Word: argentina
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...imposing sanctions against Argentina, the U.S. has once again chosen a disastrous foreign policy. America should have followed a strictly neutral course. Latin America is a big and powerful bloc with huge mineral and food resources. Unfortunately, the U.S. underestimates Latin America and will come to regret its latest step...
Newsmen in Buenos Aires report that the Argentines will never forgive or forget America's support of Britain in the Falk lands crisis. Using the same logic, we Americans of World War II vintage should never forgive or forget the sympathy, comfort and support given by Argentina to the Axis...
...from both sides to accept the idea of a cease-fire and a phased withdrawal. Like Haig, however, the Secretary-General ran into a major obstacle: the Argentines' insistence that any agreement must "inexorably" lead to their sovereignty over the islands. When Britain continued to balk at this, Argentina appeared to back off by calling sovereignty an ultimate "objective" rather than a precondition to talks. At the same time, however, the Argentines hardened their position on mutual withdrawal. Meanwhile, the Thatcher government, stung by increasing "sellout" charges from Conservative Party backbenchers, stiffened its stance on the role...
Meanwhile, Argentina seemed perfectly willing to face the prospect of all-out war. In coastal cities in the southern portion of the country, blackouts had become common as a precaution against air raids, and schoolchildren drilled for attacks by crouching beneath their desks. The government appealed for "patriotic" financial contributions to the war effort from the public and received more than $20 million in cash and valuables, including Aberdeen Angus steers and Mercedes-Benz automobiles...
...from its very beginning . . . from hatred . . . from every kind of injustice in the life of society." He asked for prayers for his upcoming trip to Britain, which is now in danger of being canceled under the cloud of the Falkland Islands conflict, and pleaded for peace between Argentina and Britain, "two Christian nations with very strong Christian traditions...