Another Falklands war?

Haplo,

interesting history, I haven't read up much on the history of the islands. I would say that the Argentinians have a +50% claim to the islands. First through the 'inheritance' of the French-Spanish claim. It stays valid no matter what you say. If not then it's still France's or Spain's.

The Vernet-thing is trickier. I'd say that there was economic dealings to and from meaning that UK as well sold them. When Vernet came into the picture the islands were 50-50 French-Spanish - UK. So how could Vernet be anything but for a pro-Argentinian claim? That's the way I see it.

Also, you think the UK's motives for holding on to the islands is any more noble then that of the Argentinians? Aren't they the ones who are actively trying to empty the entire continental shelf out of oil as we speak.

So today UK'ers, US'ers and possibly other English language natives think the islands belong to the UK, the Argentinians and others who have Spanish as their native language think it belongs to the Argentinians. So it's a kind of a anglo-spanish head bashing bonanza. Personally I'd like there to be some kind of nature refuge, maybe governed by the UN or something.

Or to begin to think about nations for the native people of the Americas and their rights for the natural resources near them. For a European nation to go half way across the globe to rob natural resources from 'no man's land' is more of the ol' imperialistic mentality that at least to me doesn't seem just anymore.