>>282r
I have to challenge you, Great Britain is not at War with Iran,,,,,,<<

It would not appear that Iran agrees, does it?

>>there has been no declaration of war on either side...that said, these HOSTAGES that have been taken are Not P.O.W,s.<<

There was no declaration of war when Britain and the US invaded Iraq either and yet there we are and with our secret little prisons bursting with POWs.

>>Yes Iran hates us for many reasons, yes we are in theyre part of the world, yes, if the Iranians military were in the English channel, i would expect them to be picked up and questioned,,,,,,, but i wouldnt expect them to be paraded around like trophies, i would expect them to be released within 24 hours,,,, <<

At least by being paraded around you know they're alive and you know they're not being mistreated. The sad truth is, oh-so villainous Iran is treating those people far, far better than the US and Britain has treated Muslims and Arabs they've captured. Those sailors were even allowed to write home. How many captured Muslims were given that courtesy? While many captured Muslims have been returned to their families, a great many have not and their only crime was to be a male of recruitable age in an area thought to be high in ruitment.

>>western military personell in Berlin were routinely picked up when in East Berlin or too near to the wall, and questioned by the East german authorities, they were never held longer than 24 hours,<<

Did you invade Germany? No. Did you threaten Germany's neighbors? No. It's a totally different situation. If I were leader of Iran, it would be my duty to defend my nation and people from invasion or attack by outsiders. Iran was right to do what they did and if Britain doesn't like it, shut up and go home. Oh, and by the way, you're never going to get those people back as long as Bush keeps running his fat, fithy sewer. But, as usual, you dumb fucking Brits don't have the balls to tell him to shut up and so you deserve everything that's happening to you and I find it all highly amusing. No sympathy whatsoever. You don't deserve it. You're imperialists finally getting what you have coming. So cry me a river, I'll just go fishing in it.

>>there are procedures in these circumstances that should be followed, I am sorry,but Iran is in the Wrong.<<

Oh, like the time some British soldiers got themselves arrested by local Iraqis and the British army sent a tank over to knock the fucking down? That kind of respect of protocol and procedure? Sorry, but those sailors can stay in Iran and rot for all I care.