Britain demands release of nine Tehran embassy staff

The Times UK ^ | June 28, 2009 | Jenny Booth and Sophie Tedmanson

[Flavius]

yeah good luck with that

[SolidWood]

Gordon is going to send a firm letter.

[Principled]

This is not going to work out well for anyone... long term, it could work out for the west if we bitch slap them [or the Brits do.] But if it lingers like last time, long term will take a nosedive for the west.

jmho

[Carley]

And O? He’s silent on the matter.

When they start beheading the hostages he’ll reissue and invite for a BBQ

[tsmith130]

They’ll release them...in 444 days.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

From the article:

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The news of the embassy arrests came as the EU's foreign policy chief said the bloc was eager to restart talks with Iran on the country's nuclear programme, despite its crackdown on protesters following presidential elections.

[grey_whiskers]

Great Britain has eviscerated its armed forces to the point that I don't think they could launch an air strike on Ireland without US assistance.

Besides, the *LABOUR* party? We're not talking The Iron Lady here.

Cheers!

[anniegetyourgun]

He’s busy making sure we aren’t a foil.

[PLD]

I wish them good luck..Our President Reagan got our people out of there..If you guys are expecting Obama and gang to help don't waste a minute because he won't..With all the so called back and forth with Obama and the Devil of Iran I think it is just a front..Obama and this Devil are great friends but don't want us to know about it..

[kabar]

Lingers like last time? Surely, you are not referring to the US hostage crisis. There is a major difference in this case. These are IRANIAN CITIZENS who are being held, not UK diplomats.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See #7.

[I Hate Obama]

Shall we have a jolly cup of tea?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

BBC Report:

UK fury as staff arrested in Iran

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

A deadline is helpful.

“Don’t make me come down there...” as the ancestors used to say.

[EyeGuy]

“UK fury as staff arrested in Iran.”

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“Fury”, huh?

They can call it whatever they want, but in the UK of today, this is undoubtedly not even a pale shadow of Churchillian or Thatcheresque fury.

[Poe White Trash]

I thought “Fury” was the name of a horse.

Then again, I watched too much TV when I was a kid.

[EyeGuy]

Too much TV for me as well, and it sometimes runs together. I think you're thinking of Flipper.

Ricks boys, trapped AGAIN in some subterreanean cave with, of course, the water rising: “Flipper, go tell dad we're trapped at 36.45 degrees latitude, and 45.89 degrees west longitude. Oh and pick me up a couple of cheesburgers, onion, mustard and lettuce, hold the pickle, on your way back.

[cake_crumb]

They’ll be released after the point is made and the money paid...again.

Honestly, the mad mullahs must be easily amused; anyone else would be getting bored with picking on such an easy target all the time.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

Do we hae another hostage situation in the making?