Word: argentina
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...Argentina invades and dares Britannia to rule the waves
...lightning attack humiliated and outraged Britain, which instantly broke relations with Argentina. At an emergency session, the United Nations Security Council voted 10 to 1 in favor of a British draft resolution demanding Argentine withdrawal from the Falklands. Britain froze Argentine assets in the country, worth some $1.5 billion, and Argentina re sponded by freezing British assets, estimated at $5.8 billion. The House of Commons held its first weekend emergency session since the Suez Canal crisis of 1956. Irate Tory and Labor members were virtually unanimous in directing the Conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to recover the islands...
...proceed to the South Atlantic and establish a blockade of the islands. The navy's aim was to peacefully evacuate the Argentine invaders and restore British sovereignty. But Defense Secretary John Nott declared on Sunday that Britain was prepared to fight to regain control of the islands. Argentina's President, General Leopoldo Fortunate Galtieri, warned that his nation would not retreat and that, if attacked, would "present battle with all the means at its disposal...
...disputed islands, some 200 rocky outcroppings barely suitable for the chief local industry, sheep raising, hardly seemed worth the effort. But for nearly 150 years they have been the focus of controversy between Britain and Argentina. The main island grouping, the Falklands, was discovered by the British in 1 592, tak en over by the Spanish in 1770 and reclaimed as a crown colony in 1833. Ever since Argentina won its independence from Spain in 1816, it has claimed the islands, even though the 1,700 Falkland residents today are overwhelmingly English-speaking British subjects...
...heavy drama. The Argentines hold the key to reaching this desirable resolution, for they can afford to be more flexible than the British. Certainly, the fleet won't return to Portsmouth without some kind of victory in pocket. The bottom line is that Britain cannot back down. And so, Argentina must...