oops - cross posted

bb - Why is it that you focus on where the ship was anchored? Seems to me the focus should be on where the gunboat was at the time it was captured.

Your evidence has been filtered by the British Govt. since the original report by the fisherman and the Iraqi military commander. Perhaps this has to do with the set of coordinates. One set for the merchant vessel, second set for the capture of the gunboats.

The perspective, at this point, depends entirely on the way its being reported by the media. Seems to me that alot of pertinent information is being ignored, changed, or omitted. Perhaps this is why the Iranians have decided to keep all of their hostages. There are two sides to every story.

Bottom line is the safety and well-being of the hostages. Britain should begin to immediately negotiate a prisoner exchange instead of spending all of their energy attempting to save face.