British sailors were seized in retaliation

April 4, 2007 4:04 PM

Iran releases British sailors. According to Patrick Cockburn, the sailors were likely seized in retaliation for a failed US attempt in January to abduct two senior Iranian intelligence officials while they were visiting Arbil, in northern Iraq. The attempt by the US to seize the two high-ranking Iranian security officers openly meeting with Iraqi leaders is somewhat as if Iran had tried to kidnap the heads of the CIA and MI6 while they were on an official visit to a country neighbouring Iran, such as Pakistan or Afghanistan. Via Andrew Tobias.
posted by russilwvong (9 comments total)

Double
posted by the_bone at 4:06 PM on April 4, 2007

7 hours late and no brilliant photo. Lame.
posted by cillit bang at 4:06 PM on April 4, 2007

Oops. Flagged. I'll post the Patrick Cockburn story in the other thread.
posted by russilwvong at 4:08 PM on April 4, 2007

Cockburned.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 4:11 PM on April 4, 2007

Was the photo last time really all that brilliant?

I mean we learned that the Iranians have banned Kneckties under Sharia, but other then that what was so exciting about it?
posted by delmoi at 4:14 PM on April 4, 2007

I'll post the Patrick Cockburn story in the other thread.

... or not, since I see homunculus has already posted it.
posted by russilwvong at 4:14 PM on April 4, 2007

Iran has British sailors? No wonder their navy is so kickass.
posted by Nahum Tate at 4:14 PM on April 4, 2007

The attempt by the US to seize the two high-ranking Iranian security officers openly meeting with Iraqi leaders is somewhat as if Iran had tried to kidnap the heads of the CIA and MI6 while they were on an official visit to a country neighbouring Iran, such as Pakistan or Afghanistan.

Well, if they want the likes of Porter Goss, George H.W. Bush, and John Negroponte they can have 'em.
posted by delmoi at 4:17 PM on April 4, 2007

I'll post the Patrick Cockburn story in the other thread.

homunculus beat you to it.

On preview, I see you found it.
posted by taosbat at 4:20 PM on April 4, 2007