"The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it is investigating reports that three Royal Navy vessels have been seized by Iran. HMS Brocklesby on patrol in the northern Persian Gulf last March. The Iranians were said to have arrested eight Royal Navy crew as well as finding weapons and maps on board the vessels. The state-run satellite station Al-Alam was reported to have said that the vessels had been detained in Iranian territorial waters near the Shatt al-Arab waterway that divides Iran from Iraq. It described the impounded vessels only as "warships". The report said: "Iranian forces confiscated the ships and eight military personnel on board."
Act of War?!
Hmmmm...MUD
Could get interesting alrighty !
PING to those interested in the topic of Islamic terrorism;
I'm curious as to your comments on the following:
What do you think is the reason for Islamo-terrorism, what do they want, why are they motivated, and what is their end game?
This religious-socio-political movement is just as dangerous in every way that Soviet style communism was, with the added twist of a death wish for it's combatants to assure they won't fear a fight to the end.
And as Joanie f noted in her post on this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1156016/posts?page=1632#1632
("Fox news Paul Johnson Killed by Captors") ; the left is opposed to the war on Islamic terrorism.
As usual, leftists believe that this is somehow our (the U.S.) fault. We did something to make radical Muslims mad. There are quite a number of conservatives that believe this as well...
Some folks think that maybe it is our defense of Israel? ...maybe it was our attacking Iraq?... etc.
- Robert Spencer and Ibn Warraq discuss this in their books:
"Onward Muslim Soldiers", and "Leaving Islam"
Mud would you ping your FRiends, who are interested in making their thoughts as to the motives of Islamo-terrorists?
I'd think it would make for some interesting conversation. The only way this terrorism can ever be overcome (imo) is if a majority of folks understand who and what their motives really are.
Regards