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Jan Cheek - Executive Councillor, Falkland Islands Government

Falkland Islanders if they want to remain a British overseas territory. Should they agree?

To Britain it's the Falklands, to Argentina the Malvinas. Thirty years ago, the two countries went to war over these islands in the South Atlantic. Now they can smell oil - eight billion barrels worth is being drilled for this year. Is that why Buenos Aires and London are trading insults once again? Jan Cheek is one of the leaders of the 3000 islanders who are about to be asked to vote on whether there should be negotiations with Argentina. She says no but by what right do the Islanders insist they should stay linked to a country on the other side of the world? And for how much longer will the British be prepared to pay the military and diplomatic bill?

23 minutes

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  • Wed 12 Dec 2012 09:05GMT
  • Wed 12 Dec 2012 13:05GMT
  • Wed 12 Dec 2012 16:05GMT
  • Wed 12 Dec 2012 20:05GMT
  • Thu 13 Dec 2012 02:05GMT

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