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Iran Watch: Iranian TV Shows New Video of Captured British Sailors
AP: Iranian TV airs new video of Britons
Iran’s state television aired new video Sunday showing two of the 15 captured British sailors pointing to a spot on a map of the Persian Gulf where they were seized and acknowledging it was in Iranian territorial waters.
Britain’s Foreign Office immediately denounced the video, saying it was “completely unacceptable for these pictures to be shown on TV.”
The captives first appeared on appeared on the state-run Arabic-language TV channel Al-Alam in separate video clips looking relaxed in military fatigues and pointing at the same map of the Persian Gulf. They were talking to a camera but the channel did not air their voices. Two state-run Farsi-language TV stations later carried their voices along with the video.
The first sailor, who was identified as Royal Marine Capt. Chris Air, pointed with a pen to a location on the map where he said two boats left a coalition warship around 8:30 a.m. on March 23. He said the seven marines and eight navy sailors were seized around 10 a.m. and according to Iran’s maps and GPS, it was “apparently … inside Iranian territorial waters.”
“We’ve been treated very well and we thank you for that,” he said.
More humiliation for Britain and doesn’t Iran just love to rub their nose in it? But, Americans have a like experience with our 444 day captives from the American embassy fiasco of President Jimmy Carter.
Isn’t it obvious that the Brits were in Iraqi Waters and that this capture was a set-up by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards? After all, if the Brits were in Iran’s waters a couple of things:
1. Why would the British government NOT admit straight away their mistake, swallow thier pride and apologize?
2. Why wouldn’t the sailors put up some sort of struggle to get the “hell out of there?”
3. Why did the Iranians NOT shoot across the bow of the Brit ship? As a warning?
Obviously, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards wanted to capture, hold hostage and humiliate the West by holding military personnel and parading them before the Arab Street.
Now, let’s look at the British response. Here is a clip of Prime Minister Tony Blair on the 30th:
Doesn’t the PM look like he is about to shit his pants?
What kind of signal does this send to the Mullahs? the European Union? the Arab Street?
How do you spell WEAK and SCARED?
As the negotiations draw out, news commentators will start counting the days the hostages have been held – just like ABC’s Ted Kopell and Nightline in 1979.
And what about Iran’s nuclear program?
Do you think Britain will ever be credible on stopping Iran’s nuclear weapon’s program? Hell, they cannot even protect and stand up for fifteen of their own sailors.
Like Flap has said over and over – the United States and Israel are on their own.
Stay tuned………Next will be the burning and attempted take over of the British Embassy in Tehran.
A video grab taken from the Iranian Arabic-speaking television station Al-Alam shows a British sailor speaking in front of a chart of the Gulf waters. Britain and Iran were engaged in direct talks over 15 detained British naval personnel, both sides said Sunday, but high emotions threatened to derail diplomatic efforts as Tehran showed new television footage of the captives
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Iran Watch: Iran Protesters Target British Embassy
****Update****
Iran’s Arabic satellite channel says it will soon air “confessions” from two of the fifteen captured British Sailors.
An Iranian clergyman throws a rock at the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 1, 2007, during a protest calling for the expulsion of the country’s ambassador because of the standoff over Iran’s capture of 15 British sailors and marines.
AP: Protest in Iran targets British Embassy
About 200 students threw rocks and firecrackers at the British Embassy on Sunday, calling for the expulsion of the country’s ambassador because of the standoff over
Iran’s capture of 15 British sailors and marines.Several dozen policemen prevented the protesters from entering the embassy compound, although a few briefly scaled a fence outside the compound’s walls before being pushed back, according to an Associated Press reporter at the scene.
The protesters chanted “Death to Britain” and “Death to America” as they hurled stones into the courtyard of the embassy. They also demanded that the Iranian government expel the British ambassador and close down the embassy, calling it a “den of spies.”
And Britain is doing what?
Iranian hardline students throw stones at the British embassy in Tehran. Islamist students threw rocks and firecrackers at Britain’s embassy in Tehran on Sunday after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad slammed “arrogant” Britain over Iran’s seizure of 15 British sailors.
An Iranian man chants slogan as police officers prevent protestors from entering the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 1, 2007.
Britain is attempting to talk to Iran.
Defense Secretary Des Browne said Britain was in “direct, bilateral communication with the Iranians.” A Ministry of Defense spokeswoman said Browne was referring to letters and other contacts between diplomats, rather than any new face-to-face talks.
Browne, on a visit to
Afghanistan, said Britain had “the support of almost the whole international community” in calling for the release of its personnel, who were seized by Iran 10 days ago.WOW, the support of almost the entire interrnational community. And this has stopped Iran from enriching uranium as well.
The Brits are WEAK and must bow down to the great Iran.
Maybe giving the Mullahs a couple of nukes will be the ticket to release the hostages……
Iranian riot police prevent hardline students from approaching the British embassy in Tehran.
Stay tuned…….
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Iran Watch: Feckless Brits Seek Deal With Iran
Iran Watch: British Sailors May Be Tried By Iran
Iran Watch: Iran Releases Video and Letter of Captured British Hostages
Iran Watch: Britain Seeks Iran Condemnation from the United Nations
Iran Watch: Britain Must FIRST Admit “MISTAKEâ€
Iran Watch: Iran Parades Brit Hostages on TV
Iran Watch: Tony Blair Warns Iran
Iran Watch: Captured Brits – Show Trial or Bluff?
Iran Watch: Iran May Charge British Sailors
Iran Watch: Iran to Try Brits for Spying?
Iran Watch: British Troops Transported To Tehran
Iran Watch: Are Seized British Troops Hostages?
Iran Nuclear Watch: Ahmadinejad Cancels United Nations Appearance
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Day By Day by Chris Muir April 1, 2007