I faulted Ralph Peterson yesterday and I’ll fault Derbyshire now - to accuse the Royal Marines of anything at all based on a few Iranian television images is simply unfair. Let’s at least get their side of it before we go calling anyone a “wimp.”
You will not hear their part of the story, thats part of the deal that makes everyone save face. Blair and the Military will make sure of it.
BOTTOM LINE: The britz caved in to terrorists.
Ahmenidjad is the big winner in all this.