En novembre 1977 le premier ministre de Grand Bretagne (Jim Callaghan) connaitré par intelligence militaire que les argentines auront invahera les illes Malvinas (Falklands). Il envoyé immediament, sous la code de ‘operation journeyman’ un petit flot navaires Britanique direction les Malvinas. Les argentines retourné au leur ports. L’envahi jamais passé. En avril 1982 Margaret Thatcher recu le meme intelligence mais elle faisait rien. Elle attendé jusque les argentines invahi et arrivé dans les illes, landemain elle commendé le navire Britannique et la guerre Falklands commence. Bilan: cent jours de guerre, 649 argentines, 255 britaniques, et trois inhabitants des illes trouvé mort. Total 907 perdre leurs vie. Thatcher attende deliberement pour cherché une avantage politicallement. Je me demande les mots des excuses que Thatcher parler maintenant eu enfer!
In november 1977 the Prime Minister of GB (Jim Callaghan) learned by military intelligence that the Argentinians would invade the Falklands. He immediatly dispatched, under code name ‘Operation Journeyman’ an advance British fleet towards the Falklands. The Argentinians returned to their ports. The invasion never happened. In April 1982 Margaret Thatcher received the same military intelligence, of an impending invasion, and did nothing. She waited until the Argentinians invaded and the next day she ordered a British fleet to sea and the Falklands war began. Figures: 100 days of war, 649 Argentinians; 255 British and three Falkland Islanders lost their lives. 907 in total killed. Thatcher waited deliberately to achieve a political advantage. I’m wondering what excuses she’s making now to the devil!
About bill
Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer.
The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013.
Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI.
Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug
2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website.
But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien.
The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50.
Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea.
Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.
