Thread: Falkland Isles

Originally Posted by BCG Jason

I used to think we should keep it, after some recent reading I am now not so sure, I respect strongly the British troops that fought and won back the Islands yet we are in the North Atlantic why do we want to annoy an emerging country with big natural resources in the South Atlantic when instead we could be trading with them. The old man thinks we are there to ensure we have access to Antartica rather than the oil or fish but at the end of the day I think we import enough from New Zealand to discuss having a naval base there if access to Antartica is important (no Nukes of course let's respect their stand against Nukes)

BTW re the US let's not forget them colonising Hawaii.

The reading suggests we have a lot of Islands that we seduce certain important local players and then get them to support British ownership and they turn into British dependencies and often Tax havens aka 'Money laudering centres' like the Caymans, IMO. They always vote to remain with the Brits thanks to some £££'s.

If we did decide to be magnanimous let it be from a position of strength rather than not being able to defend it, politically it would be sensitive but explosive if the Argies try using force.

Perhaps we should give more attention to what is morally right, rather than to what is financially, politically and geographically expedient.

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Out of interest what currency does Mercosur trade in? Do they avoid the US$?
I ask as China & Russia cross border trade is moving away from $ so it might suggest there is a currency war on-going to attack the West?

Originally Posted by BCG Jason

Out of interest what currency does Mercosur trade in? Do they avoid the US$?
I ask as China & Russia cross border trade is moving away from $ so it might suggest there is a currency war on-going to attack the West?

This is a bit more than a currency war, this is the end of the dollar having reserve status. China have been getting ripped off for years. They know how the dollar scam work's now it's just they can't dump the billions of dollar reserves they hold with out them becoming worthless. So china are now in the process of slowly selling off the dollar for real assets such as gold and investing in industry around the world.

Originally Posted by Roland

This is a bit more than a currency war, this is the end of the dollar having reserve status. China have been getting ripped off for years. They know how the dollar scam work's now it's just they can't dump the billions of dollar reserves they hold with out them becoming worthless. So china are now in the process of slowly selling off the dollar for real assets such as gold and investing in industry around the world.

That's their problem, they want out of Dollars, but they're sitting on so much of them they can't just dump them. Also they (apparently) told the US to get their aircraft carrier out of the Gulf (USS John C Stennis).

Originally Posted by Road_Hog

That's their problem, they want out of Dollars, but they're sitting on so much of them they can't just dump them. Also they (apparently) told the US to get their aircraft carrier out of the Gulf (USS John C Stennis).

What's even more interesting is a little known scandal known as chinagate. This is some thing I'm looking into but it's hard to find information on. It looks like China were funding the Clinton election campaign in return for both American nuclear warhead technology and information about America's missile defence program.

At the time these allegation were being made the Monica Lewinsky scandal miraculously broke out and the story miraculously got forgotten all about. I'll leave you to investigate further if you so wish.

Originally Posted by chimera

An advert. on that page, in Argentine blue colour:
"Welcome to the Malvina House Hotel
Malvina House Hotel is situated in the heart of Stanley, capital of The Falkland Islands. Our aim is to offer every visitor a haven of peace in one of the most fantastic locations on the planet where nature is still very much in charge and to give all guests a warm and personal welcome"

It's the biggest hotel in Stanley, I believe. According to its website Malvina House is named after a girl called Malvina who lived there in Victorian times when the house was a private residence. It's just a coincidence that the name is similar to "Malvinas", the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands. So presumably the colour of the advert is a coincidence too.

Malvina House Hotel - History