Freed Britons Say 'Confessions' Coerced

nypost.com ^ | Apr 6, 11:48 PM EDT | TARIQ PANJA

[do the dhue]

What do you think Tokyo Rosie and the rest of our media would be saying about all this, if it where the good ol' US of A who held 15 Iranians for 13 days?

[neodad]

Freed Britons Say 'Confessions' Coerced

Who's got the master of the obvious picture?

[do the dhue]

writer by the name of TARIQ PANJA

[oyez]

Earlier, during Friday sermons at mosques around Iran, government clerics touted the end of the standoff with Britain as a victory for Iran.

That is the way it was planed all along.

[yldstrk]

I say they were either very poorly trained or big chickens.

[do the dhue]

That is the way it was planed all along.

I wonder if he planned on Tokyo Rosie's support?

[do the dhue]

I am under the understand that our rules of engagement would not have allowed our Sailors to be taken hostage.

[aft_lizard]

We have been holding a few Iranians for quite awhile, the correct question is “What would our media say if we went into Iranian territorial waters and kidnapped 15 Iranian sailors?”

[linton59]

they appeared so embarrassing to me that I wondered if their couscous was generously laced with cannabis.

[Rembrandt]

The US Military should revisit the misguided plan to put women in combat positions. All it does is offer our enemies a propaganda opportunity. The ragheads recognized it immediately and seized it.

[do the dhue]

thanks. much better.

[art_rocks]

Yes, I guess it would have been better if they fought back and all died.

[stop_fascism]

It’s pretty hard to die for nothing.

They were out on some stupid UN mission, and then their backup left them out in the cold. There’s plenty of blame to go around, but relatively little belongs to the captives.

[gpapa]

Our standing ROE would allow the Sailors and Marines, as well as the host ship, with other assets in the air, like gunships, to respond with appropriate force due to a threat of a hostile act. The standing ROE of the US includes an inherent right of self-defense to protect personnel and equipment.

[do the dhue]

Yes, I guess it would have been better if they fought back and all died.

Yes, bad would come from this, but it would make the next set of kidnapper, terrorists, pirates think twice about doing it. I believe that this is why your rule of engagement should be to engage anyone who can be deemed as a threat (like a person pointing a gun at you). Never let your guard down and engage all threats.

I may be wrong, but that is the way I see it.

[do the dhue]

see my post above. I believe in our standing ROE and I concur with it.

[SpottedBeaver]

I wonder if he planned on Tokyo Rosie's support?

Well, I'm sure he did... but Nancy didn't reply.... Yet!

[do the dhue]

Peloser should be tried for treason.

I am under the understanding that I have a state department that delivers messages in foreign affairs. IT is not the job of Congress people.

If Peloser wanted to go over there on a fact finding mission, that is fine. But the second Peloser starts acting like Secretary of State and she does not represent current foreign policy and or delivers wrong messages, then she should be tried for treason.

This is very important. We do not need 635 voices going around the world talking their own brand of foreign policy.

I am under the understanding that she told Syria something that Israel did not say.

If this is the case, Peloser need to be exiled from this land. I think we should find a lawyer and bring this into a court of law.

[do the dhue]

We have entirely to many lawyers per capita.

There has to be a lawyer who will take this.

[Vanders9]

Coerced? What a surprise...