Posted on 03/23/2007 5:17:44 AM PDT by Eurotwit
Fifteen British sailors and Marines are being held by Iranian forces, says the Ministry of Defence.
More follows...
I hope this makes the Brits mad enough to want to kiss some serious behinds and not fold like a deck of cards
I guess we will find out. A similar incident a few years back garnered no response if I recall correctly...
Cheers.
Prayers sent for those men and their families.
"I hope this makes the Brits mad enough to want to kiss some serious behinds and not fold like a deck of cards
"
I assume you meant 'kick' .......
Sky News UPDATE:
UK Sailors And Marines Seized By Iran
Updated: 12:25, Friday March 23, 2007
Fifteen British sailors and Marines are being held by Iranian forces.
They were taking part in a routine operation boarding merchant ships in Iraqi territorial waters when they were seized by Iranian naval vessels.
The sailors and Marines had completed a successful inspection of one ship when the group and their two boats were surrounded.
They were then escorted by Iranian vessels into its territorial waters.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "We are urgently pursuing this matter with the Iranian authorities at the highest level.
"And on the instructions of the Foreign Secretary, the Iranian ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign Office.
"The British Government is demanding the immediate and safe return of our people and equipment."
UK forces are allowed to board merchant ships in the area under international law.
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http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1257281,00.html
'The question is... Does the UK have any balls?'
Does the US?
Iran has been blowing up US soldiers in Iraq for 3 years with no retaliation from the US.
Did you guys see this? Headed over to the Long War thread...
Is this report correct?
Not strange..... he is sending a message.... "Don't F*** with me jack!!"
Note he captured Brits, not Americans. He knew there will be no repercussions since Brits are powerless to respond.
I think it is.
He's supposed the adress the Useless Nations.
Naw, they will just draw another line in the sand and say, "Now if you step over this one, we'll really be angry"
Timing appears extremely odd....
Now that would be a shame. ;)
There are another 100 or so Iranian spies that will be with him on the plane.
We sure wouldn't wish anything bad on them now would we?
Of course not. Just a "without a trace" disappearance.
"Is this report correct?"
Probably to visit the UN.... maybe?
If so, he'll probably get a standing ovation.
The British military confirmed there was an “incident” in the Shatt al-Arab waterway in southern Iraq after Iraqi fishermen said they had seen several British and American military personnel being seized by an Iranian ship.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1805510/posts
I have a vision, 200 B-52's, 100 F15's and 40 F22's flying over Iran and bombing the shite out of them.
This happened in 2004 and they were released in a few days. Prayers for the same outcome. But it is being reported that Iran did it this time in Iraqi waters, so the implications are now very serious.
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