The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens
AlFranken wrote about these guys
...Al-Sharq al-Awsat, a Saudi-owned newspaper based in London, quoted an Iranian military source as saying that the aim was to trade the Royal Marines and sailors for [five Revolutionary Guards captured in Iraq earlier this year [and still held by the US] ]
...a senior Iranian general alleged that the Britons had confessed under interrogation to “aggression into Iran’s waters”. ...[and] may be charged with spying. [a capitol crime in Iran]
...Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, ... warned last week that Tehran would take “illegal actions” if necessary to maintain its right to develop a nuclear programme.
...[Major-General Yahya Rahim Safavi, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards] is known to be furious about the recent defections to the West of three senior Guards officers, including a general, and the effect of UN sanctions on his own finances. [emph mine]
They sure are acting like Arabs…
Stoo of the Eagle-Eye [Good Catch!]
MORE:
Allah has more info and a statement from the executive officer of the “USS Underwood, the frigate working in the British-controlled task force with HMS Cornwall - said: “The unique US Navy rules of engagement say we not only have a right to self-defence but also an obligation to self-defence. They [the British] had every right in my mind and every justification to defend themselves rather than allow themselves to be taken. Our reaction was, ‘Why didn’t your guys defend themselves?’”
What a lousy feeling that must’ve been for those Brits....
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