Iran "pardons" hostages
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has pardoned 15 British military personnel being held in Iranian custody and vowed to set them free shortly.He appears to be continuing Iranian sophistry to the very end. He and his regime are the ones that should be seeking a pardon for their illegal kidnapping of British forces in Iraqi waters. This is an episode that has not helped either Iran or Britain. It has exposed the weakness of the Brits and reminded people of the evil that lurks in the heart of the Tehran entity. We will have to wait and see if their word is any good on this statement."I declare that the people of Iran and the government of Iran -- in full power to place on trial the military people -- to give amnesty and pardon to these 15 people and I announce their freedom and their return to the people of Britain," Ahmadinejad told a news conference.
The action was a goodwill gesture for the Iranian new year which began last week, he said. An Iranian diplomat in London told The Associated Press that the 15 would be handed over to the British Embassy in Tehran.
"They will go through some brief formalities and then they will go to the embassy," he said.
A spokeswoman for British Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed the announcement: "We are now establishing exactly what this means in terms of the method and timing of their release."
Ahmadinejad said the 15 detainees had violated the country's territorial waters and praised the border guards who captured them, presenting their commander with a medal for bravery.
"I thank the border guards who bravely protect our borders and also arrested the violators, and I grant them the bravery medal to their commander," Ahmadinejad said.
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Dean Barnett takes offense at Ahmadinejad's comments about Leading Seaman Turney:
...I think he is talking about her scarf she wore recently on her Middle East photo op.
I find the Mahdi’s comments especially offensive in light of our Speakerette’s recent willingness to don a hijab. If that doesn’t say just how much we respect family values, what will?
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Some "gifts."
Ahmi is rewarding us for doing nothing. It is called grooming. The West is being trained to only respond to provocations with "diplomacy", because -- look at the smiles at the release party! -- it works. Next time may be a little more "uncomfortable", but have faith, for in the end Ahmi is magnanimous -- and, uh, untouchable, did you notice? The rest of the world sure did.
ReplyDeleteLOL... It's cute how Cons still think the rest of us care what you think.
ReplyDeleteYour entire failed ideology came apart in the streets of New Orleans and Iraq and the country has rejected you definitively, yet you STILL spew your braindead, wrongheaded nonsense.
Get a clue, 29% - Your whole movement is over and you are now officially irrelevant.
Even the Pope has denouced your failed war in Iraq!
LOL