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Iran ‘to try Britons for espionage’
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1563877.ece ^

Posted on 03/24/2007 5:24:18 PM PDT by Weight of Glory

FIFTEEN British sailors and marines arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards off the coast of Iraq may be charged with spying.

A website run by associates of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, reported last night that the Britons would be put before a court and indicted.

Referring to them as “insurgents”, the site concluded: “If it is proven that they deliberately entered Iranian territory, they will be charged with espionage. If that is proven, they can expect a very serious penalty since according to Iranian law, espionage is one of the most serious offences.”

The warning followed claims by Iranian officials that the British navy personnel had been taken to Tehran, the capital, to explain their “aggressive action” in entering Iranian waters. British officials insist the servicemen were in Iraqi waters when they were held.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; iraq; piracy; uk
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1 posted on 03/24/2007 5:24:21 PM PDT by Weight of Glory
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To: Weight of Glory
They are asking for it..... Now the question is.... Can the western (as in UK & US) wienies deliver it? My guess is no... NO BALLS!
2 posted on 03/24/2007 5:25:55 PM PDT by b4its2late (Liberalism is a mental disorder.)
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To: Weight of Glory

Well isn't that just lovely.


3 posted on 03/24/2007 5:26:08 PM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel ("...Mindless pack of trained Maoist circus seals."-www.iowahwk.typepad.com)
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To: b4its2late

Sadly, I agree- no balls.


4 posted on 03/24/2007 5:27:20 PM PDT by MrLee
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To: Weight of Glory

Human shields? Let me guess the trial will be at their nuclear facility.


5 posted on 03/24/2007 5:27:48 PM PDT by Toskrin (It didn't seem nostalgic when I was doing it)
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To: MrLee
The left and the press deballed us.
6 posted on 03/24/2007 5:28:52 PM PDT by b4its2late (Liberalism is a mental disorder.)
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To: b4its2late

Sadly, I think you are right. do you ever feel like we are in a cartoon in which bugs bunny keeps drawing lines in the sand, saying, "ok, now cross this one...ok that one...this one...that one"


7 posted on 03/24/2007 5:29:19 PM PDT by Weight of Glory
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To: Weight of Glory

Iran has been pushing for a war for a long time.
Britain has a serious problem here, take action or lose face.

Of course they may do nothing and allow Iran to prove they have more than "peacful" intentions.


8 posted on 03/24/2007 5:29:29 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar of the Masses Could be Farts)
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To: Weight of Glory

Wack job is just asking for it, isn't he?


9 posted on 03/24/2007 5:29:52 PM PDT by goodnesswins (We need to cure Academentia)
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To: Weight of Glory

The west no longer has the gonads to stand up to these lowlifes.


10 posted on 03/24/2007 5:30:16 PM PDT by Pox (Just say NO to RINO Rudy!)
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To: Weight of Glory

Sink one iranian naval vessel every hour they hold them. Of course after 12 hours we will need another target.


11 posted on 03/24/2007 5:30:51 PM PDT by Walkingfeather (u)
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To: Weight of Glory

Is Pat Leahy the Chairman?


12 posted on 03/24/2007 5:31:04 PM PDT by Ieatfrijoles (Incinerate Riyadh Now.(Request shot splash))
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Didn't I read earlier that they were threatening to kidnap our soldiers?

Looks like they grabbed the Brits instead.


13 posted on 03/24/2007 5:31:22 PM PDT by I got the rope
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To: b4its2late

NO BALLS! Do we have a third?


14 posted on 03/24/2007 5:32:12 PM PDT by gathersnomoss
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To: Walkingfeather

screw that, light up their one gas refinery and have the countries they import the remaining 60% of their gas from cut the shipments in half weekly until they are released.


15 posted on 03/24/2007 5:33:15 PM PDT by SCHROLL
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To: Weight of Glory
Oh yes........Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
16 posted on 03/24/2007 5:33:29 PM PDT by b4its2late (Liberalism is a mental disorder.)
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Let me guess, a show trial followed by executions.


17 posted on 03/24/2007 5:34:24 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: goodnesswins

Yes, I believe he is. His intentions may be to save some face at home, by trying to continue the image of the West being the bad guys, but he may go too far. This is one among many acts of war.


18 posted on 03/24/2007 5:35:32 PM PDT by Weight of Glory
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To: b4its2late

That's great!


19 posted on 03/24/2007 5:36:12 PM PDT by Weight of Glory
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20 posted on 03/24/2007 5:36:15 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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