Thatcher to get State funeral - Page 4

Mancie · 14-07-2008, 22:44

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Originally Posted by andrewb

Belgrano was given orders to attack our boys, they invaded our islands, our people, they were the foreign aggressors.

Well we should have taken all the crew..banged em up for 24hours then let them go for lack of evidence! (appols..crossed thread.. easy done)

jambutty · 14-07-2008, 22:45

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Originally Posted by accyman

a state funeral for a woman who sank a ship that was immobalised and had surrendered if i am correct

tried for war crimes seems to be more appriopiate which is somthing else she has in common with tony blair

The Belgrano was not immobilised nor did she surrender.

It was steaming away from the Falklands and there is some dispute whether she was inside or outside the exclusion zone.

Eric · 14-07-2008, 22:45

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Originally Posted by Lilly

No, to stop the nutters getting to her like they did with Eva Peron in Argentina.

Poor old Eva had to be buried about 200 ft down because the nutters kept trying to dig her up.

As I recall, a similar thing happened to Oliver Cromwell

maybe she should be burried face down, just in case she decides to dig her way out.

polly · 14-07-2008, 22:46

I think Maggie should have a state funeral. Regardless of if you agree with her policies (and personally I disagree with most of them) she contributed a lot to this country and set out to do what she thought she had to do. She didn't flinch when the going got tough and all around her were arguing with her. She set a very positive role model for other females to follow.
I also think Blair should get a state funeral. however I would argue that both funerals should be paid for not out of our British public purse but by the Americans as they seemed to have benefited more from the reign of these two premiers.
On a more serious note I do not think anyone should be dis respectful at any funeral, whatever the circumstances

garinda · 14-07-2008, 22:46

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

I hope not many show up to line the streets, just to show how wrong they are to do this.

I can't imagine many people would bother.

Still it'll be nice for the tourists to see the pretty horses.

Royboy39 · 14-07-2008, 22:50

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Originally Posted by andrewb

Belgrano was given orders to attack our boys, they invaded our islands, our people, they were the foreign aggressors.

Andrew, I think you are defending your views from commited Star or Mirror readers. This is cover up for the balls that the Labour Government are making in our country at the moment. I look at the smile of Hazel Blears and the 'Ive lost it gaze of Gordon Brown' I think we can look forward to a new lease of life under a new Tory Government in the very near future.
Take all the flack you have to, but stand by what you believe in and smile if anyone offends you. Thats politics.

Eric · 14-07-2008, 22:52

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Originally Posted by garinda

I can't imagine many people would bother.

Still it'll be nice for the tourists to see the pretty horses.

And perhaps those found guilty of knife crimes could perform their community service by following the horses, wielding shovels

Eric · 14-07-2008, 22:54

Hey .... looks like those supporting the burning are in the lead .... maybe I'll spring for a couple of 24s of beer to wash down the dogs

polly · 14-07-2008, 22:57

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Originally Posted by Eric

Hey .... looks like those supporting the burning are in the lead .... maybe I'll spring for a couple of 24s of beer to wash down the dogs

Actually 6 (yes)
add 3 (No)

equals 9

Which is 2 more than those supporting the burning

garinda · 14-07-2008, 22:58

Perhaps we should have a thread suggesting suitable music.

jambutty · 14-07-2008, 23:00

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Originally Posted by cashman

now eric she did sink the "Belgrano" a ship out of territorial waters n sailing in the opposite direction.

The British imposed exclusion zone – not territorial waters.

And there is some unresolved dispute whether the Belgrano was inside or outside this exclusion zone. The only certainty is that the ship was steaming away from the Falklands.

And andrewb if the ship was steaming away at the time she was torpedoed she could not have been turning round. There has been some alleged documentary evidence that the Belgrano was going away to come back another day but that is all conjecture.

andrewb · 14-07-2008, 23:00

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Originally Posted by garinda

Perhaps we should have a thread suggesting suitable music.

The Queen is dead, boys, and it's so lonely on a limb..

Eric · 14-07-2008, 23:01

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Originally Posted by garinda

Perhaps we should have a thread suggesting suitable music.

There is one from the Wizard of Oz that comes to mind

andrewb · 14-07-2008, 23:01

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Originally Posted by jambutty

And andrewb if the ship was steaming away at the time she was torpedoed she could not have been turning round. There has been some alleged documentary evidence that the Belgrano was going away to come back another day but that is all conjecture.

I was under the impression that this was proved by previously unseen documents a year or two ago. That the Belgrano was under orders to attack, and that she was turning around to come back.

cashman · 14-07-2008, 23:01

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Originally Posted by jambutty

The Belgrano was not immobilised nor did she surrender.

It was steaming away from the Falklands and there is some dispute whether she was inside or outside the exclusion zone.

jambutty is spot on, i said that earlier, but cyfr does not wish to here that.