PRENSA BRITANICA Artículos y Cartas de Lectores de Alicia Castro INDICE 1. The Independent, 12 October 2014 Top Gear in Argentina: Jeremy Clarkson tried to portray my fellow countrymen as savages VERSION ESPAÑOL "Top Gear en Argentina: Jeremy Clarkson trató de retratar a mis compatriotas como salvajes" 2. The Guardian, 3 March 2014 Britain's new 'governor of the Falkland islands' is a provocation Colin Roberts, who once referred to Chagos islanders as 'Man Fridays', is not the person to encourage dialogue between nations VERSION ESPAÑOL "YOUR MAN IN THE MALVINAS" 3. The Times, 31 October 2013 Argentina claim The Argentinian President condemns the junta responsible for the 1982 conflict, and calls for peaceful dialogue VERSION ESPAÑOL “Reclamo Argentino” La Presidenta Argentina condena a la junta responsable del conflicto de 1982 y hace un llamado pacífico al diálogo. Versión completa de la carta enviada al diario británico The Times, sin editar. Artículo del diario The Times “Kirchner’s time runs out as voters call for jobs, not handouts” escrito por James Hider publicado el 26 de octubre 2013, en inglés y su traducción. 4. The Guardian, 11 March 2013. The Falklands: a vote with no purpose Britain is alone in the world if it thinks that the Malvinas referendum will decide this dispute VERSION ESPAÑOL “Las Malvinas: Un voto sin propósito” Gran Bretaña está sola en el mundo si piensa que el referéndum en Malvinas decidirá esta disputa. 5. The Times, 14 February 2013. Letters to the Editor: Argentina and the UK have the opportunity to set an example by resolving the Malvinas Islands question by peaceful means VERSION ESPAÑOL CARTA DE LECTORES Argentina y el Reino Unido tienen la oportunidad de dar un ejemplo al mundo resolviendo la Cuestión de las Islas Malvinas por medios pacíficos The Times, 26 January 2013. Argentina’s hypocrites are steeped in blood. Matthew Parris 6. The Daily Telegraph, 13 October 2012. Letters to the Editor: Argentina’s economy The Daily Telegraph, 8 October 2012 Cristina Kirchner 'using Falkland Islands as a smokescreen' to hide failing economy 7. The Independent, 14 June 2012. Alicia Castro: For peace and reconciliation, we need talks on Las Malvinas. If the UK wishes for stronger relations, it has to make a political gesture VERSION ESPAÑOL Alicia Castro: Por la paz y la reconciliación, es necesario hablar sobre Las Malvinas Si el Reino Unido desea fortalecer las relaciones, tiene que hacer un gesto político 8. The Daily Telegraph, 19 April 2012. Warmongering won’t settle this old dispute In the 21st century, Britain should rethink its hostile approach towards Argentina. VERSION ESPAÑOL “ACTITUDES BELICISTAS NO RESOLVERAN ESTA VIEJA DISPUTA” “En el Siglo XXI, Gran Bretaña debería repensar su actitud hostil hacia la Argentina” Sunday 12 October 2014 Top Gear in Argentina: Jeremy Clarkson tried to portray my fellow countrymen as savages We eat a lot of beef, but we have never eaten a journalist In Jeremy Clarkson’s article published by The Sunday Times on 5 October about his attempt to film Top Gear in southern Argentina, he asserted that his life and the lives of his crew were at risk. Media analysts would surely take an interest in studying the way in which this TV presenter constructs a story. To do so he begins by setting himself in the scene of the war that took place 32 years ago, stating: “We knew Ushuaia was the port from which the General Belgrano had sailed on its doomed voyage at the start of the Falklands War...”, recalling the dramatic episode of the ship that was sunk on the orders of Margaret Thatcher, thus triggering a war that should have been avoided. In case anyone should miss his intentions, he ends his article by finding it amusing to repeat The Sun headline “Gotcha” from 1982, which speaks volumes about his particular sense of humour and his political and cultural frames of reference. “The order from London to sink the Belgrano”, The Sunday Times Insight Team remarked in their book The Falklands War published in 1982, “was undoubtedly the most controversial decision of the war” (P.157), one that led to over three hundred deaths. Clarkson arrived in Tierra del Fuego, just 400 miles from the Malvinas Islands, flaunting a car with the number plates “H982 FKL”, evoking the year and the initials of the territory in which the war took place. Subsequently he claimed it was a “mere coincidence” with no intention of provoking a reaction. However, this is not the first occasion on which Clarkson has offended a host country when filming Top Gear in overseas locations, having previously done so in India, South Korea and Mexico. He has been accused and criticised by the public, the broadcasting watchdogs and the press in Britain for his remarks, ranging from racist and homophobic references to simply mocking foreign cultures in a xenophobic fashion. A simple internet search shows over 20 incidents in which Clarkson has offended someone. Argentinian ambassador to the UK, Alicia Castro The presenter – in his column entitled “Make no mistake, lives were at risk” – fabricates an exaggerated story. He describes being ambushed by a mob brandishing “pickaxes”. Later, switching narrative style, he recounts another scene: Clarkson claims that a mob was trying to burn the crew’s cars – which I understand did not actually happen – and he goes so far as to affirm that “one said they were going to barbecue us and eat the meat”. Clarkson’s imperialistic imagination is remarkably fertile: Argentina has never practised cannibalism. We do, it is true, eat a lot of beef. But we have never eaten a journalist. When local people spontaneously gather to repudiate Clarkson’s behaviour, the local authorities immediately interceded to guarantee the safety of all members of the British team securing means of transport, seats in a flight to Buenos Aires and a special treatment to cross the border to Chile. As he ends a tale designed to portray Argentines as savages – and without acknowledging the security extended to him by the government of Tierra del Fuego – Clarkson reflects on what might have caused the protests. Jeremy Clarkson's Top 20 Most Obnoxious Lines He reasons that the troubles were in no way linked to his provocative behaviour, but that they were in fact down to other causes: “We were English...”, he concludes. He seemingly overlooks the fact that there are 250,000 British and descendants of British people living happily in Argentina, and enjoying the respect and friendship of Argentine society as a whole. He is apparently unaware of the fact that in the very same Argentine Patagonia, just a few miles from where he was, lives a community of 70,000 Welsh people who speak their own language, retain their identity and whose settlement is set to reach its 150th anniversary, which we shall be celebrating with them next year. He also does not acknowledge that between early this year a BBC Natural History Unit crew was shooting in Patagonia for 12 days about a major fossil discovery and they were very well received by the entire local community. His version of events will not succeed in discouraging the thousands of British tourists who come every year to the end of the world to visit Patagonia – from Darwin and Chatwin onwards – and who enjoy both the natural environment and our warm Argentine hospitality. It may be too much to ask of people whose job it is to produce shows, that they refrain from fabricating such a horror story or tale of adventure just to get publicity and increase ratings. But we urge media outlets publishing this story to bear in mind that the long-standing relations and ties of friendship shared between the United Kingdom and Argentina afford us an opportunity to foster a dialogue of mutual respect between our peoples and nations. Argentina, along with the entire international community, is calling for dialogue with the UK in order to resolve the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas by peaceful and diplomatic means. The conflict in the South Atlantic – and especially the memory of those who lost their lives in the war on both sides – deserve to be treated not with malicious mockery, but with understanding and respect. Alicia Castro is the ambassador of Argentina to the UK http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/jeremy-clarkson-tried-to-portray-my-fellow- argentines-as-savages-9790118.html VERSION ESPANOL "Top Gear en Argentina: Jeremy Clarkson trató de retratar a mis compatriotas como salvajes" En el artículo que publicó Jeremy Clarkson en The Sunday Times el 5 de octubre sobre su intento de filmar un episodio del programa Top Gear en el sur de Argentina, aseguró que su vida, y la de los integrantes de su equipo, estuvo en peligro. Los estudiosos de los medios de comunicación seguramente se interesarían en analizar cómo este presentador de TV construye una historia. Para ello, comienza posicionándose en el escenario de la guerra que tuvo lugar hace 32 años y diciendo " Sabíamos que Ushuaia es el puerto del cual el Belgrano navegó hacia su funesto destino al comienzo de la guerra de las Malvinas", rememorando el dramático episodio del buque que fue hundido por orden de Margaret Thatcher, que desencadenó una guerra que debió haberse evitado. En caso de que alguien no advierta sus intenciones, termina su artículo citando el titulo del diario The Sun de 1982 " Gotcha" ("Te agarré "), lo que muestra claramente su particular sentido del humor y sus marcos de referencia políticos y culturales. "La orden de Londres de hundir al Belgrano" remarcó el equipo del Sunday Times en su libro "The Falklands War " (La guerra de Malvinas) publicado en1982, "fue sin dudas la decisión más controvertida de la guerra" (p.157), la que provocó más de trescientas muertes.