I've heard alot of criticism aimed toward the brits and their confessions.
But look at it this way,
If Iran offered the sailors a deal, like a plea bargain, and agreed to release the sailors without standing trial as long as they admitted their guilt. Then wouldn't it be smart cooperate?
In Iran the penalty for what they would have been tried for is death, and i think it's safe to assume they would have been found guilty.
There's no way Britain would allow it's sailors to be excecuted.
So not only did the sailors save their own lives by confessing, whether they were guilty or not, but in a very real way, didn't they also prevent a large scale violent conflict? If not a declaration of war?
I think this is a likely scenario and if it is the case, I think the brits made a damned good decision, not only for themselves but for their country.
2007-04-06
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