Margaret Thatcher Dead!

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Originally Posted by BossMark

Why are they considering a State funeral for Thatcher? Surely it should be privatised?

Interesting idea. Though it won't be a state one but a ceremonial one.

She gave the order to blow up The Belgrano even though it was outside of the Malvinas Exclusion Zone - and was sailing AWAY from the islands! When the young Argentinean boys aboard The Belgrano had suffered a most appalling and unjust death, Thatcher gave the thumbs up sign for the British press.

Well So what if she was outside the exclusion zone the Argentines didn't even recognise. The point of the EZ was that all vessels within it would be regarded as hostile not necessarily that those outside would be exempt from military action as military units in a war that that country did start.
The ship could have altered course in 30 seconds and was part of a pincer move being put together. This is the only incident in any war I have read about where the losing side complains it was not fair their ship was sunk.
Warships fight in wars and can sometimes be sunk in them.