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Friday, February 19, 2010

Flashpoint in The Falklands: Argentine anger as British oil rig moves in today and MoD beefs up our forces

Type 42 DestroyerHostilities between the UK and Argentina will reach boiling point today with the arrival of a British oil rig off the Falkland Islands.

Buenos Aires has threatened to take steps to prevent what it believes is 'illegal' drilling - including a blockade of ships.

But oil exploration firm Desire Petroleum confirmed that the huge drilling platform Ocean Guardian was due to enter the archipelago's waters in defiance of the Argentine government's warnings.

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