Warship HMS Dauntless will leave Portsmouth for a six-month deployment to the South Atlantic as Buenos Aires continues its vociferous criticism of Britain's control of the islands.
Argentina's Foreign Ministry yesterday accused David Cameron of "persistent glorification of colonialism" after the Prime Minister said the UK helped right "a profound wrong" during the 1982 war.
It came after Argentina's president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner used commemorations on the 30th anniversary of the conflict to describe Britain's stance as "ridiculous and absurd".
Hackles were also raised by the "provocative" six-week deployment of Prince William to the islands as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot earlier this year.
But the former head of the navy said the new destroyer will deter Argentina from trying to reclaim the Islands. » | Wednesday, April 04, 2012
