Brits Pardoned!
Mahmoud the Magnanimous and Merciful says the infidels may go.
The stalwart and brave commander who captured these criminals is decorated!
Does this mean the demonstration is off? Iranian rules say heck no: Throw some rocks, chant “Death to Iran,” storm the place, take some war criminals hostage!
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:20 am on Wednesday, April 4, 2007
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April 4th, 2007 at 10:00 am
I watched part of the live link of the Persian shrimp’s press conference. The reporter from the Independent of London threw him a big softball about “have US or UK forces been involved in attacks in Iran”.
Let the lefty press spin this any way they want, the truth is Ahmedmidgetman had to back down. There was a thread on FR the other day about how this was a contrived distraction to deal with political pressures within Iran. If that’s so, then I don’t see how having to release the hostages helps Mahmoud the small.
April 4th, 2007 at 10:21 am
See? He is a reasonable peaceful kinda guy.
Group hug!
April 4th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
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April 4th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
There’s a thread at FR which excerpts John Derbyshire running down the Brits for allowing themselves to be used for propaganda purposes. I don’t know if I’d go that far, but I think we would be well served to remind ourselves of what was once expected behavior on the part of soldiers in captivity.
April 4th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
2007.04.04 Iran/Brit Hostage Crisis Roundup
Ahmadinejad Says British Troops Will Be Freed TEHRAN, Iran — Fifteen British sailors and marines seized by Iranian naval personnel have been pardoned and will be freed, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at a press conference Wednesday, but he vowed his