Posted on 12/31/2009 7:04:14 PM PST by nuconvert
Gen. David Petraeus, former U.S. commander in Iraq, reportedly is “absolutely certain” that British hostage Peter Moore was held secretly in Iran for part of his 31-month ordeal.
Petraeus’s claim is likely to intensify the bitter diplomatic relationship between London and Tehran.
Moore, an IT consultant, was set free Wednesday after the United States handed over an Iraqi insurgent suspected of planning the deaths of five American servicemen.
He was released by the League of the Righteous, or Asaib al-Haq (AAH) – an extremist Shia group allied to Iran – and his first night of freedom was spent at the British Embassy in Baghdad.
Petraeus accused Iran of involvement in the kidnapping within three weeks of the men being seized. In an interview with The Times of London in June 2007 he said he believed the kidnappers had been funded, trained and armed by Iran, but he fell short of accusing Tehran of complicity.
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bttt
since when does the USA trade prisoners?
since when does the USA trade prisoners?”
That is what I was wondering. More HOPe & CHANge it seems.
Someone who planned the deaths of five American Servicemen is traded for a Brit? Now I love the Brits, but this isn't right!
The fox is guarding the chicken coop!
The entire Iran-Contra scandal centered on the question of if we had dealt with the enemy —there were hearings, kleig lights, tons of questios, and the President himself was questioned.
Can anyone here cite an important difference between that matter and this one...?
Did Iran ever apologize for holding over 50 US citizens prisoner for over a year after their goons stormed our Embassy in Tehran, which legally would constitute an INVASION...?
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