Posted on 04/01/2007 8:55:57 PM PDT by Flavius
Britain hopes to send a top navy officer to Tehran to deliver a face-saving compromise that will ensure the release of 15 captive British naval personnel, Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported yesterday.
The British government will send the officer to Tehran to promise that the Royal Navy will never knowingly enter Iranian waters without permission, according to a plan cited by The Sunday Telegraph. The compromise, which would involve dispatching a navy captain or a commodore to Iran, was raised at a meeting of a senior government crisis committee on Saturday, the newspaper reported.
Mullah-run television aired new footage of two of the 15 British naval personnel. The two were shown separately on the television's Arabic language channel standing in front of an Iranian chart of the northern part of Persian Gulf waters where the sailors and marines were seized on March 23.
Beckett has said that Britain has replied to a letter from the Iranian embassy in London, which urged the government to acknowledge that the sailors had trespassed and confirm that it would not happen again.
Meanwhile, mullahs' thugs hurled stones and big firecrackers at Britain's embassy in Tehran. No one was hurt by the small explosive devices, which went off with loud bangs and sent clouds of smoke rising from inside the compound. About 100 demonstrators chanted: "British, British, death to you, death to you." Demonstrators, who scuffled with police, included members of the Basij, a hardline religious militia. Protesters called for the embassy to be closed down.
© Iranian.ws
Tony Blair has been emasculated.
its not only him
They wouldn't dare do this to Americans.
Bend over Tony and take your spanking from your master Ahmadinejad.
You know you love it Tony-boy. Just a little whipping will make you tingle all over big boy.
Hostage number 16 reporting for duty.
The most pathetic part of this whole story is the fact that Britain believes this represents "saving face."
The Persian Journal wouldn't lie to us, would it? /sarc
don't be so sure...
I recall our sincere apologies to China as but one example. Now, China and Iran are different bears...
I say this also because of the constant submission to muslim dictates lately. It seems like the West can't submit fast enough....many liberals would willingly behead themselves if it would make muslims feel better.
The Brits will regret this BIGTIME!
I'm going to hurl!
"Tony Bohica"
UN Issues Memo on Hostage Crisis in Iran
In response to Iran’s seizure of 15 British naval personnel in Iraqi waters, the U.N. Security Council issued a statement of “grave concern.” The UN rejected the United Kingdom’s request that the statement “deplore” Iran’s actions.
Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, explained the UN’s criteria for official statements. “‘Deplore’ would be too strong at this point,” Ban said. “If someone had been injured, then we could justifiably ‘deplore’ the action. This would, of course, be escalated to ‘gravely deplore’ if someone had been killed.”
“Now,” Ban continued, “if Iran carries out its threat to put these people on trial we would have to consider a statement of ‘admonishment.’ If, as some in Iran have demanded, any of these captives were executed, we would then be authorized to escalate to ‘grave admonishment.’ As you can see, the language of diplomacy must be properly nuanced to fit the situation. It is not an easy skill to learn. Many of us have devoted a lifetime to perfecting it.”
In related news, Tehran’s Interim Friday Prayers Leader, Ahmad Khatami, mocked Britain as “a ‘has been’ nation that must accept its humiliation by the great and powerful Iran if it hopes to avoid total destruction. They will bow before Islam or they will die. That is their only choice.”
read more...
http://www.azconservative.org/Semmens1.htm
"many liberals would willingly behead themselves if it would make muslims feel better."
eine gut traume!
if only it were true then we'd have no problems
what does this mean?
a) Britain will now tell Iran before it sends any covert (or overt) attack vessels towards Iran's shores.
b) Britain knows that any attacks on, or incursions into Iran will be aerial so they won't have to give away their attack plans.
c) Who's to say whether Britain "knowingly" did or would enter Iranian waters, making it rather moot since they can always claim to have done it unknowingly and therefore not have to get permission for that which they didn't know they done.
(d) It's diplo-speak for saying 'yes we were in your waters and shouldn't have done that'. (notice it doesn't say 'again')
(e) Iran has effectively proven that another superpower doesn't have the balls to stand up to them, and they can pretty much bully their way into any challenging situation they want with little fear of reprisal.
(f) The British are wusses just like the French and US democrats.
(g) All of the above.
Well, THAT will teach those Persians a lesson .... but, oh if only we could have gotten it 'deplored' also,.....NOW THAT would have REALLY, REALLY made a difference.
Yes siree, Bob, you wouldn't see those Iranians even entering foreign waters again, let alone actually making contact with other vessels or taking hostages.
21 posted on 04/01/2007 11:44:01 PM CDT by Optimist (I think I'm beginning to see a pattern here.)
Oops, almost forgot .... < /sarcasm>
If this is true this is PATHETIC!!!!!!!!
we need to launch on these pissants
a 'shock and awe' that lasts for about 6 months
Uh, April Fool? Please? Pretty Please?
By now the Britain of Thatcher or Churchill would have leveled a few thousands Iranian acres into a smoking dump. God, where are people with balls when you need them?
Holy crap. What the HELL IS GOING ON!?!?!?
Send a general to say, "Do you guys just love men stronger and healthier than you or what? Are you in need of some physical trainers or something? Stop stealing our soldiers or you will never see a drop of gasoline flow again!"
"Are you guys secretly gay?"
Schoen! Wie so?
keine Argumente für alle aus Krieg mit dem ROP
Not war, annihilation.
The officer should only say "give us our sailors and boats or say goodbye to Tehran".
Agreed!
You forgot Jimmuh and 444 days of mostly Howdy Dowdy. These people smell out weakness like a pig smells out truffles.
His point was how easy it would be to bring them literally to their knees, and here we are fretting over a tin horn dictatorship. They have one refinery,,,....ONE! One cruise missile and these guys have riots in the streets. This could all be over with a well placed RPG!
God, I hope Newt runs, he was outstanding!
What happened to the crew of the merchant ship?
Were they arrested, too?
They must have been in Iranian waters also.
I just wonder nobody mentions them or asked them about the position of their ship.
"___________________"I think the actual UK article might be a wee bit more clear than second or third or fourthhand info which doesn't even tell us who the Telegraph sourced in the article to which the Persian allegedly refers. They don't even quote "Becket" or tell you who this "Becket is" in the article.
I feel bad for the Brits.
They wouldn't dare do this to Americans.
Yes they would. They've done it before (and got away with it). Course, you didnt have any decent leadership then.
You know you love it Tony-boy. Just a little whipping will make you tingle all over big boy.
You need therapy.
"many liberals would willingly behead themselves if it would make muslims feel better."
Well said.
"The Persian Journal wouldn't lie to us, would it? /sarc"
All most as bad as the NYT. The only way I would ever respect Blair again is if he gets the hostages out by Thursday and starts bombing on Friday.
The Brits look like fools. Next we'll see pictures of Chamberlain presented as a great statesman.
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