2A2RA - explained it well. "As far as the TV images being all show it still makes Iran look better than the US."

Thats exactly what I was referring to and I mean today, not somewhere in the past. If you compare the way the 15 Brits were handled to the way the the U.S. handles their detainees, Iran definitely comes out on top. Its a propaganda war and Iran is winning in the court of public opinion. Who cares if 15 Brits say they were kept in solitary and 'psychologically' tortured? Lets see the hoods, the bended knees, the bloody faces, the bruises, the noose and the bowed heads. Thats what we saw the U.S. doing to their detainees and Blair is cheering the U.S. admininstration and everything they do.

Yes, Iran has a terrible human rights record. They are a theocracy. Of the list you provided, Peace, there are perhaps 14 possible incidents of torture. Compare that to the number of people who are being tortured by the Bush and his lapdog, Blair, the defenders of democracy!

Weelittledrummer - Get over it. This is not about your teen-aged rebellion. Start paying attention instead of reacting to fear and propaganda. Iraq had nothing to do with 911 or terrorism. It is the occupation of Iraq by the U.S. that is responsible for the recent recruiting of terrorists.

The U.S. does not want the democratically elected majority, Shiite government to succeed. Iran is helping the Shiites of Iraq. It is the al-Qaeda/Sunni/Arabs who are responsible for the insurgency, the terror and most of the murders occurring in Iraq. Who do you think might be helping them and why?

Figure it out.