Comments on: Iran seizes 15 British sailors in Iraqi waters; Update: Ahmadinejad will not address UNSC?

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Report: Iranian troops cross into southern Iraq; attack British troops

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:23:13 +0000

[...] Have the Iranians judged the strength of the British military based on its most recent close encounter with the Royal Navy? If so, now’s a good time to start worrying. [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Telegraph: Deal in the works for British sailors’ release? Update: Revolutionary Guard commander wants sailors freed?

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 03:25:59 +0000

[...] Buried within is a tidbit I haven’t seen before: apparently, Iran thought the five Quds Force members we captured at Irbil were going to be released on March 21, the start of the Iranian New Year. Why they thought we would do that is utterly beyond me, but there may be something to it. After all, the sailors were taken only 48 hours later. digg_url = ‘http://hotair.com/archives/2007/03/31/telegraph-deal-in-the-works-for-british-sailors-release/’;digg_topic = ‘political_opinion’; [...]

By: THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER

THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:13:42 +0000

Doing what Iran does best…

Why, taking hostages of course. A roundup at Pajamas Media for those following along at home…….

By: Webloggin - Blog Archive » Iran Up To Its Same Old Tricks -Adbuction, Interrogation, Confession

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:55:34 +0000

[...] Iran Up To Its Same Old Tricks -Adbuction, Interrogation, Confession By the Webloggin EditorMarch 24, 2007 at 11:52 am in Feature Article, The War on Terror, Iran, Iraq Iranian officials are stating that the abducted British soldiers have “confessed” to entering Iranian waters. This type of confession is part of the Islamic radical modus operandi where they take innocent people hostage and force them to fess up to all sorts of pro terror propaganda such as renouncing the invasion of Iraq, rejecting Christianinty, etc… Iran of course has used this play book before. [...]

By: Barbay Live

Barbay Live — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:11:36 +0000

Hostages: Still Iran’s “Flavor of the Day”…

Who doesn’t know that: “Ahmadinejad’s Regime wants Iraq’s immediate breakup, to annex the Iraqi oil at Basra; to finance Ops with (IRGC) & the Quds force…Hostage-taking is highly predictable. Hot air’s Video:…

By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » 1979 Part 2

ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » 1979 Part 2 — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:37:11 +0000

[...] Bloggers are all over the board on Iran’s capture of 15 British sailors, wondering if this is a rerun of American embassy hostage crisis. Allahpundit figures … they’ll be released soon and the incident will be dismissed as a misunderstanding. Iran can’t have meant to do this, not with Ahmadinejad set to address the Security Council tomorrow about the nuclear program and not to the British, who’ve been adamant in opposing any military action on Iran. [...]

By: LagunaDave

LagunaDave — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:49:42 +0000

My advice: take the SAS and give the points, if there’s a rescue mission…

By: Jen the Neocon

Jen the Neocon — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:36:39 +0000

It is a joke to say this over at Ace’s place, but…I question the timing.
Why do this on the eve of Ahmadinnerjacket’s trip to the U.N. to get his sanctions spanking for Iran’s nuclear program? (And of course, Iran did this on purpose.)
I love it that the U.S. cancelled his visa, showing our solidarity with our British allies.
May God be with those hostage Brit sailors and Marines.
And Iran, keep it up–there are plenty of Americans who have been looking for a little payback since you took our embassy people hostage (another act of war, as was this) in 1979.

By: georgej

georgej — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:56:31 +0000

The seizure of naval personnel happens from time to time. I’m old enough to remember the Pueblo and Mayaguez. Countries rarely go to war over things like this and usually resolve them diplomatically.

The men of the USS Pueblo were held in captivity and brually treated for a year before the North Koreans released them. We naively believed that the North Koreans would honor the international law of the sea. But outlaws don’t respect the law.

After the Mayaguez (not a US naval vessel) was boarded by the Khmer Rouge while in international waters, Ford sent in the Marines to recapture the ship and recover the crew by force. We “went to war,” in other words.

Wikipedia has this to say:

The names of the Americans killed are the last names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, as well as those of three Marines who were left behind on the island after the battle and who were believed to have been subsequently executed by the Khmer Rouge while in captivity.

Iran has a plan behind this. Don’t think for one minute that this is some kind of “disagreement” or mistake over what is or is not international waters, or overzealous commanders. The Iranians are deliberately pushing the issue with the Brits.

You’ll note that they are pushing just the Brits and not the US. The last time the USN tangled with them over Iran’s bad behavior, it was after they had captured some oil rigs and were dropping mines into the main channel. We proceded to sink half their navy, which may be why they aren’t pulling the same crap with ur people.

Iran needs to be taught another lesson.

I’m not sure why the Cornwall didn’t intervene when her officers saw her people being captured. A frigate has more than enough combat power to deal with the Iranian small boats involved.

By: Limerick

Limerick — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:23:43 +0000

Now the BBC is implying that the U.S. was the one who dropped the ball:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6489493.stm

Its commander, Commodore Nick Lambert, said he had “absolutely no doubt” the vessel had been in Iraqi waters, adding that it could be “a simple misunderstanding at the tactical level”.

This was supported by US military monitoring the movement of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

Dodge, fade, jink.

By: rokemronnie

rokemronnie — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:37:06 +0000

The seizure of naval personnel happens from time to time. I’m old enough to remember the Pueblo and Mayaguez. Countries rarely go to war over things like this and usually resolve them diplomatically. In April 2001 a US spy plane collided with a Chinese fighter over international waters and the Navy EP-3e had to make an emergency landing at a Chinese air base on Hainan Island. We didn’t go to war, and actually ending up apologizing for landing without permission and regretting the death of the Chinese pilot before the Chinese would release the 24 US Navy personnel. The pilot and crew received citations for the emergency landing and for destroying all the sensitive equipment on the plane as they landed, with a damaged nose cone and one bad prop.

By: warriorlawyer

warriorlawyer — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:30:28 +0000

I can’t believe a bureaucratic snafu could actually have happened here; either he’s looking to back out, probably because of the hostage situation, or both sides have agreed that it’s better he not attend and this is the cover story. Standby for more.

Dinnerjacket figured out he’s toast if he puts foot in a free country. Yeah, we let you out of jail when your thugs let the sailors go. Weasel.

By: right2bright

right2bright — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:24:17 +0000

And this is what happens when you are not united against an enemy. He is calculating that the Brits (and Americans) do not have the political strength to stand up to him. Iran is playing the odds, and by reading the papers they may be correct. No way would our Dems support us assisting the Brits in standing up to Iran, and the Brits are as divided as us.
This my little liberal troll friends, is what you have brought upon the good citizens of the world. This is just the beginning if you continue your insistence in weakening our President and his legal powers.
We are divided, the liberals have decided not to support the President, and we are shown as weak.

The wolves move in and take what they want, while the chickens squawk.

By: CosmicConservative » Iran is playing a dangerous game

CosmicConservative » Iran is playing a dangerous game — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:53:58 +0000

[...] Iran takes 15 British sailors from Iraqi waters, just as they said they would just a few weeks ago. [...]

By: dallas94

dallas94 — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:24:19 +0000

Very simple. Return them unharmed or the full assets of the US Military will turn Tehran into a sheet of glass. No questions. no negotiations. no hesitations.

By: fusionaddict

fusionaddict — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:55:45 +0000

I’d love to see us partner up with a proxy that no one would expect to take these jerkoffs out.

Like, bomb the hell out of one of their nuke plants or bases or something. Cockbiteninnyknob goes to the UN: “By the festering forelock of the mahdi, who is responsible for this?!?!”

Micronesian ambassador: “It was US, motherf***er! What, you wanna man up? Feelin’ froggy??? Bring it, bitch!!!”

By: Viper1

Viper1 — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:09:34 +0000

Would someone please grow a set and wipe these cavemen out of existence.. for crying out loud enough is enough..
weve got all these pretty stealth aircraft which could wipe them out and be home for dinner tommorow.

By: fusionaddict

fusionaddict — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:24:43 +0000

Look, I don’t want to seem like a conspiracy nut, but, here at HA (not but, 1 day ago), we were saying that Jesse Jackson hadn’t had a good hostage crisis that he could negotiate lately. Now, less than 24 hours later…..

Question the timing? Yes!

…what color is that helicopter up there?

By: JadeNYU

JadeNYU — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:48:18 +0000

Can someone please tell me why, in the amount of time it took for them to escort the Brits into port in Iran, why our boys didn’t blow these asshole out of the water?

fusionaddict on March 23, 2007 at 6:39 PM

Hey! Give peace a chance. No more war for oil. We don’t want another Bush War! Diplomacy! Diplomacy!!!!

Or something like that.

Look, I don’t want to seem like a conspiracy nut, but, here at HA (not but, 1 day ago), we were saying that Jesse Jackson hadn’t had a good hostage crisis that he could negotiate lately. Now, less than 24 hours later…..

Question the timing? Yes!

By: fusionaddict

fusionaddict — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:39:42 +0000

Can someone please tell me why, in the amount of time it took for them to escort the Brits into port in Iran, why our boys didn’t blow these asshole out of the water?

By: Ace of Spades HQ

Ace of Spades HQ — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:17:18 +0000

Ahmadinejad Cancels US/UN Trip…

Provocative. Because Iran recently declared it might begin kidnapping Western soldiers in retaliation for tis missing generals. And it declared it might resort to “illegal” methods of resistance if the UNSC votes against it. And of course Iran seized…

By: Roark

Roark — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:57:41 +0000

Is it go time yet??? How many more dominos must fall…

By: Tim Burton

Tim Burton — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:19:42 +0000

Can we break the nukes out now?

By: crosspatch

crosspatch — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:54:34 +0000

My guess is they will give up the Brits as soon as oil hits $65 a barrel. Their actions today got it up to $62. Iran just needs the cash so they are doing things to put jitters in the oil markets.

By: Enoxo

Enoxo — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:46:51 +0000

Breaking News: Iranian Mad-Man not coming to UN to talk, because evil US did not give his party visas (even though State Department says they did)… so the trip is cut off.

Real Reason: He has to stay home to behead 15 Brits.