TV interview 'tipped off' Iran about ship's intelligence role

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/ ^ | Sunday April 8, 2007 | Jamie Doward and Andrew Wander

[malamute]

Iranian intelligence officers told the 15 British captives they first became suspicious about their activities after watching an interview with one of them on British television.

Families of the hostages said that their loved ones had told them the Iranians had made the claim soon after capturing them.

The revelation is likely to raise questions about the Ministry of Defence's decision to allow the media to accompany Cornwall, the ship on which the service personnel were based, and report on its activities.

On 13 March - 10 days before the 15 were seized - Channel 5 broadcast an interview with Captain Chris Air, one of the captured Royal Marines, in which he stated that his crew's role was to liaise with Iraqi vessels to 'let them know we are here to protect them, protect their fishing and to stop any terrorism or any piracy in the area'.

The Iranian interrogators told their captives, who were seized while travelling in two dinghies during a patrol, that this had alerted them to Cornwall's role.

full article @ http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2052588,00.html

[malamute]

we knew what you were doing, where you were doing it, and when, thanks to you.

loose lips sink dinghies.

[deaconjim]

They needed a TV interview to figure that out?

[The_Media_never_lie]

Rule Brittania!

If the Democrats have their way, what happened to the Brits (great people) will happen to us!

[edpc]

.....to stop any terrorism or any piracy in the area....

Well...they allowed 15 crewmembers to be abducted. So much for the mission.

[mewzilla]

They needed a TV interview to figure that out?

I can't figure out if the Iranians are really this dang dumb, or it's just this paper thinking its readers are...Maybe both?

[BallyBill]

Intelligence? I think not.

[mtbopfuyn]

Another Jerry Rivers.

[Brilliant]

Well, that pretty much blows Rosie’s conspiracy theory out of the water.

[johnny7]

They needed a TV interview to figure that out?

Probably not for the knowledge of their presence... but for actually seeing the wimps up close.

[deaconjim]

Probably not for the knowledge of their presence... but for actually seeing the wimps up close.

All they needed to do that was put a boat in the water. How hard is it to see a naval vessel (surface ship anyway) in the water? Even without seeing the ship, they had to know that the Brit navy was operating there, and certainly it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why they were there.

[Godebert]

"If the Democrats have their way, what happened to the Brits (great people) will happen to us!"

Liberalism is like cancer in a society. The Brittish people have been infected to the bone. Their case is terminal.

[100-Fold_Return]

loose lips sink dinghies.

A staged-event to incite the MSNBC-watchers to insist Pres. Bush invade Iran before the '08 elections???? Hmmmm...

[Diogenesis]

History will record that the MSM were traitors to the West on BOTH Sides.

Represented the West, Lambert orchestrated the fiasco because he was Press-hungry.
The result: The UK was totally, thoroughly emasculated
by a bunch of ragtag nancys.

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On the Persian side:

THIS is what the Persian and US MSM (traitors) and the IslamoNazi's wanted you to see.

This is what the wide angle showed, as Persian Islamonazi's tried to coerce
a few less docile Royal Marines, to try to get them to act like the other half-wits.

Did the traitorous MSM ever show the full picture, or did they hide it for their Persian Masters?

[fso301]

bump

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

'let them know we are here to protect them, protect their fishing and to stop any terrorism or any piracy in the area'.

You're doin' a helluva job.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Why not just put retired U.S. Navy personnel in yatchs and arm them with 12 gauge?

[Truth29]

The shot with the Iranian minder is especially telling.

[RAY]

Those such as of the “Rosie” ilk, will not let facts get in the way of their agenda.

[sgtbono2002]

As long as the ship was in Iraqui waters it was their right to be there, Iran went into another countries sovereign waters and kidnapped these sailors. They violated international law. They should be held accountable. HAH fat friggin chance.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

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