Shit happens to everyone, individuals and nations. It is only a matter of time.
Spain managed to get that treasure from Peru last month even as the South Americans cried foul. But now, the Argentines are giving them a wonderful kick by planning to nationalise YPF, an Argentinian petroleum company in which Spain's Repsol holds the majority stake. Of course, Spain has issues warnings and threats of grave and horrific reactions, and said that this move will make Argentina "an international pariah". Argentina is quite happy to take control of its own natural resources, which I think is only natural. If only more countries would do the same.
Of course, the Spanish PM is quite thick to say that this move by Argentina is "without any economic reason", Of course, it's not, Senor Rajoy, which is why you are crying bloody murder, right? Why exactly should Argentina have to import oil and gas while produce from YPF is sent elsewhere to make profits for Repsol, Rajoy? Oh sorry, I forgot, this is all "without any economic reason"!
The Spanish monarch, Juan Carlos, is at home with a broken hip. While the country is going through depression and half the youth is unemployed and times are worse now than any time since Franco's death, he went elephant hunting to Botswana. As if the act of elephant hunting itself is not bad enough, he went on that trip secretly, and the matter only came to light when he slipped and fell and broke his hip and had to fly back home for treatment. Doesn't look very good as a concerned king, and looks even worse as the honorary president of WWF's Spanish branch. Superbly executed escapist behaviour has turned into quite the royal scandal.
Maybe the African nations should nationalise elephants and other big "game". That would make prospective European hunters think twice about coming around, broken hips notwithstanding.
Spain managed to get that treasure from Peru last month even as the South Americans cried foul. But now, the Argentines are giving them a wonderful kick by planning to nationalise YPF, an Argentinian petroleum company in which Spain's Repsol holds the majority stake. Of course, Spain has issues warnings and threats of grave and horrific reactions, and said that this move will make Argentina "an international pariah". Argentina is quite happy to take control of its own natural resources, which I think is only natural. If only more countries would do the same.
Of course, the Spanish PM is quite thick to say that this move by Argentina is "without any economic reason", Of course, it's not, Senor Rajoy, which is why you are crying bloody murder, right? Why exactly should Argentina have to import oil and gas while produce from YPF is sent elsewhere to make profits for Repsol, Rajoy? Oh sorry, I forgot, this is all "without any economic reason"!
The Spanish monarch, Juan Carlos, is at home with a broken hip. While the country is going through depression and half the youth is unemployed and times are worse now than any time since Franco's death, he went elephant hunting to Botswana. As if the act of elephant hunting itself is not bad enough, he went on that trip secretly, and the matter only came to light when he slipped and fell and broke his hip and had to fly back home for treatment. Doesn't look very good as a concerned king, and looks even worse as the honorary president of WWF's Spanish branch. Superbly executed escapist behaviour has turned into quite the royal scandal.
Maybe the African nations should nationalise elephants and other big "game". That would make prospective European hunters think twice about coming around, broken hips notwithstanding.
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