The Littlest Sailor Reenacts Persian Captivity In British Nightclub
posted at 3:01 am on April 23, 2007 by see-dubya
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To paraphrase Jacques Chirac, Arthur Batchelor never misses an opportunity to shut up, does he?
FORMER Iran hostage Arthur Batchelor apologised last night after pictures emerged of him joking in a bar about his captivity.
The horseplay shows him wearing a tea towel blindfold and being “throttled” with a toy gun in a mock execution.
“And then Hamid snapped a towel on my bare bottom like this…OW!, that’s right…and I said ‘Topsy, come give us a great big mother hug!’” OK, he didn’t say that part. This time.
A while back a friend sent me this link to the amazing story of a pair of CIA agents shot down over Communist China in 1952. They were convicted and imprisoned until their release in 1973, and they humbly declined to write books or seek out the press on their release. Although, as my friend reminds me, they didn’t have their IPods stolen like Mr. Bean did.
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Must have been such a tramatizing experience for him to be able to play around about it. Name, rank, convertion video, a pint or two . .
So when do were hear about them being given umm shall we call them masseuses.
- The Cat
MirCat on April 23, 2007 at 3:16 AM
Heh. Didn’t we all suspect this?
Free Constitution on April 23, 2007 at 3:20 AM
Whooaaa.. Did you see that singles.net ad? Oh yeah the guys a loose cannon shooting his mouth off. Where is the honor in that? For that matter wheres the honor in giving up your vessle without a fight? See-Dubya take care man! You did an awesome job in the event of Allah’s absence. Mabey I’ll see you over at the Junkyard Dog.
sonnyspats1 on April 23, 2007 at 3:23 AM
You insensitive bastard! Do you have any idea what that does to a person’s mind?
Disclaimer:I don’t know what it does to a person’s mind, because in most cases, the college student who endured the loss just called his parents for cash to buy another one… and some weed.
RightWinged on April 23, 2007 at 3:51 AM
Speaking from little to no frame of reference…
When one is held by an enemy state, one must put faith that their life is in the hands of geopolitical powers well out of their control, where crying in the arms of ones captors or spitting in their face makes no difference, one must place their dignity foremost.
That said, a couple years ago, an American in the captivity of a nation such as Iran could believe that their homeland would be their protectorate. Nowadays, I’m not sure that a British seaman could feel that confidence. Even such an indescretion such as the taking of an Ipod or minor ridicule could carry significant intensity to break ones will absent the rock of a steadfast nation.
Be careful how much blame you put on the man when the nation isn’t up to the standard. When diplomacy means approaching the table with a bag full of carrots and a Dr. Spock book, a gun to the head makes all the difference.
One more “that said,” making this much light of the event, with our press, this soon… little bit tough to justify.
askheaves on April 23, 2007 at 4:33 AM
We read a story somewhere in the blogosphere, quoting American troops who had fought alongside Brits (no idea what division), and they said these Brits were insane brave, fearless, the real deal.
Why on earth do you suppose they let this little pansy play sailor? He is an embarrassing doofus.
Jaibones on April 23, 2007 at 8:39 AM
Hey See-Dubya:
Your sense of humor is a welcome addition to this place. I hope they keep you around.
God blessfull props to Allahpundit, but man does he take things seriously most of the time. Nothing wrong with that, but I usually have to head to AceofSpades after reading here to get a little snark to cleanse my mental palate.I dig your humor. It adds a balance to this place.
Professor Blather on April 23, 2007 at 8:50 AM
It’s past time for this elf to be posted to Antarctica for the rest of his enlistment.
thegreatbeast on April 23, 2007 at 10:02 AM
Wonder if he confessed again….
drjohn on April 23, 2007 at 11:02 AM
Someone needs to beat the crap out of this assclown…
Tim Burton on April 23, 2007 at 12:26 PM
askheaves,
Not wishing to stomp on your honorable attempt at being understanding, this mutt dishonors his service, his nation, and all past British POWs with these public antics.
Freelancer on April 23, 2007 at 12:28 PM
Paging Jack Nicholson: Order the Code Red.
Dave Shay on April 23, 2007 at 12:44 PM
No worries, Freelancer. Just explaining why I could see how somebody could crack when they’ve been dumped into a situation like that without the confidence of their home country backing them. However, the second it was announced they were going home, a little humility is in order. There were far better examples of how to behave yourself sitting right next to him the whole time.
And parading around now making light of the whole thing is terribly irresponsible of HIM (if I didn’t make that clear before).
askheaves on April 23, 2007 at 2:10 PM
Seems times may have changed. He may not be taking things too seriously for the reason that, if memory serves, at no point did any of the captives violate their Rules of Engagement or the specifics of their training. Even Blair said that the safe return of the hostages (although I don’t think he even used that word) was his main concern. Dr. Phil for PM!
eeyore on April 23, 2007 at 3:49 PM
Wellington once said he was scared of his enlisted men.
aengus on April 23, 2007 at 8:40 PM
what can I say, when people get drunk, they do stupid chit. And this made news? LOL
Highrise on April 24, 2007 at 3:28 AM
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