Fifteen British Navy personnel have been captured at gunpoint by Iranian forces, the Ministry of Defence says.
full story here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6484279.stm

Oh dear... duck and cover...:(

Oh dear... duck and cover...:(

Relax it's happened before (they got released unharmed after 3 days) and it will probably happen again.

Don't worry - theyre British.

They'll kick johnny foreigners arse & bloody his nose :thumbsup:

Well, after checking with Europe, to see if it's o.k., I suppose the U.K. might feel obliged to mention it to the Iranian government, provide it doesn't upset anyone.

The incident comes as British Army Colonel Justin Masherevski, who is based in Iraq, says most of the violence against UK forces in Basra is being engineered by Iranian elements.

Col Masherevski said Iran was providing "sophisticated weaponry" to insurgents and "Iranian agents" were paying local men to attack British troops.


Hmm, stiring it up much ?

dont forget mr bush's words!! if Iran make a direct attack on the forces based in Iraq this would lead to air strikes??? turns on TV waiting for new updates hehe

dont forget mr bush's words!! if Iran make a direct attack on the forces based in Iraq this would lead to air strikes??? turns on TV waiting for new updates hehe

Assuming they know where Iran is.

Assuming they know where Iran is.

Just follow the trail of WMD's of course :rolleyes:

About time the SAS had another "training mission"

Just spoken to the WD to volunteer my services, but they said I am too much of a loose cannon to let me go bopping off in the desert......

Mardy buggers :mad:

Fifteen British Navy personnel have been captured at gunpoint by Iranian forces, the Ministry of Defence says.
full story here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6484279.stm

Great... just what the planet needs right now. :(

Assuming they know where Iran is.
The Yanks won't know, but the computers on the 12,000 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles probably will.

The Yanks won't know, but the computers on the 12,000 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles probably will.

Hmm, I'm still expecting the Isle Of Arran to get turned into a small cinder.

The Yanks won't know, but the computers on the 12,000 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles probably will.Doubt it, they are all using sat nav :hihi:

In other words, bye bye Blackpool :D

:hihi: Doubt it, they are all using sat nav :hihi:

In other words, bye bye Blackpool :D
Oh no ! That little single track road near Hoyland is gonna be jolly busy.

Doubt it, they are all using sat nav :hihi:

In other words, bye bye Blackpool :D

a win/win situation

Well, knock me down with a feather!!!!! ;)

It turns out that the Ministry of Defence were tellong "porkies" when the 15 captured sailors were captured by the Iranians last a year or so ago. :o

BBC News 23rd March 2007 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6484279.stm)

The M.O.D stated, and denied consistently that the British sailors were in Iraqi waters, despite Iran's defence being firmly of the view that they were in "disputed" waters.

The latest news on the story is that the area was, indeed "in disputed waters" and that the area concerned had been declared "Iraq's waters" unilaterally.

Also, it now appears that the Iranian's involved originally approached the British vessel without a show of arms, and only showed heavier fire-power when the Brits threatened them with guns.

If all the crap propaganda we are fed with by the M.O.D and our Government wasn't so seriously dangerous, it would be laughable!

Times Online yesterday (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3761058.ece)

Well, knock me down with a feather!!!!! ;)

It turns out that the Ministry of Defence were tellong "porkies" when the 15 captured sailors were captured by the Iranians last a year or so ago. :o

BBC News 23rd March 2007 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6484279.stm)

The M.O.D stated, and denied consistently that the British sailors were in Iraqi waters, despite Iran's defence being firmly of the view that they were in "disputed" waters.

The latest news on the story is that the area was, indeed "in disputed waters" and that the area concerned had been declared "Iraq's waters" unilaterally.

Also, it now appears that the Iranian's involved originally approached the British vessel without a show of arms, and only showed heavier fire-power when the Brits threatened them with guns.



Times Online yesterday (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3761058.ece)

Oh well that's OK then. Looks like we were asking for it.:loopy::loopy:

WHAT :o Are you telling me the government lied to us ... but they wouldn't would they? The sun shines out of their collective backsides doesn't it? Well thats what I though after so many people who seem to think so on this very forum. Can they all be so wrong :huh:

Oh well that's OK then. Looks like we were asking for it.:loopy::loopy:

I'm sick of the deceit, lies and lunatics running this "once-Sceptred Isle" into the ground. They are all spiv's and scumbags of the lowest "Order"! :rant:

ps I hope the 2 sailors who did a deal with the newspapers didn't put their cash into Banking or Buiding Society Shares. They were but pawns in a game of Chess! :hihi:

I'm sick of the deceit, lies and lunatics running this "once-Sceptred Isle" into the ground. They are all spiv's and scumbags of the lowest "Order"! :rant:

ps I hope the 2 sailors who did a deal with the newspapers didn't put their cash into Banking or Buiding Society Shares. They were but pawns in a game of Chess! :hihi:

No, they each bought a Farepack hamper with it.:hihi: