Falkland Standoff

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Re: Falkland Standoff

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Not really in line with the Palestinian issue, as the Falklands have only been permanently inhabited since 1828, in a settlement founded with British permission, and under direct British rule since 1833.

But was the land their’s to begin with? The independence movements of the 1940s to the 1960s showed that colonial era land claims are no longer tenable. And to be very honest the reason the Brits want the Falkland Islands is not for the inhabitants and their rights. Its for the use of the Island as a naval base.