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'-we train on Argentine soil'.
Shown on BBC news tonight. It's hard to believe that the President of Argentina would buy and broadcast propaganda as offensive as this- an Olympic athlete training by jogging up and down the steps of a British war memorial, filmed in secret in the Falklands.
I think this athlete should be banned from entering the UK, in fact banning the whole Argentinian team should be considered.

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Ya they sneaked in and out again just around dawn Gordon :mad:

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We should rise above it. After all they want us to be outraged.
I was astounded when I saw it this morning, but during the day, I realised it is nothing more than baiting. They have a very small armed forces so they use this to bring the fight to us. Pathetic really

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If it wasn't for the jogging on the memorial it's quite a clever and funny bit of propaganda. That just spoils it and wasn't necessary. Makes you wonder if they realised it was a memorial.

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I am sure they will have,, which makes everything they say even more unpalatable.

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Admittedly it's sly & underhand, pretty much like the invasion back in 1982, but at the end of the day he's running (away presumably) & all the iconic images are reminders of the Islands Britishness.

A cheap shot from a bunch of chancers, who know what'll happen if they push it to far.

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Nah let them enter then declare war on them while they are here. Lock em up as POW's :D

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I would just ignore it n then Nuke Buenos Aries.

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Was of a bomb cashy:(

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I am sure that I heard it was a British company that produced the video

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Wouldn't of thought so Barrie, you can imagine the backlash they'd get if proved true. I believe it was stated that it came from the "Argentine presidency" whomever or whatever that might be.

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I din't think I was imagining things - have a look at:
BBC News - UK criticises 'tasteless' Falklands Olympic ad

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Just shows what some people will do for a few bob and just how low they will stoop:mad:

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Maybe we could arrange for this team to be let in via an unmanned Border control point....make them wait to enter until their event is over.
What am I saying here?

There will probably be so much disorganisation that they won't need to make them wait....it will all be part of fiasco anyway.


I can't wait for the whole thing to be over with!

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Think WPP will be losing shares value then.