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Tension rises as Britain condemns Iran TV pictures of detainees
DefenceTalk.com ^
Posted on 03/28/2007 9:14:34 PM PDT by DTAD
Iran on Wednesday showed the first pictures of 15 detained British navy personnel after Britain froze contacts between the two in an escalating dispute over the captives.
Britain angrily condemned the images of the eight sailors and seven marines shown by Iranian television, in which the only woman among them apparently admitted that the group had trespassed into Iranian waters.
Iran said Faye Turney, 26, would soon be released but there was no easing of tensions between London and Tehran over the crisis now almost one week old.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; nuclear; royalnavy; war
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posted on
03/28/2007 9:14:36 PM PDT
by
DTAD
To: DTAD
Oh please, Britian, not another strongly worded condemnation! The Iranians are really in big trouble if that happens!
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posted on
03/28/2007 9:22:03 PM PDT
by
Proud_USA_Republican
(We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
To: Proud_USA_Republican
I surely hope the Brits don't fall for the 'admit guilt and they go free gambit' That would only set the Iranian trap even harder.
Iran would use that as a reason to hold the troops not let them go. This is the same game they played with US if I recall correctly.
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posted on
03/28/2007 9:30:21 PM PDT
by
RunningWolf
(2-1 Cav 1975)
To: DTAD
If you read the full story it gets progressively worse until near the end where the US "denies its war games were responsible." Asked, implied by whom? Exasperating. I hope these Brits have stamina.
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posted on
03/28/2007 9:30:43 PM PDT
by
Ieatfrijoles
(Incinerate Riyadh Now.(Request shot splash))
To: Proud_USA_Republican
No doubt a stern letter to follow!! If that doesn't do it, Britain may have to escalate further, and ask for a UN condemnation!
What a bunch of pathetic wimps.
That is my opinion. Further, it is my opinion that Mecca must be destroyed.
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posted on
03/28/2007 9:32:47 PM PDT
by
Hugin
(Mecca delenda est.)
To: DTAD
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posted on
03/28/2007 9:38:24 PM PDT
by
TBP
To: DTAD
In circumstances like these, it is appropriate to:
Drop a smart bomb on Mr. Ahmedgenocide's house.
Mine Iran's harbors.
Take all Iranian diplomats and hold them as spies. Send them to Gitmo.
Feed them pork.
Cut off Iran's ability to import or export gasoline and petroleum.
Bomb their nuke facilities.
Just for starters.
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posted on
03/28/2007 9:41:22 PM PDT
by
TBP
To: DTAD
Iran said Faye Turney, 26, would soon be released As soon as those phony holy men are through raping her.
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posted on
03/28/2007 9:42:13 PM PDT
by
TBP
To: TBP
Churchill would have already made the ultimatum and J F Kennedy would have issued the current version of a force-wide ready alert and given Achmadeenajerk a specific number of days to return the Brits before things start breaking in good ole Persia. We'd have a nation being conditioned to ''...bear any burden, make any sacrifice...'' (from JFK's speech) and Congress would be compelled to consider nothing that didn't concern the crisis. Moreover, The State Dept. would be scurring about signing up an alliance to support our threat and ships would be heading for the region in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman.
But this prez has so royally screwed-up and de-moralized, abused and overused, depleted the force of equipment and depleted our strategic reserve of logistical re-supply and thrown so many billions of war fighting dollar down the international toilet--that all we can do is stand by with our impotence and exhaustion showing like a big red zit on the country's nose. Just tell Iran that after a couple of more presidental administrations and some reinvestement in men and materiel' and a regrowth of force morale among an active force that's active and reserves and Guard that ready to be used in their proper role---then Iran, we'll be ready to make a threat that's meaningful vis-a-vis the weak ass feign of now.
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posted on
03/28/2007 10:08:20 PM PDT
by
middie
To: TBP
What would Churchill do? Turn the Iranian Navy into fish condos, most likely.
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posted on
03/28/2007 10:08:39 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: TBP
One thing--Iran doesn't export gasoline, it's an imported item for them.
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posted on
03/28/2007 10:09:29 PM PDT
by
middie
To: RunningWolf
Iran would use that as a reason to hold the troops not let them go. This is the same game they played with US if I recall correctly. If the Iranians coerced the confession out of the female sailor, one has to unfortunately conclude that the act of letting her go free would only end up being a severe liability for the Iranians.
To: justa-hairyape
Exactly, And I think that we know they did do just that. There is no other way to get it that fast.
None of them are going free, and she might be the first to die.
If the Iranians saw the British as a weak link and wanted them to capitulate/bow down before the Islamic god Ahmadinejad, I think this time they made a huge miscalculation. I mean we are right there to back the Brits up.
However if they do succeed, it will be a huge victory for them, for they will humiliate the West, and split the Brits off from US.
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posted on
03/28/2007 10:53:34 PM PDT
by
RunningWolf
(2-1 Cav 1975)
To: DTAD
The tension, that is the problem. If only the Brits would just stick a finger in their ear and pretend it wasn't happening. Yeah, that's the ticket.
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posted on
03/28/2007 10:56:50 PM PDT
by
JasonC
To: DTAD
Concessions will be made on Britain's side....
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posted on
03/28/2007 11:13:25 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
(AL GORE STALKED ME ON 2/25/2007!)
To: RunningWolf
This explains why the Iranians have demanded that the British basically admit that her confession is the truth. It is the only way the Iranians (being who they are) will release her.
The British have a history of being able to sustain substantial loses and casualties in war (WWI, WWII, Falklands). That is however, only history.
What we need are some high level Iranians we can offer as a trade. Tit for tat.
To: TBP
This is what's going to be necessary anyhow - so why not get over with it ?
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posted on
03/28/2007 11:45:06 PM PDT
by
Rummenigge
(there's people willing to blow out the light because it casts a shadow)
To: Dallas59
They never did that - why should they now ?
The brits still radiate a positive spirit about giving hell to bastards asking for it so desperately.
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posted on
03/28/2007 11:49:19 PM PDT
by
Rummenigge
(there's people willing to blow out the light because it casts a shadow)
To: Proud_USA_Republican
""Oh please, Britian, not another strongly worded condemnation! The Iranians are really in big trouble if that happens!""
So what do you want them to do? Nuke them?
Come on, get real.
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posted on
03/28/2007 11:52:16 PM PDT
by
kopite
To: Hugin
""No doubt a stern letter to follow!! If that doesn't do it, Britain may have to escalate further, and ask for a UN condemnation!
What a bunch of pathetic wimps.""
Pathetic wimps? The British? You mean the only real ally the U.S.A has and the same 'pathetic wimps' that are fighting and dying alonside American boys in Iraq and Afghanistan???? 'Pathetic wimps'?????
Shocking and sickening comments here.
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posted on
03/28/2007 11:54:56 PM PDT
by
kopite
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