Britian takes detained troop case to UN

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  1. burlesontiger

    burlesontiger Founding Member

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    Anybody know the price of a can of 3 in 1 these days? :grin:
     
    burlesontiger, Mar 29, 2007
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  2. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    If it's happened before then there is no excuse. Some British frigate captain is going to lose his command for letting his sailors get captured in a rubber boat too far from the ship to support them.
     
    red55, Mar 29, 2007
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  3. LSUsupaFan

    LSUsupaFan Founding Member

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    Iran took some British sailors in 2004. The difference is the sailors taken in 2004 were in Iranian waters. There is dispute over that this time. The British claim to have been in Iraqi waters and the Iranians say the opposite.
     
    LSUsupaFan, Mar 29, 2007
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  4. USMTiger

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    The British have satellite photos, GPS Data, and the data from the vessel that they were boarding. There is no dispute.
     
    USMTiger, Mar 29, 2007
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  5. LSUsupaFan

    LSUsupaFan Founding Member

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    I didn't know all that. I figured the Iranians were lying, but didn't know it was conclusively true.
     
    LSUsupaFan, Mar 29, 2007
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  6. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    There will be a noisy dispute alright. The problem is that we and the Brits are completely capable of doctoring the data and the Iranians will point that out.
     
    red55, Mar 29, 2007
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  7. USMTiger

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    Yeah, thats how things are these days. No evidence is tamper proof.
     
    USMTiger, Mar 29, 2007
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  8. Sourdoughman

    Sourdoughman TigerFan of LSU and the Tigerman

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    Wheres all the geneva convention experts?
    Seems like they want to slam their own country while ignoring the world when
    they break the geneva convention?
     
    Sourdoughman, Mar 30, 2007
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  9. LSUsupaFan

    LSUsupaFan Founding Member

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    Iran is a savage uncivilized country. I would expect them to subject prisoners to propaganda. I don't care when they do it because they are evil. I expect an evil government to do evil things. Our country is good. I would always care more about how our country obeys international treaties because we are better than everyone else and we should always hold our government to a higher standard.
     
    LSUsupaFan, Mar 30, 2007
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  10. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Iran has always flaunted the Geneva Convention, while the United States, until recently, has always honored the Geneva Convention.

    I think the US must remain committed to the GC and insist that those who don't should get on board. You seem to be suggesting that we sink to the level of Iran. This makes no sense to me.
     
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