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2007-03-30 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran ratchets up tension over hostage stand-off

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I wonder if the captain of the HMS Cornwall isn't wishing he'd just sunk the ba$+ards right about now.

Posted by gorb 2007-03-30 00:39|| 2007-03-30 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Article 13 of the Third Geneva Convention states that "prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity".

It's more than a little curious how everybody fusses about the Geneva Convention rights of terrorist combatants who are out of uniform in civilian clothes, yet cannot be bothered to decry Iran's blatant abuse of the British military ~~prisoners~~ hostages.

Britain really needs to ratchet up the pressure on Iran. Close their London embassy, expel all Iranian diplomats and non-citizens, freeze all assets in British banks and generally get Medieval all over their Persian asses.

I'm astonished that the British public isn't up in arms over Iran's outrageous treatment of their soldiers. Iran's diplomatic Teflon needs to be stripped off of them right away. It's a funny coincidence that Teflon can only be broken down by extremely high heat. Goodness knows that Iran is pleading in a most abject fashion for some exposure to very high temperatures.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-03-30 01:22|| 2007-03-30 01:22|| Front Page Top

#3 If they were up in arms, we wouldn't know it because their media would ignore it. Even if the average British citizen is outraged, we will never hear about that, we will only hear spin from the mentally unstable who work for the Guardian, BBC etc. Just because the media doesn't report it, the polls distort it or "sources say", it is no indication of the actual mood of the majority of people who live there. Just like it is with our own media here in the USA.

Posted by Fester Jomons8988 2007-03-30 01:30|| 2007-03-30 01:30|| Front Page Top

#4 The Britts and they're stiff upper lip. It would have been better if the Iranians had came up to the Cornwall and white glove slapped the skipper; atleast we would have had a duel!! I would like to know why MI6 waved the retaliation off (sinking the Iranian mothership)? Could it be Israel wasn't ready with their Arrow Defense grid by then, and their intel knew it?

Posted by smn 2007-03-30 05:53|| 2007-03-30 05:53|| Front Page Top

#5 The captain of the Cornwall was clear to defend these marines and sailors yet he let them be taken. A court martial might help him regret his decision.

Posted by JAB 2007-03-30 08:32|| 2007-03-30 08:32|| Front Page Top

#6 I wonder why the captain of the HMS Cornwall has not been cashiered from the Navy.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-03-30 08:56|| 2007-03-30 08:56|| Front Page Top

#7 I wonder why the captain of the HMS Cornwall has not been cashiered from the Navy

Because he was following orders not to do anything

Posted by Steve 2007-03-30 10:03|| 2007-03-30 10:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Does anyone actually know if the Captain of the Cornwall was prevented by his ROE from interdicting the Iranian seizure of his boarding parties? Clearly if he was, that needs to be dicussed and lessons re-learned from abject public policy cowardice. Conversely, if his ROE didn't prevent him from firing, and given that the Iranian vessels seen in the released video had only small arms, WTF? Courtmartialing him seems not only reasonable but essential to good order and discipline for the RN. Even in abject decline (soon to have a smaller navy than 4th rate powers), the RN needs some level of credibility.

Posted by JustAboutEnough">JustAboutEnough 2007-03-30 12:51|| 2007-03-30 12:51|| Front Page Top

#9 If we'd have bombed the crap out of these people a long time ago like we should have none of this would be happening now. It just goes to show how irresponsible and dangerous inaction is. How many more atrocities will the Mad Mullahs have to commit before we finally smack them back to the pre-Mohammed days?

BTW, kick the UN out of the US.

Posted by Elmereter Hupash6222 2007-03-30 13:51|| 2007-03-30 13:51|| Front Page Top

#10 Interesting:

22:59 Iran says hid information on nuclear program to avoid attack by U.S., Israel (AP)

21:20 U.S. imposes sanctions on Iranian Defense Industries Organization (AP)

21:14 Russia says wants UN to examine capture of British servicemen by Iran (Reuters)

Wtf?

13:19 EU: Iran made `big mistake` in capture of British troops (AP)

Posted by Drive by poster 2007-03-30 17:40|| 2007-03-30 17:40|| Front Page Top

#11 All from "Haaretz flash" news off course.

Cant seem to get the webpage linked from Firefox, sorry.

Posted by Drive by poster 2007-03-30 17:42|| 2007-03-30 17:42|| Front Page Top

#12 Zenster,

There is a huge dearth of true reporting in the UK, reminds me of Zim in the early days, pure propaganda. I do believe it is going, or has gone dhimmi, but my heritage is English and I will stay for it's History.

As for the British people protesting the capture of our personnel, forget it, they aren't out there protesting, until it becomes bloody, and it will not be Dhimmi afterwards, so I hold out hope.

Clear that up?

Posted by rhodesiafever 2007-03-30 18:27|| 2007-03-30 18:27|| Front Page Top

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