another attempt to take control.
the way the Argentine population felt ashamed of their defeated soldiers was disgusting and yet many want more of the same.
so long as the inhabitants want to be British then the British are duty bound to protect them.
If the population ever decides to become Argentinian citizens then the British would be duty bound to accept their decision. Its called democracy and we in Britain value it.

What a BS piece of journalism from colonial France who still tax 5 African countries and have more overseas territories than anyone...typical French hypocrisy