"This sailor had better start giving unmistakable signs that things that she's saying are being said under duress. I don't know if Royal Navy recruits are given training in this but if I know of some ways to do it (having seen examples from North Vietnamese propaganda films) she should know some."
Nothing she says or writes in captivity matters and should be held against her.
When she gets out she can confirm/deny. Until then she needs to just hang on the best she can without thinking (or her family thinking) civilians like us are judging her based on 10 seconds of video or a letter she is forced to write.
And yes, I agree, there are POWs who stand tall and get signals out.
Well, not sure if it's a signal but I did see that during at least one of the propaganda films she is standing with her finger alongside her nose.
I don't entirely agree.Just as was the case with our pilots at the Hanoi Hilton,there are ways to communicate coercion particularly when audio or video recordings are concerned.Letters don't mean much unless they're released in the actual hand of the prisoner.
Should she have said "oh,go f**k a donkey,you filthbag" on the video she made yesterday? Probably not.But she could have done something (fast blinking of her eyes,perhaps) or made her statement in an unusual fashion or tone of voice.....
I don't know what rank she is but with 7 years in I would think that she would have risen to a rank of some authority...perhaps an NCO/Petty Officer.If I'm correct then I think she should know better that to appear completely docile and submissive in a propaganda video.