US Refuses To Endorse British Sovereignty In Falklands Oil Dispute -- Times Online
Washington refused to endorse British claims to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands yesterday as the diplomatic row over oil drilling in the South Atlantic intensified in London, Buenos Aires and at the UN.
Despite Britain’s close alliance with the US, the Obama Administration is determined not to be drawn into the issue. It has also declined to back Britain’s claim that oil exploration near the islands is sanctioned by international law, saying that the dispute is strictly a bilateral issue.
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More News On The Dispute In The Falklands
Et tu, Barack? America betrays Britain in her hour of need -- The Telegraph
US refuses to endorse British sovereignty in Falklands oil dispute -- One India
Navy intercepts Argentinian warship near British waters -- The Telegraph
Argentina asks UN for help on Falklands row -- Financial Times
Argentina asks UN to bring UK into talks on Falklands -- BBC
Argentina appeals to UN over Falklands oil drilling -- The Guardian
Argentina urges UN chief to intervene in Falklands row -- Vancouver Sun
Latin America leaders back Argentina over Falkland Islands stand-off -- Christian Science Monitor
'Black gold' hopes in Falklands may be inflated: analysts -- Yahoo News/AFP
Falklands oil: Britain paves the way for talks with Argentina -- The Telegraph
The Falkland Islanders are as British as people who live in Land's End and it's our duty to defend them -- The Daily Mail
'We didn't lose 255 lives to walk away now': Falklands general issues 'hands off' warning to Argentina -- The Daily Mail
Latin America is driving this game of brinkmanship -- David Usborne, The Independent
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