Word: argentina
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...LEADERS of Argentina's ruling military junta, faced with mass discontent and protests at home, embarked last week on a foreign adventure that has brought them to the brink of war with Britain. The invasion of the Falkland Islands was clearly a ploy to distract Argentine citizens from their domestic grievances. We can only hope that the current crisis is resolved peacefully--and that whatever settlement is reached does not reward Argentina for its flagrant violation of international...
...deserve mild blame for allowing the impasse to arise, for it had long been aware of the potential for trouble over the Falklands. But faced with the Argentine fait accompli, the British were right to respond immediately, imposing a 200-mile blockade around the islands and demanding that Argentina withdraw its troops below the nations discuss the Falklands future sovereignty...
...Falkland situation, the United States helped pave the way for Argentina's transgression of accepted codes of international law through its kid-gloves treatment of Argentina's repressive regime, the consequence of the Reagan Administration's fundamentally fallacious distinction between authoritarian and totalitarian dictatorships. Its vision clouded by its bipolar world view, the Administration tailed to show Argentinas just how seriously it takes violations of human rights or its most recent flouting of diplomatic standards...
...years, London has said it would cede the territory to Argentina only if the islanders were willing. So far, they have been opposed to the idea, preferring a distant relationship with Britain to union with chronically unstable Argentina...
...Argentines, ownership of the Falklands is primarily a matter of national pride, although promising oil discoveries have been made in nearby ocean waters. More immediately, the invasion was prompted by a shaky domestic political situation in Argentina. The military government that took power in 1976 faces severe economic problems; it has an inflation rate of 143% and 13% unemployment. In order to bolster popular support for his rule, General Galtieri vowed last December to take over the Falklands...