"Penguins + Landmines = ??" Topic
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| Calculon | 09 May 2017 5:08 a.m. PST |
not too much according to this:
link But I have to say I wasn't aware that there were so many mines laid in the Falklands and that they're still there. At the time did these impact the British approach to retaking the islands at all and did they cause significant casualties? The other thing that surprised me is that the article says the British government is paying for the removal of the mines to comply with their obligations under the 1997 Ottawa Mine Ban Treaty. Is Argentina a signatory to this Treaty, and if so, shouldn't they be paying for it? I have to say I don't know a great deal about this treaty, but surely an invader should pay for removal of any mines they lay in enemy territory! |
| Private Matter | 09 May 2017 5:25 a.m. PST |
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 x42brown  | 09 May 2017 5:36 a.m. PST |
The treaty says 'in territory you control' I don't think London would like any suggestion that Argentina had any form of control over the Falkland Isles. x42 |
| GeoffQRF | 09 May 2017 5:48 a.m. PST |
Penguins, seals, walruses and elephant seals, for gaming the region:
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 miniMo | 09 May 2017 8:05 a.m. PST |
I see an expansion for the card game Unexploded Cow. |
 Legion 4 | 09 May 2017 2:12 p.m. PST |
My university's [YSU] mascot, is Pete the Penguin … We don't take too kindly using our mascot's relatives to clear mines … |
| zoneofcontrol | 10 May 2017 10:20 a.m. PST |
Didn't Monty Python do a sketch about this?!? |
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