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Posted by: TechnologyExpert 2 years, 7 months agoOne of the 15 British service members held captive in Iran appeared Friday on the government's Arabic-language TV and apologized for entering Iranian waters "without permission." The Iranians meanwhile released a third letter allegedly by captured sailor Faye Turney, in which she said she has been "sacrificed" to the policies o
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TechnologyExpert
March 30, 2007, 10:24 a.m.Prior to the release of the third letter, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose government has insisted that its navy personnel were captured in Iraqi waters, immediately denounced the broadcast and said it would only lead to further isolation for Iran. The standoff has added to tensions over Iran's nuclear ambitions and over allegations that Iran is arming Shiite Muslim militias in Iraq.
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OnlyTheTruth
March 30, 2007, 12:16 p.m.The Iranians have WAY overplayed their hand on this. They should have released AT LEAST Ms. Turney when they said she would. Assuming she has been treated reasonably well (and there is no reason to believe otherwise) her release might have helped defuse the situation.
This is not helping Iran's self-interest.
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architekker
March 30, 2007, 12:18 p.m.The gayranians gonna masterbate in koran till the bomb arrives.
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groingo
March 30, 2007, 12:28 p.m.The Iranians have the same problem with their government as the US, the people have lost control while the lunatic governments on both sides keep playing these insane power games such as suddenly decide to have war games off the shores of Iran during this latest hostage spat.
Stupid is as Stupid does.
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joeblowe
March 30, 2007, 12:29 p.m.You know, it's bad when WE take "enemy" personnel and lock them up -- but presumably we have found them actually ON a "battlefield" or have discovered them INVOLVED in a plot of some sort. And, presumably they have been taken from a "combat" area in a country we are actively "defending." But for the Iranians to cross a border, nab uniformed soldiers from Britain - who they are NOT at war with - and then put them through these ordeals that are forbidden by International law AND the Geneva Accords (which DO apply here) is simply unacceptable behavior. The U.N. and NATO should both be insisting in the most forceful manner that these people be released at once. Then, after 24 hours, start moving troops into place. I can't imagine why anyone would think it was OK to put up with this crap for even a day.
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walden3
March 30, 2007, 12:37 p.m.i think it's possible that the british were operating in iranian waters and if so iran had the right to seize them. we have spec ops operating in iran.
however, it's absolutely wrong of iran to broadcast pictures or tapes of captured foreign troops though. it's wrong when we did it. it's wrong when they do it.
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americanmom
March 30, 2007, 12:37 p.m.I've always wondered why goverments put up with this b.s. terrorists have no right to take hostages. It should be a top priority to rescue all hostages, if they don't realease them get snipers in there to take out their leaders. sanctions my a$$. how long do we play games with these terroristic people.lets call in the libs, maybe they can talk sense to them, in the meantime they will be beheaded or thrown off a airplane onto the concrete..
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architekker
March 30, 2007, 12:54 p.m.Since "Coward Carter" was in the office,I see "Iranian Problems" on my tv all the times disturbing my peace. Please, please, please, nuke Iran. I am sick and tired of the problems they causing internationally. What is that, more than 30 years and kept on going, man U.N. is not going to do anything. Just nuke them or bomb them,
So i can watch the news peacefully.
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DavePave
March 30, 2007, 12:55 p.m.The Dopey libs are having a problem with this one! Don't know who to root for, America/Brits? or who is against America/Brits? Flip a coin scumbags!
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earthlover
March 30, 2007, 1:35 p.m.some members of the captured sailers families apeared on english tv not 10 minutes ago, they said that they were pleased to see the iranian broadcast because at least they knew their family members were safe. whether or not the iranian broadcast was wrong at least it reasured the families that their loved ones were at least safe
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schillinfl1
March 30, 2007, 1:38 p.m.Lets fast forward to 2008.....Hillary Clinton is President, we pull out of Iraq....What hands will Iran play then?
This is just the beginning....
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Commodore1
March 30, 2007, 1:40 p.m.Well come on U stupid nazi liberals! The British liberals are already blaming Blair for this. We should have nuked Iran during the first hostage crisis but cream puff Carter wouldn't allow it. Hell he probably favors Iran.
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americanmom
March 30, 2007, 1:47 p.m.can you imagine what the families of these sailers must be going through? I know if it was me that was taken hostage by these evil people, I sure as heck would expect that my government would do anything possible to get me out. If that means military force so be it.
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americanmom
March 30, 2007, 1:51 p.m.enrique53, hell no we wouldn't be touchy about it, because we
dont take hostages, like they have done for years upon years,
If canada took hostages, we sure as heck wouldn't support that I don't understand the logic in your statement...
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earthlover
March 30, 2007, 1:52 p.m.comondore1.....if tony blair had listened to the vast majority of his own people we would not have gone to iraq and therefore would not have been in that waterway anyway. as for british liberals lefties ect.....tony blairs party is labour ie leftist socialist or whatever name you want to give it.
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silvera
March 30, 2007, 2:07 p.m.I understand that these "false" confessions were coerced with the use of a little waterboarding. But there's nothing wrong with that, right?
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americanmom
March 30, 2007, 2:25 p.m.I've heard all I can withstand from these liberals, any one who would actully vote for one, is obviously confused and brainwashed. Even if the republicans stood for something I didnt like, I would still vote republican because I cannot imagine any of these libs in charge of anything. scary, scary,scary......Please do us all a favor and move to a differen't country...
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earthlover
March 30, 2007, 2:35 p.m.so you would vote for a party whose policies you dont like americanmom? why , to prove a point or just to be spiteful? if you are a mom i hope that you dont raise your kids to be that warped
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americanmom
March 30, 2007, 2:42 p.m.at this point, yeap.....and no I would not vote like that to be spiteful....I just refuse to vote for stupidity......These lefty loones are so far away from what I stand for that I will never give them a chance again. Dont blame me for how I feel, the lefty loones have done this all on their own..
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americanmom
March 30, 2007, 2:46 p.m.p.s. my children are raised with american values, they no right from wrong...they will make their own decisions on how they feel not me....
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earthlover
March 30, 2007, 2:53 p.m.i am not blaming you for your views americanmom that is your choice. what is your idea of stupidity though? i have 5 kids and my view of stupidity is for any country to jeopodise the futore for the next generation
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americanmom
March 30, 2007, 2:56 p.m.then keep on supporting terrorist and you sir,will sentence not only your own childrens futures, but all the american childrens future's as well.
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americanmom
March 30, 2007, 3:04 p.m.stupied to me is
cutting off my son's money supply in Iraq so he cannot protect himself from the terrorist. by the way earthlover, I hope you don't vote to cut his funding, because one day my son may have to protect your five children from harm,when terrorist do something bad here in america, and I sure hope he has the equiptment to do that....
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