December 6, 201114 yr From Telegraph [excerpt] Argentina launches naval campaign to isolate Falkland IslandsBy Fergus MacErlean 8:28PM GMT 05 Dec 2011 Argentina has launched a naval campaign to isolate the Falkland Islands that has seen it detain Spanish fishing vessels on suspicion of breaking the country’s “blockade” of the seas around the British territories. Argentine patrol vessels have boarded 12 Spanish boats, operating under fishing licences issued by the Falkland Islands, for operating “illegally” in disputed waters in recent weeks.
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