UK Sailors And Marines Held By Iran (Breaking News)

Sky News ^ | March 23, 2007 | Sky News

[Eurotwit]

Fifteen British sailors and Marines are being held by Iranian forces, says the Ministry of Defence.

More follows...

[pgyanke]

... it's British soldiers who wandered (for whatever purpose we still don't know. Maybe spying?) in Iranian territorial integrity.

Source, please? Everything I've read so far says that the Brits were picked up in Iraqi waters.

[penelopesire]

"We shall see, as the French now have their Naval forces entering the arena."

LOL...I read that yesterday. I am sure the French will save the day.......NOT....LOL

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Where's the real news coverage in this country? (Besides here of course.) I can't stomach CNN, and FOX plain sucks nowadays.

http://www.drudgereport.com/

[baubau]

You said: "Time for Iraq to declare war against Iran."

I said: "I don't think so."

You said: "With British and U.S. allies staging in Iraq?"

We were talking about Iraq declaring war on Iran, NOT Britain and US declaring war on Iran/Iraq.

[cake_crumb]

"It's not the British who captured Iranian soldiers wandering in British waters, it's British soldiers who wandered (for whatever purpose we still don't know. Maybe spying?) in Iranian territorial integrity."

Um. The IRANIANS entered IRAQI international waters, thus breaking international law.

[dforest]

Since you are new, if you are going to say contrary to what the report is, name your source.

[penelopesire]

"I don't think he's coming after all. Iranian news is spouting some nonsense about GWB interferring with his visa. I think that's his way of saying he can't come now that he has British soldiers in his possession."


CHICKEN!! How convenient!! He knows damn well he better not step foot in this country while he holds some of our allies!!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

We come to the aid of our allies and we happen to be their and the British are captives.

[livius]

Iranian news is spouting some nonsense about GWB interferring with his visa.

Interesting. Keep us posted.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

there

[baubau]

"UHHHHH, I know....lol. Read what I wrote again after your second cup of coffee...(wink)

I think I'm gonna do that right now. wink wink! Nod nod!

[shrinkermd]

Iran says, "You take our generals we take your navy enlisted men."

[Cold Heat]

Iran ain't gonna start a war over this incident

They already have, they just don't know it yet.

What do you mean about spies?

The spy BS is the same line of crap we got from them about two years back when they did something similar. There is a point in time, when crap like this does indeed escalate and escalate very fast.

We do not know, as a protected public, exactly what is going on behind the fluff.

The French Navy is entering the Gulf as we speak, and we have not one, but two carrier groups in place with a third on call and close enough to move quickly.

This could be a shot across Iran's bow, to move them off their current line of crap.

We shall see.....These things do not happen in a vacuum. They are connected as is DimBulb's visit to the U.N.

[Milwaukee_Guy]

"Um. The IRANIANS entered IRAQI international waters, thus breaking international law."

The Brits should have chased the Iranian boats all the way back to Iran if needed and bombed the Iranian port to prevent the British sailors and Marines from being offloaded.

What the heck are the ROE (rules of engagement) for Coalition forces in the Gulf?

[kalee]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1805509/posts


Here's the thread about the visa story.

[CJ Wolf]

IB4TZ!

[dubie]

At least we can count on the democrats...

[livius]

They are connected as is DimBulb's visit to the U.N.

I think so too, but I just can't figure out how, or exactly what he plans to gain from it. Kalee posted the link to the story on the visa refusal - so now he's claiming he can't go to the US after all. Was this all a pretext or provocation to get us to refuse the visa? If so, why?

[penelopesire]

Thanks for the link.

[cake_crumb]

"BOYCOTT Bank of America for Issuing Credit Cards to 3rd World Illegal Aliens"

What, it's OK if they if they issue credit card to illegal aliens from France, Germany, Britian, Canada?