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| British troops surround Iranian consulate in Basra |
| 2007-03-30 |
| British forces were surrounding the Iranian consulate in Basra, Al Arabiya reported on Thursday, according to an Israel Radio citation. The forces were trying to exert pressure on Iran to release the 15 British soldiers being held captive. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Cut off their pizza delivery. Cool! |
| Posted by: kelly 2007-03-30 09:14 |
| #7 A very nice tactical move if reports are correct. The Britts would want to first move their staff and Consular offices out of Iran, before the ante is upped though. You wouldn't want a 'tit for tat' on swaps all the way up the board. In any event, as long as the Iranians 'feel' they can't repatriate from Iraq, they're defacto hostages anyway. The 'wimp factor' is however suggested here. I agree with RD; the 24 hour rule is in effect. |
| Posted by: smn 2007-03-30 06:10 |
| #6 The International Herald Tribune is reporting: Britain denies troops surrounded Iranian consulate. |
| Posted by: GK 2007-03-30 00:48 |
| #5 It's a start. But spontaneous combustion of Iranian petrochemical assets would be more persuasive. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-03-30 00:37 |
| #4 See also RUMORMILLNEWS > INDYMEDIA.org > RUSSIAN JOURNALIST: USA PLANS TO ATTACK IRAN ON GOOD FRIDAY - more detailed than on RIAN; + KEN-WELCH.com> NUCLEAR WAR ALERT RAISED TO ORANGE. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-03-30 00:30 |
| #3 Looks like the GPS coordinates of the Iranian consulate in Basra fell outside of Iranian territory! Perhaps it could be a mistake, too. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-03-30 00:28 |
| #2 Its a good sign that the Brits are taking some kind of action. This however, is a half measure at best and if Iran strikes back at them for this, the left will use this for one of their "cycle of violence" screeches. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-03-30 00:26 |
| #1 Kool for days, I only hope the Brits have follow on OPs. For sure the A$$atollas will strike back with kidnappings of their own. Really the Brits have to raise the stakes hard and fast, they can't afford any tit for tat now because the Iranians threw the gauntlet down first. Timing now is everything, for real effect the Brits should snatch some real 'high-value' Iranians ASAP. As circumstances allow, anywhere any place all over the World. |
| Posted by: RD 2007-03-30 00:19 |