UPDATED: Falkland Islands: UN sides with Argentina.....Islanders say "Hell, NO!"

News that makes me say: WTHHHHHHH??? 

From the Independant out of the UK:

UN committee backs Argentina over Falkland Islands 

26 June 2014

A United Nations’ committee approved a new resolution calling on the UK and Argentina to negotiate a solution to their dispute over the Falkland Islands, essentially favouring Argentina's stance in the long-running feud.

The 24-nation Decolonization Committee passed the resolution by consensus despite passionate speeches from two Falkland Islands representatives who said most islanders wanted to keep things as they are.

The decision showed that the committee members have been largely unmoved by a referendum in the Falkland Islands last year in which more than 99 per cent of voters favoured remaining a British Overseas Territory.

The UK has rebuffed Argentina's calls to negotiate the sovereignty of the south Atlantic islands, saying it is up to people who live there to decide...

Much more here.

Seems to me that the people of the Falklands already decided. Last year, the Islanders voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to remain British..Read my column on that here.

The UN seems to have ignored the history of Falkland Islands (they can catch up by reading my previous column here.)

My message to the UN and Argentina?  Keep your hands off MY islands.. Period.


*UPDATE*

From the Express(UK):

Falklanders slam UN calls for Britain to negotiate over disputed islands

FALKLANDERS have reacted with fury to a UN resolution calling on Britain and Argentina to negotiate over the disputed islands - a move apparently favouring the South American country. 

By Max Evans

27 June 2014

The UN's 24-nation Decolonisation Committee passed the resolution by consensus despite passionate pleas by two islanders, who said most living on the Falklands wanted to keep things as they are. 

The move suggests that committee members have disregarded the referendum held on the islands last year, which saw 99 per cent of voters wanting them to remain a British overseas territory. 

Britain has vehemently rejected Argentina's calls to negotiate the sovereignty of the islands - known as Las Malvinas in the South American state - insisting residents should choose for themselves.

The British Mission to the UN slammed the committee for ignoring the outcome of last year's vote. "It is disappointing that once again the C24 (the Decolonisation Committee) has not respected the clear and democratic expression of the Falkland Islanders' wishes and continues to describe the Falkland Islands' constitutional relationship with the UK as a 'colonial situation'," the mission blasted. ..

The UK took control of the islands when it placed a naval garrison there in 1833. ...
Read on,  here..

Let's see if British PM Cameron has the balls for this one.  Not holding my breath, but still.

Lest We Forget: Falkland Islands

I have written many times here about the Falkland Islands - those islands which belong to England, MY England..  To access those columns, just put "Falkland Island"  in the search thingie ...

Today? On this day in 1982 a ceasefire was declared..

Rest In Peace PARA Hero Stephen Hood

Ex Para Stephen Hood, pictured here drinking after the battle of Goose Green, has been found dead in his car

From Daily Mail:

Iconic hero of Goose Green kills himself hours after Argentina reignites hostilities: 'Sabre-rattling' may have triggered Para's post-traumatic stress

• Ex-Para who featured Goose Green victory footage found dead in car
• Stephen Hood died just hours after row over islands reignited
• His widow has now urged politicians to stop their sabre-rattling

By Mark Nicol
PUBLISHED: 23:10 GMT, 5 January 2013


A Falklands War hero distressed by recent flare-ups in hostilities between Britain and Argentina has been found dead in his car.

Ex-Para Stephen Hood – who featured in iconic film footage celebrating victory at the battle of Goose Green – died just hours after Argentine president Cristina de Kirchner reignited the sovereignty row over the islands. Yesterday, his distraught widow Carol urged politicians to stop their sabre-rattling for the sake of traumatised veterans.

She told The Mail on Sunday: ‘What do the politicians achieve with their to-ing and fro-ing? Nothing. They should let it lie and leave it to the people of the Falkland Islands to determine their future.

‘Tragically the war never goes away and Stephen found that difficult. He wouldn’t say much to me about it but I knew something was wrong. I used to call it his dead eyes, as if he was holding something back.’

Father-of-two Hood, known as ‘Hank’ to Army colleagues, was found dead on Thursday six miles from his home in Rhyl, North Wales.

Police believe the 52-year-old died from carbon monoxide poisoning....

There are more pictures, details and video footage from Goose Green at the Daily Mail here.

There are no words of comfort to be offered here; only prayers from my heart that this PARA hero finds the peace he so richly deserves.

[Bratnote:  I have written a few times about the Falklands.  For one of those - with background - go here]