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about the capture of the British sailors?
All the reports state that they were "ambushed" by the Iranians. How does that happen in open water where the horizon is a good 10-20 miles away?
Did the Iranians hide behind a wave and then just suddenly jump out?
For the record I think it's disgraceful what the Iranians are doing and think that they should release all 15 immediately, along with a grovelling apology and an admission that they (the Iranians) were in the wrong all along - I'm just genuinely baffled as to how an ambush could take place in open waters.
robert m
The UK gave their grid co-ordinates for the location at capture. This place the sailors 1.7 nautical miles inside Iraqi waters. Iran responded by publishing a different set. This was also inside Iraqi waters. Once this had been pointed out, Iran then published a "corrected" set of co-ordinates, now placing them 500 yards inside Iranian waters.
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- wizjpLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Ships pass each other in the open water all the time; it does not mean they will train arms on and take captive people just doing their day to day jobs.
- 1 decade ago
Liberals are self loathing creatures.
That explains a lot of what they do that makes no sense.
Liberals are the new fascist Nazi's.
They can't tolerate any opinion different than their's. Look what they do to college speakers. They throw urine, pies, pull fire alarms, start fights, etc etc, to keep conservative's from speaking. They want to pass laws to eliminate talk radio. Liberals are intolerant, bigoted fascists, incapable of allowing free speech.
Islamicfascists have pledged to murder you and me. Liberals want to help them. Conservatives want to fight them.
Liberalism is ok when it is practiced.
But todays America's liberals, are not real liberals. They are against change of all types and devoid of new idea's or solutions to problems.
Conservatives offered many new programs and initiatives the last 6 years, and liberals always fought against them, with never an original idea or solution to offer in return.
Liberals love it whan a woman murders a child that is unborn but hate it when criminals who rape, murder and commit attrocities get the death penality.
In reality the liberals of today are Stalinists and Marxists.
Their belief that government is the solution to all problems and no wealth should be privately owned is what drives todays liberals.
They are also anti-American. They believe America is the worlds problem and the world would be better off without America in it.
Liberals are all for forsaking the poor weak and downtrodden if America's military is involved in keeping them alive, but insist on keeping America's poor weak and downtrodden in their miserable existance because of 'political correctness', (New Orleans and any urban city
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Britan said they could prove the sailors were in Iraqi territorial waters, so far, I've yet to see this "proof". Not saying the Iranians are telling the truth, just that the british said they could prove it and so far haven't.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Well, if the British were in Iraqi waters, like they claim, then they would have no fear of any ships getting close. Makes you wonder, hmmm?
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
...that's what "they" do... they hide behind waves, disguised as "white-caps" and then jump out at you...