While attending the latest 'G20' party in Mexico, David Cameron seems to have had a spat with the Argentine president, a woman whose sole aim in life appears to be to initiate a second 'Falklands War'.
This lunatic, the Argentine not Cameron on this occasion, is hell bent on regaining 'Las Malvinas' for her country, presumably in order to get her hands on the oil that's now been discovered in their vicinity. She's tried to get backing from her South American neighbours and even sought to have British ships turned away from ports in other South American countries. Now, she's presented some sort of motion to the United Nations and, apparently, yesterday she tried to hand a copy of this to Cameron.
Sensibly, Cameron refused to have anything to do with the mad woman but she will no doubt be quite happy with the publicity that her actions gained. The most worrying thing about the whole affair is that it's clear the issue of the sovereignty of the Falklands is far from being resolved, at least as far as some in Argentina are concerned.
Next year, the islanders plan on holding a referendum on the question. There can be little doubt as to its outcome and the islanders will certainly vote, by a huge majority, to remain tied to the United Kingdom. There can be equally little doubt that the Argentine government, led by the barmy President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner, will refuse to accept the results of the ballot and will continue to demand the 'return' of the islands to Argentine control.
Perhaps it is time that Britain pointed out to the world that Argentina provided tacit support to the NAZI regime during WW2, and continued to provide a refuge for some of its most hideous members thereafter. It might also be timely to note that Argentina has a history of coups and military juntas with little real democracy until the last few years. What right do they have to lecture us on the rights and wrongs of history ?
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