"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead (Mostly what other say will be in italics, what I say will not. There will be occasions when this is messed up or forgotten, but generally it will true- for those keeping track of the opining vs the reporting!)
Friday, March 23, 2007
Iranians Seize British Marines
In what appears to be a complicated ambush in the Shatt al Arab, Iranian naval forces (apparently the Naval Service of the Revolutionary Guard, NOT the Iranian Navy) seized 15 British Marines when the marines boarded a suspicious vessel.The Iranians claim the Brits were in Iranian water; given the state of satellite location technology, I'd bet against that, but also given the level of incompetence in Iraq, I won't say impossible. Opposing Ambassadors have been summoned in opposing capitals to receive opposing communiques, so we'll see where this goes pretty quickly.
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