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Falkland Islanders voting for independence is the same as turkeys voting for Christmas.

Their cover story was they were scrap metal dealers but in fact were on a reconnaissance mission to find out the British military strength. When the Argentinian naval forces invaded a dozen British Marines had to surrender to overwhelming numbers.

Argentina also laid claims of sovereignty to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in addition to the Falkland Islands. In 1982 South Georgia was an island territory within the Falkland Island Dependencies.

I hope Dodgy Dave doesn't read NSC

With a member of the Royal Family doing his tour in the FI at the moment it doesn't take a genius to work out why the Argies are kicking up a stink. A couple of subs prowling the waters of the South Atlantic and long range bomber aircraft on Ascension are the only deterrent in place in the short...