isn't it just a little shortsighted of the UK government to release this information? Or are we that sure that no one else be captured in the future?
2007-04-06 09:25:14 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I'm assuming that after this little debacle, Iran won't be so happy to hand anyone else back in the future, especially if it's a lot of tosh.
2007-04-06 09:26:21 · update #1
Mel T.... is our government different then? We were lied to about the WMD in Iraq, isnt it possible we are being lied to yet again? I'm not in favour of Iran's government policies either, but I like to think my eyes open a little wider.
2007-04-06 09:32:41 · update #2
Dew Berry, read the question dear... I was merely asking if it was shortsighted of the government to release the details for the safety of other that might be captured... Twit!
2007-04-06 09:51:07 · update #3
Well they will be looking into ways to prevent that kind of thing happening again.
I think they had to release the information they did in response to the Iranian propaganda, and the questions being asked in the media about why they made the 'confessions' etc.
2007-04-06 09:29:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
I like your questions as you are using your mind really. I think they were not tortured. This is an old game used by US in the incident of Jessica Lynch and I read what she said later after some time that nobody raped her and there was an Iraqi woman beside her all night also an Iraqi doctor took her to the hospital while another Iraqis showed the way to the group who saved her. She and other Iraqis were in the hospital said they heard heavy gun firing without a reason when the Americans came as no other soldiers or militants were around or inside the hospital.
At the same time we watched a complete show for the rescue of Jessica Lynch as if they were fighting ghosts while they took her from the hospital.
2007-04-06 21:55:48 · answer #2 · answered by Wise Heart 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will hopefully make the iranians think twice next time the world will know that they will torture whoever is captured and put stronger pressure on them to either give up the people who are captured or not take them at all basically the game is up iran we know what your like at home.
On i another note well done to the saliors and marines personally i wouldn't have said sod all on telly not a dicky bird would have told them to stick it up their ***, but on the other hand i don't know what happened there
2007-04-07 14:06:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will not be giving all the info out in the press, but the people do want to know what they went through, so now they have been de-briefed by the powers that be, they have clearance to say certain things about what they experienced, its not the first time and no, it won't be the last time someone gets kidnapped and held hostage, telling the press how they were treated will not heve any effect on any decisions of other nations to kidnap again
2007-04-06 16:31:08 · answer #4 · answered by SunnyDays 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone knew that something had been done to them. Who the heck gets taken as a hostage and decides to spontaneously write a letter to their local MP! Everyone knows it's a waste of time doing that in the UK let alone when you're thousands of miles away and unable to vote!
We'll never really know what exactly was done to them because it'll be their word against the Iranians. They were always going to be released because the Iranians aren't that stupid. Blair and Bush don't exactly need a lot of persuasion to start going to war!
2007-04-06 16:31:46 · answer #5 · answered by John S 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
One of the seamen could be heard thanking the president of Iran as he shook his hand it was on the news last night.
They said they had not been tortured and at one point you could see them laughing and smiling when giving a statement on Iraqi t.v
There is something not quite right about the whole thing.
2007-04-06 20:12:08 · answer #6 · answered by st.abbs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! Iran is an outlaw regime They are not going to follow any rules and they are a threat to the civilized world and they are far worse for the citizens of Iran who are good people and they are not all brainwashed. Its good the world sees what really happened
2007-04-06 16:43:48 · answer #7 · answered by Zane S 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As soon as I heard Blair sprouting his big mouth off, after they had been released. My first words were "God help the next lot 'cause they won't get away so easily". It's OK for a prat like him too mouth off, he is not risking his neck.
If I were caught up in something like that, I would play along hoping I would not pay with my life.
Everyone knows how he lies, it goes with the job, but saying unpalatable things is not clever.
2007-04-06 17:01:26 · answer #8 · answered by Derek D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the United States, the troops are not obligated to keep any information from the Media. To my knowledge, because of freedom of press, etc. If the commanders did try to withhold information surely it would be a scandal. Not coming out with the story is a sure way to make people speculate, this has been avoided. UK is cool.
2007-04-06 16:30:38 · answer #9 · answered by eldude 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
They were not tortured, or even mistreated! They have said so themselves. What surprises me is the easy way they gave in and 'apologised' and apparently one even shook the President of Iran's hand! I dread to think what they would have said if they HAD been tortured. I mean really tortured!
To my mind, they did not aquit themselves very well, and the Iranians must be thinking "Hey, we must do this again sometime! We can get another one over on the British!"
2007-04-06 16:37:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋