Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters says Britain should return Falklands to Argentina

“My view is that certainly it saved Margaret Thatcher’s political career
at the time at the cost of a great many Argentine and British lives, which
disgusted me then and still does now. I was never a huge fan of Margaret
Thatcher.”

Pink Floyd’s twelfth album, The Final Cut, was heavily influenced by the Falklands
conflict, with several critical references to Baroness Thatcher.

The introductory track, The Post War Dream, includes the line “Oh Maggie,
Maggie, what have we done?” – an apparent reference to the sinking of
the Belgrano, which left 368 Argentine sailors dead.

Earlier this month, Hollywood actor Sean
Penn stated that Britain’s stance over the Falklands
was “colonialist,
ludicrous and archaic,” calling the Duke of Cambridge’s deployment to
the disputed islands “unthinkable”.

In a move that has heightened tensions between the two countries, Industry
Ministry Debora Giorgi met at least 20 business leaders who import British
goods, suggesting they replace British suppliers with those that respect
Argentina’s “sovereignty claims and resources,” according to the
ministry.

“The government is sending a message to those who still use colonialism
as a way to gain access to others’ natural resources,” the source said.

Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokesman Steve Field said on Wednesday it is “very
sad that Argentina continues with their approach of confrontation, not
co-operation”.

He says Britain is a major importer of Argentinian goods, and warns that
hostility is “not in Argentina’s economic interests”.

Should Britain return the Falkland Islands to Argentina?

The proposal comes a day after Argentina
prevented two cruise ships from docking
at one of its ports
following a visit to the Falkland Islands.

Argentina has received the backing of Latin American countries for its claim
of sovereignty over the remote, wind-lashed islands, which were occupied by
Britain in 1833.

The dispute erupted into warfare April 2, 1981 when Argentine troops seized
the islands, only to be routed in a 74-day war that claimed the lives of 649
Argentines and 255 Britons.

Diplomatic friction between Argentina and Britain has intensified since 2010,
when the Government authorised oil exploration in the waters near the
islands.

Prince William is halfway through a six-week stint on the islands as part of
another “routine deployment” in his role as Flight Lieutenant
Wales, an RAF search-and-rescue helicopter pilot.

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