Here's the smoking in action shot...
Posted on 03/29/2007 11:02:02 AM PDT by UKrepublican
New Iran Captive Letter Updated: 18:56, Thursday March 29, 2007
Iran has published another letter allegedly written by Leading Seaman Faye Turney in which she supposedly calls for British forces to withdraw from Iraq.
The letter also asks the British Government why it allowed the British captives to stray into Iranian waters.
And it goes on to say the group is being treated well by the Iranians.
Analysts immediately doubted the validity of the letter, saying the wording was not likely to have been thought up by the 26-year-old sailor.
The letter coincided with the release of new footage of the 15 Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines being seized by Iranian gunboats in the Gulf.
In the video clips, gunshots are heard and a helicopter is shown hovering above inflatable boats in choppy seas.
Iranian boat (R) approaching a Royal Navy vessel Vessels close in on Royal Navy boats then the 15 captured Britons are shown seated in an Iranian gunboat.
The arrest footage was preceded by a senior Iranian officer using maps to explain how the Britons had "crossed into Iranian territory".
Iranian TV had previously shown video footage of the detainees eating and talking.
That broadcast featured an interview with L/S Turney in which she confessed - probably under duress - that the Britons had been at fault.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said it was a "disgrace" the way L/STurney, a 25-year-old mother of a three-year-old girl, was shown on TV.
"We are going to have to step up pressure not just with them in the UN and the European Union, but see what further measures are necessary to get them to understand it's not merely wrong but only going to result in further tension," he added.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Absolutely natural. And you know they are positive they weren't in the wrong when captured.
Imanutjob was looking for a way to get us out of Iraq. Hmmm, why is that?
"The arrest footage was preceded by a senior Iranian officer using maps to explain how the Britons had "crossed into Iranian territory". "
Gee not too planned - having a video cam with them.
I feel terrible for Seaman Turney having to be used like this
Execute the hostages one a day. On public television
Blair: Britain Won't Negotiate With Iran
AP - Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday that Britain would not negotiate over British sailors and marines held hostage by Iran. In an interview with ITV News, Blair again called for the unconditional return of the 15 Royal Navy personnel who were seized by Iranian authorities last week.
"The important thing for us is to get them back safe and sound, but we can't enter into some basis of bargaining," Blair said. "What you have to do when you are engaged with people like the Iranian regime, you have to keep explaining to them, very patiently, what it is necessary to do and at the same time make them fully aware there are further measures that will be taken if they're not prepared to be reasonable.
"What you can't do is end up negotiating over hostages; end up saying there's some quid pro quo or tit for tat; that's not acceptable," he said. [snip]
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/93-03292007-1322185.html
SkyNews poll results..
Should we say sorry to get our sailors back ?
* Yes 22.33% (2,109 votes)
* No 77.66% (7,335 votes)
Total: 9,444
Did I understand, UK, that France called on the Iranian ambassodor? It figures they'd call someone else for help.../sarc
But were not at war with Iran, or so they say.
Ping other FRiends across the pond.
Aren't Brit forces told not to aid the enemy after capture? Doesn't the issuance of these statements indicate the captives are being subjected to illegal threats, intimidation, and possibly torture under the Geneva Conventions?
Good question: just where are all of our loudmouthed Liberal agitators who seem to materialize at any time to protest their own country's attempt to capture and interrogate terrorists? Have you heard from any of these morons lately? Me neither. Oh, and what ever happened to the friggin' Geneva Convention, or does that only apply to Gitmo now?
I guess misusing "navel" really pushes your belly buttons.
Absolutely it does.
The Iranians have not only committed an act of war, they have also committed war crimes.
It seems plain as day. But I think if it can be agreed that this was not penned by the young lady, but by Iranian military/government officials, then it's an overt government-sanctioned act designed to effect the outcome of the War in Iraq to the detriment of Allied forces. Whereas the insurgency could be (falsely) attributed to forces outside of the control of the central government of Iran, this cannot be explained away. The government is holding them, and the government is demanding that the British accept defeat in Iraq.
Here's the smoking in action shot...
So which branch and which war were you in?
There it's fixed
>>Should we say sorry to get our sailors back? Yes or No<<
Who is the author of that poll? Madeline Albright?
Their first clue was the line that read, "We very much being treated well, Allah be praised."
That's a great observation. IF there was a way to boil down the language to a sound bite, it would stick.
"Persuant to Iran's tactical statements on the Iraq Campaign, connected with the act of war in capturing our sailors, they have become an enemy state in the War on Terror. Iran will regret it's actions."
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