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By Deutsche Presse Agentur Apr 1, 2007, 0:35 GMT
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If one waits patiently, perhaps flaring tempers may cool down sufficiently enough that there is a positive resolution to this crisis. Obviously, the Iranian captain allowed the UN directive to proceed by allowing the sailors on board their vessel. It would be conspiratorial if the captain knew the sailors were violating Iranian waters, allowed them on board for inspection, then imprisoned them.
An imminent attack on the oil fields of Persia animates at present the interest fantasies of the oil markets. Related to Rich's Persian oil speculations: Last Tuesday in the morning I observed this dealer. I acted as a boss at the stock exchange.
To Whom This May be of Concern:
Iran has proved it is no friend of ours, to Israel, & to freedom. Nuke those towelheaded camel jockies till they glow & be done with them, Do not make the mistake of thinking now that Iran is close to having nuclear capabilities that the first thing they will not do is nuke the U S A. Pound Iran into a glass parking lot, & be done with the problem quick & easy! Why do you think Almighty God blessed this nation with nuclear technology. We have the responsibility weather we like it or not to protect freedom. Nuke em till they glow!
Clarification: The ship that was boarded by the British personnel was an Indian merchant ship in Iraqi waters. As such they were required to allow them to board.
As for the present situation, the parading around of the sailors on TV and the so-called letters by the Marines clearly shows that the Iranians are using this a a stupid propaganda trick. I mean do they really think that ANY educated neutral party is likely to fall for it? The words of those letters and those statements on TV leave no doubt that there is some stupid Iranian guy sitting there writing these statements for them to read under threats by the Revolutionary Guards. But if nothing else, just the language of these 'statements' show that the British captives are being pressured and probably threatened to say these things. If the Iranians had any brains, they should release the sailors because they HAVE already made the point to the British govt. that they will defy them no matter what. By prolonging this and by parading the sailors around like this, Iran is only causing damage to whatever reputation it does have left out there.
Michael, although the sentiment about frustration is shared by me, nuking them or anyone else is not really practical nowadays since the fallout would be too great and cause a much bigger mess. I feel the same anger and frustration especially since Iran is sponsoring unrest in Iraq and causing the deaths of OUR men and women! I think what the US needs to do is quadruple the amount of CIA operatives and sabotage these idiot governments from the inside. If they want to be sneaky terrorists and crap, lets play the game their way, on their land. Lets see how they react to bombs and to Americans driving planes into their buildings....
let them get the taste of their own medicine!
This is the latest chapter in a long history of Iranian hostage taking. They are going to continue with these stunts as long as the rest of the world lets them get away with it.
Regardless of short term price spikes, the Iranians should be prevented from selling oil or importing gasoline. This would cripple their economy in no time and bring them back to the negotiating table over our hostages and their nuclear weapons programme.
If Russia and China object to this in the security council it should be done unilaterally by the British navy with the help of the Americans. Enough is enough, it is long past time these fascist ayatollahs were dealt to bring them to reality.
Obviously restraint is what is needed. When there is a threat of the world throwning nuclear bombs around, there should be a thought of pause to consider the consequenses. It's easy to think of the consequences as local. but nuclear radiation is global.
It is obvious what is going on.
The United Nations is making rules, so Iran is making rules.
The United Nations won't back down and neither will Iran.
Iran is asking and will get a showdown.
That MokMood Idenijod guy has to be nuts.
Didn't he see what happened to Iraq?
Does he think he will win?
Is he forcing some Islamic showdown?
It does not have to reach a saturation point where The British and Iranians pait themselves to the corner. And as for Mr. Bush, he should speak for himself. Our CIA, FBI and British MI can pick up people from streets of USA, Italy, Middle East and other parts of the world under sick intentions, tortured yest find a way to justify it and sell this act to the world as war on terror.
I wish we America would finally declare that we are the empire and everyone needs to bow to us.
Simple, 24, have CTU send in Jack Bauer...done...finished
If I were running the UK. I would mass a huge armada there and turn Tehran to rubble. I think this would send the right message to the JIHAD loosers who think they can take over the world with their religion of hate. Hate em back. works for me.
Iran has every reason to Bully the world, when so much of the world's oil consumption comes from that region. At present, they don't control the world politically, but they do control it with their resources. They are stupid politically, but rich in resource. They are acting that way!
My buddies the Iranian Foreign Ministry Saturday warned the EU to avoid 'irresponsible reaction' over the detained Britons, the official news agency IRNA reported with a semi automatic handgun at everyones head.
'The European Union foreign ministers must seriously provide a place we can pee or dump a loada without dogging a hole. Please stop the irresponsible and imprudent porta potty segragation laws over the bilateral dispute between to wipe or not to wipe,' said the statement carried by the agency.
Carry a gun - shoot em' all
I have my check book out would gladly pay five US a gallon if I thought I could cripple thier economy..The US Majority has spoken
Please get rid of that annoying pop-up, I don't care what my former classmates are doing,I'm sick of deleting it...anyways...I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Iran is not to be trusted. This country's government does not subscribe to the notion of diplomacy, only narrow minded posturing. Enough! This has been going on for far too long, with far too much restraint shown by the greatest countries in the world. I hate to say it, but it is time to teach the Iranian government a lesson...one which they won't forget.
J maxx
AMEN
Well
First of all britain has no bussiness 13.000km away from its shores!
Second I heard those 15 were not sailors but british terrorists.
Their goal was to enter iran and blow some roads and kill a lot of innocent people.
So iran have every right to sieze them and put those terrorists on trail.
BTW Iran has missles capable of hitting LONDON! and sure they got some nuke warheads too.
So don't ever wish for a war my freinds.
Otherwise USA or Israel already hit iran.
yeh dont get me wrong. I dont like the mullah regme in iran.
I just watch it froma third person eyes.
Mr_X
You should get some spectacles it seems your thrid person can't see the keyboard much less the world!!!
@An American
take it that way.
What would happened if those 15 were iranian sailors in british shores!!?
Well its clear british authorities put a tatoo marked 'Terrorist' on those sailors butt and sent them to their cousine ( USA ) and they ended up in Guantanamo Bay.
As for the British government's assertion that the incident happened in Iraqi waters, the maritime boundary shown in the map by the British does not exist and has no legal basis.
The boundary between Iran and Iraq in the northern Persian Gulf has never been fixed. Within the Shatt-al-Arab itself a line was fixed, but was to be updated every ten years because the waterway shifts, according to the treaty. It has not been updated in over twenty years. So, ultimately, it comes down to political negotiating skills between a vast range of justifiable possible agreements.
Moreover, if you look at those coordinates, there are closer to Iranian land than Iraqi land. Don't take my word for it, you can check it yourself. That is just to show that there are definitely genuine factors that could support an argument, in the boundary determination that is yet to happen, that this location should be in Iranian waters.
All this doesn't change my view that, having made its point, Iran should have handed back the soldiers already. On the other hand, the British government should not have produced a fake map, since that was provocative, and only hardened Iran's attitude.
Sadly, both countries are behaving like idiots, and the British captives are paying the price.
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