Iranian TV Shows Two British Sailors Apologizing

reuters.com ^ | Tue Jun 22, 2004 01:04 PM ET | Reuters

[Destro]

How humiliating and infuriating. Btitania rules the waves, indeed.

[smith288]

So now Iran's "government" is partaking in the latest Al Qaeda tact?

[Destro]

Britannia that is.....

[Destro]

It can be said Iran invented the thing.

[B Knotts]

Exactly. Iran is a terrorist state, and they continue to prove the point.

Hopefully, the mullahs will soon be overthrown by the Persian people.

[xsrdx]

Countries have the right to secure their coastline - is it humiliating? Or just an admission that they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, in the wrong boat.

Had this been a Royal Navy destroyer, things would have been different, to be sure - this "confession" is a crock, but predictable.

[MEG33]

You are such a brave keyboard warrior.

[Rutles4Ever]

Wow -- how disappointing. Either the sailors whimped out or diplomatic channels whimped out.

[swarthyguy]

Can't blame the IRanians on this one.

British violated the boundaries. And they got caught.

Any nation has the right to nab intruders. Even the Iranians.

[Howlin]

You're exactly right. These guys should have committed suicide on Iranian TV.

Just to satisfy you.

[Rutles4Ever]

Are you kidding me? What kind of wet noodles do you want in your military? APOLOGIZE?? Militaries NEVER apologize.

Give me a break. That's a disgrace to everyone serving in the British armed forces. I guess we can call this COMMON valour...

[mystery-ak]

Hey stuck....you know not of what you speak..

[Desdemona]

ping

[irishsoldier]

wheres the rest of them? thought there were 8, this sounds fishy to me, are they next to be beheaded by those cowards?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Get them out of the hands of the Mullahs, I suspect a tactic for the seizure of the Brits.


Then we can find out what really happened!!

[Rutles4Ever]

I wouldn't join the military if I wasn't ready to give my life... that's kind of part of the calling... Instead, the British just got emasculated in front of the world by a bunch of vermin... IRAN??

Come on.

[Not a 60s Hippy]

Any nation has the right to nab intruders. Even the Iranians.

Except the USA!

[MEG33]

You , of course realize that confessions made under duress have no meaning and the Brits want their men out alive....

I realize you probably have upfront and personal experience in these matters and have either been captured or negotiated for release of military men captured.

[Turbo Pig]

Have the Brits admitted (the government, not the sailors) of a mistaken incursion? Playing devil's advocate, it would not be beyond the Iranians to manufacture an incident by nabbing these guys outside their territory.