Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It all started with a bunch of scrap merchants raising the Argentine flag on South Georgia. For a change, the Wikipedia article seems to be pretty precise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War Cheers Douglas On 05.01.2017 18:01, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > The last time I checked, the Falklands War was started not by Britain but > by an Argentine military junta which has totally screwed up the country > and thought that the conquest would provide a useful distraction for the > population. What would you have Thatcher do? Just roll over and let > Galtieri have his way? That was not the kind of leader she was, as the > Argentines found out. > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 05 Jan 2017, at 12:07, bob catchpole via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> Margaret Thatcher banned Don McCullin from a military operation to >> protect the British Empire, because his photography was essentially >> 'anti-war'. How ironic that he now accepts a knighthood (Commander of the >> Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)! 'Wars' and 'Empires' have >> gone hand-in hand throughout history. If you want to put an end to war, >> how about questioning the concept of the Empire? It's disappointing he >> hasn't done this. >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> On Thursday, 5 January 2017, 10:45 Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at >> icloud.com> wrote: >> Douglas >> >> Don is a long-time Leica user and a great photographer who was banned in >> name by Margaret Thatcher from going to the Falklands war because he was >> ?too honest? and refused to have his images censored. I have met Don a >> couple of times and he is a difficult man to warm to, but this honour is >> well deserved and long overdue. A great photographer receiving a long >> overdue award. >> >> Gerry >> >> >>> On 5 Jan 2017, at 09:41, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: >>> >>> Photographer Don McCullin has been knighted (CBE) in the 2017 New Year?s >>> Honours List in the UK for services to photography. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Douglas >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information