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Malvinas in Britain`s Imperialist Claws

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says the UK harbors secret plans to plunder the natural resources.

(TEHRAN) - The simmering tensions over the Malvinas Islands or Falkland Islands (off the coast of Argentina in the South Atlantic) as called by the British occupiers.

The British Royal Navy is planning to send the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless, a state-of-the-art warship, to the region on her maiden mission

Occupy El Bolson

Public protest is firmly entrenched here as one of the central pillars of Argentine political life.

(EL BOLSON, Argentina) - I thought we were going to have occupy el bolson, but it turned out to be just more of the same ordinary everyday protest that we live with down here. If you are interested in the story, it is here for your disposal.

Last week we got word from our barrio information network that the occupy movement was to come Patagonia with a special edition of “Occupy El Bolson” this past Saturday.

RAF Tornado Pilots Abort Targets to Avoid Civilians

To kill or not to kill; for once it was not a question.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An article in The Telegraph by Con Coughlin today details the kind of moral military story we don't hear too often in our Wikileaks-based world.

Royal Air Force Tornado jets returned to their base after a raid on Libyan military forces loyal to Gaddafi, with their weapons still slung underneath the wings of their airplanes.

New Agricultural Agreement in Argentina: A Land Grabber`s `Instruction Manual`

The "instruction manual" contains a set of clauses entrenching a business model that maximises the company's profits and leaves it free of liability.

(BUENOS AIRES ) - What are the implications when one of China's most powerful agribusiness firms starts acquiring thousands of hectares of land in the Province of Rio Negro, Argentina for the production of soyabeans, wheat, and oilseed rape to ship back to China?

Argentina Recognizes Palestine as an Independent Country

Argentina follows Brazil in announcing support for the Palestinian state.

(BUENOS AIRES) - Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman confirmed in a press conference that he country recognizes Palestine as a free and independent State, under the conflict with Israel.

“The decision is part of the Argentina willingness to promote the process of resolving the conflict” Palestinian-Israeli in the Middle East, the official said.

Update From Our Patagonia Birdwatcher

Sending the warmest greetings from springtime in Patagonia where the birds are full of surprises.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - Forward from editor: I have to admit that Gail Parker's wonderful stories and photos capturing the beauty and interest of the birds of Patagonia are among my personal favorite features at Salem-News.com.

Gail dispatched this update today to remind our readers that all is well in her part of the world, and she was kind enough to include this wonderful tero mating display.

Chimango Caracara, Milvago Chimango, Chimango

The several subspecies of chimango caracara occur throughout much of southern South America and are found in parts of Chile.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - The chimango caracara is actually a falcon. Despite its great numbers, little is known of this raptor which is a common in southern South America.

It seems to take a similar niche to the Oregon crow, opportunistically eating carrion alongside roads, gleaning scraps near garbage dumps and following plows. It also consumes worms, insects and their larvae, small birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.

Cheviot Sheep, Red Coats and Argentina`s Deserts

Recalling the irreversible damage from Britain's third invasion of Argentina.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - Watching World Cup Football with some neighbors here in NW Patagonia, I thought halftime would be a great opportunity to ask what their opinions were on the Falklands Islands controversy that seems to be heating up again.

Our hostess had trouble saying the word “Falklands” as the word got stuck in her mouth and just couldn’t come out.

The Black -Faced Ibis, Bandurria, Theristicus Melanopis

Within my barrio and around the pueblo, are various bands that tend to sleep in the same roosting spots every night.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - For me, the bird that symbolizes Patagonia is not my old nemesis the tero - who tried to spoil my pea crop last spring - but the goose-sized bandurria, or black faced ibis.

Morning and evening the plastic horn honk of the bandurrias tells me when it is time for their ritual gathering. A band of 26 roosts across the road in the bosque and they announce their intentions loudly.

A Gothic Bird Story

The Black Vulture, Jote de Cabeza Negra, Coragyps atratus.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - “The important thing to remember about the Deepwater Horizon disaster is that it is environmental, not economic.” Joe Mysak, Bloomberg News.

Today, we have sad news of the first proof of oil migrating into the food chain. Harriet Perry of the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory’s Center for Fisheries Research and Development reports evidence of oil in post-larval blue crabs contaminated from oil drifting into the coastal marshes.