Lenox

Argentina is after expropriating and nationalizing the massive holdings of Repsol YPF in their country. Suddenly, the amusing anti-colonial posturing of Mrs Kirchner regarding the Falklands have turned into vile and unjustifiably anti-colonial claims against the beneficence of Spain:
The Spanish Minister for Industry, José Manuel Soria, has already warned Argentina that 'if somewhere in the world there are acts of hostility against Spain's commercial interests, the Government interprets these as gestures of hostility to Spain itself.'

jackytoo

Yes, have been having a giggle about it

steviedeluxe

Maybe things will get so bad that Spain is forced to deport Messi! It will give football teams outside of the Nou Camp a chance to win things again.

JLFS

Ill do my patriotic bit in the good fight, I will let a load of cockroaches loose in the nearest Argentinian Steak House.

show em we mean business......

agoreira

Yeh, not so pally. Strange, I thought they were big mates, Spain siding with them after the Argies invaded the Falklands. In the UN Security Council Resolution vote on the UK's right to self defence, which UK won 10-1, Spain abstained. Spain similarly did nothing when they found Argentinian commandos with limpet mines trying to blow up some warship in Gib. Well, they did put them on a plane and send them home. Looks like a big falling out amongst big mates.

jackytoo

There was a real backlash to Brits on the CDS during the last Falklands war. Lots of british had graffiti scribbled all over their properties, including my mother.

Fredbargate

It was not a nice time to be on the CDS, I was in Estapona and some of my long time friends were very unfriendly

Lenox

My dad went into one of the bars here - run in those days by Raúl the Argentinian. Raúl was looking a bit unfriendly: Mrs Thatcher had just sent a battleship off to the Falklands.
I'll tell you what, said my father, I'll swap you my share of the islands for a gin and tonic.
Peace returned immediately, with a grin.

agoreira

Well, she's gone and done it, perhaps we'll see what Señor Soria does about it! Not a lot, I suspect.

Lenox

Wow, indeed she has!
http://www.elmundo.es/america/2012/04/16/argentina/1334590851.html
Malvinas next!!

jackytoo

Now Spain has to do volte face quickly Argentina is fighting two fronts. They could have had a strong ally in Spain re. the Falklands!

agoreira

Given the way Spain failed to back us, I can't see us rushing to side with them, it'll be a domestic amongst them and Argentina.

steviedeluxe

Hah! According to this, YPF really doesn't make that much money, and so Repsol could do a lot worse than take the money (it appears it was political pressure that forced Repsol to buy it in the first place)

http://www.thecorner.eu/2012/04/happen-repsol/

jackytoo

Is she trying to be a legend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S39iFdZEiDA

Isn't Banderas brilliant in Evita

anonimouse

http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16210276