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2012-10-16 Caribbean-Latin America

Argentine navy chief replaced amid Libertad row

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Posted by tipper 2012-10-16 00:16|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 that's what happens when you don't pay your bills, nationalize foreign investments/operations, and generally act like a tinpot dictatorship with marxist leanings, Evita

Posted by Frank G 2012-10-16 09:35|| 2012-10-16 09:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Picture at link. It's a navy training ship. Looks like a yacht, not the kind of thing they'd want to use to retake the Falklands. But they could probably make some money by chartering passenger cruises with it.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-10-16 12:33|| 2012-10-16 12:33|| Front Page Top

#3 It looks somewhat like the USS Independence. What millenium were these sailors training for?

Posted by Shinter Javirong9154 2012-10-16 15:37|| 2012-10-16 15:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Pull alongside and use whalers to disembark a squad of lancers, total surprise.

Posted by swksvolFF 2012-10-16 15:57|| 2012-10-16 15:57|| Front Page Top

#5 What millenium were these sailors training for?

It's used for cadet training and some 'show the flag' visits; many navies (and the US Coast Guard) use tall ships for this purpose.

Think of it in terms of building cooperation, coordination, and response. Those sails don't furl and unfurl by themselves.

Posted by Pappy 2012-10-16 16:38|| 2012-10-16 16:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Sailors.... hey! I get it! they train sailors on it, we should buy it at auction, race it against the Eagle.

Posted by Shipman 2012-10-16 17:37|| 2012-10-16 17:37|| Front Page Top

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