http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/efe/20070826/twl-chavez-exige-al-reino-unido-que-le-d-e1e34ad_1.htmlIt's an interesting point - could a group of uninhabited islands be said to 'belong' to a South American country that only came into existence after they were settled by various European countries?
Personally, I think the views of the inhabitants are the important thing, not the order in which countries got their boats there.
Apparently, this all kicked off because Chavez took exception to a question on 'Aló Presidente' from The Guardian about term limits:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/venezuela/story/0,,2157362,00.html