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Old 27-02-2012, 17:24   #352
Tim Deegan
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Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy View Post
Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face. I wonder if the union members will feel the same when they're laid off due to lack of trade?
Well it sounds like they have had enough money out of the UK.

The funny thing is that it will be just another stop for the cruise ship, and probably won't be much of a big deal for most of the passengers. But for the tourist industry near the port in Argentina, it could be a huge financial blow.

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It's on the BBC News site now:

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Two cruise ships carrying almost 3,000 passengers have been turned away from an Argentine port, apparently because they had visited the Falklands.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17184955
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