Of course the confessions are bogus. I doubt if Iran thinks that Westerners believe any of it. I do believe that the Iranian people are probably eating it up (especially the sinful, cigarette smoking woman). Its called propaganda.

Blindlemonsteve - If the shoe was on the other foot, do you think Britain or the U.S. would refrain from humiliating their captives? They do more than humiliate. They out-source torture to gain their 'confessions'. We have seen enough of what they have done to hostages to know that Blair is far from righteous. Who does he think he is fooling? He is a bad actor. Period. Nobody is holding a gun to his head so whats his excuse?