Iran "Seizes" 15 UK Marines
 

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/ ... index.html

[quote:b0a74]Fifteen British Royal Marines on patrol in the Persian Gulf have been "seized" by the Iranian navy, the British Ministry of Defense said.

The personnel from the HMS Cornwall frigate were surrounded by Iranian navy vessels after completing a routine inspection of a merchant ship, the ministry said in a statement.

They were then escorted by Iranian vessels into Iranian waters, it said.[/quote:b0a74]

this after the threatened to start using illegal nuke development.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/ ... index.html

yea these guys are harmless, they just want to develop nuclear power for energy.

rolleyes:

Iran claims they entered Iranian waters. Brits say they weren't. He said she said. I can't blame them really if they were in Iranian waters. I doubt the Iranians would be so stupid as to capture foreign troops outside of their own waters. That's just asking for trouble.

Sailors/Matelots from HMS Cornwall, I hope the frigate goes over there, gets the sailors back & blows those Iranian gits out the water. The service is having quite a time of it, 2 submariners died yesterday in an exercise in Alaska & now 15 are taken prisoner. annoy:

Oh come on, just like all the liberals and demcrats said...they're harmless guys. They're just doing this for fun.

Iran better hope nothing happens to those troops.

lffas1111111

Edit: I remember some British marines got caught, and were arrested, in Iranian waters 3 or 4 years ago. The Iranians should have hanged them, and they should hang this new bunch of diddies too.

Fuck.

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":75c80]Edit: I remember some British marines got caught, and were arrested, in Iranian waters 3 or 4 years ago. The Iranians should have hanged them, and they should hang this new bunch of diddies too.[/quote:75c80]

eek:

oOo:

i dont know, maybe they were in Iranian waters, maybe they werent. We'll have to just wait and see...

They are letting the female sailor free soon apparently, good for her but slightly sexist imho. Everyone signed up for the same dangers. There's a kid of 21 there who has as much right of freedom as her.

maybe it's for religious reasons. I know Iran's brand of islam has very strict rules about the differences between men and women. Not sure if her being released is caused by that or not, but it might have something to do with some rule they have.

[quote="TGB!":eba78]They are ridiculously lucky they didnt nab any Americans.[/quote:eba78]

Why's that?

Don't start no shit it won't be no shit
Don't start no shit it won't be no shit
Don't start no shit it won't be no shit
Don't start no shit it won't be no shit!

[quote=Stammer]Why's that?[/quote:f6327]

spank:

[quote=snipeymagoo] spank:[/quote:9bda0]

Ok? sleeping:

I'm presuming you mean if it was Americans we would have attacked them? I'm just trying to see how if they had been Americans what the difference would have been.

[quote=Stammer]Why's that?[/quote:6e3e0]

Becuase the country (and the world) would have to listen to another bush statement with him bumbling along through it. biggrin:

yeah, cause he's awful at every single speech he makes oOo:

Very true happy: imwithstupid:

You obviously didn't seem him at the radio and television correspondents dinner this week.

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beer:

[quote=Stammer]Why's that?[/quote:d6112]

I think he's being sarcastic.

[quote=Arkan]I think he's being sarcastic.[/quote:c17be]

That is in no way sarcasm. The Iranian govt. knew what the fuck it was doing. If they were American's - this shit would've been over by now; because it wouldn't have even started. The last thing Iran wants to do is give the American public a reason to support military action - especially when them nabbing the Briton's is bullshit anyway.

iran is just all like..
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The girl giving in is one thing but I'm disgusted with the officers, the Royal Marines are meant to go through some hardcore anti-interrogation training... I suppose it's all a bit different in real life though, we don't know what they've been threatened with. I find it hard to believe they'd be stupid enough to co-operate willingly.

[quote="Fluffy_Bunny":ecae2]The girl giving in is one thing but I'm disgusted with the officers, the Royal Marines are meant to go through some hardcore anti-interrogation training... I suppose it's all a bit different in real life though, we don't know what they've been threatened with. I find it hard to believe they'd be stupid enough to co-operate willingly.[/quote:ecae2]


Maybe they're just being honest?

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It looks like they're having a nice time.

The Japanese did the same with photographs during World War Two, I guess they would be treated fairly well because if they were mutilated & shot on T.V. there would be a military reaction... I guess we'll find out if they are released.

Iran is wonderful: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle ... 525905.stm

"A gift to the British people"- What a cocky git! I wish HMS Cornwall would send a personal gift straight to that fker from me, a TLAM with my name on it. cuss: cuss: cuss:

So glad they are free though.

Quoting a "military source", BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner reports Iranian forces made a concerted
attempt to seize a boarding party from the Royal Australian Navy and that the Australians "were having none of it".

"The BBC has been told the Australians re-boarded the vessel they had just searched," Gardner reports, "aimed their
machine guns at the approaching Iranians, and warned them to back off, using what was said to be 'highly colourful language'."

"The Iranians withdrew, and the Australians were reportedly lifted off the ship by one of their own helicopters."



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that's the way cobbers! beer:

Maybe they thought the Iranians were after the cargo of fosters biggrin:

[quote="Fluffy_Bunny":6dd59]Maybe they thought the Iranians were after the cargo of fosters biggrin:[/quote:6dd59]
[quote:6dd59]"We told the iranians they could keep the Fosters, but if they so much as tried
2 even touch the Castlemaine XXXX Bitter... they'd be fucked over large style[/quote:6dd59]
..that's what I'm talkin about beer: