Hostages Released

[vicki2]

Well, it looks like the Iranians have saved some face and released the Brits captured last week. Once they are off Iranian soil, I'd like to know what really went on. Anyone think we'll ever know????

[tater03]

I had not seen this yet. So glad to see that they have been released. I have a feeling that we will never know the whole story. The Iranians are always going to say they were in the right. So glad they were released before this escalated.

[vicki2]

There's also alot of wondering about why the sailors behaved the way they did ...according to some military experts, they cooperated way too much so it will be interesting to see how the British respond to everything.

[arppt01]

That will be known once they report everything to the authorities concerned. I am happy that at least for now the situation went back to normal.

[tater03]

I just think it is easy for us to say that they gave to much information. But I am not sure how I would react in that situation. I cannot help but understand that they are young and scared.

[vicki2]

There were interesting comments today especially the explanation from some of the sailors. They were isolated from one another and the group photos we kept seeing were staged. They kept the female completely alone and she was told the rest had been released. So, there was some basis for their behavior but there are still British military officials who are concerned that they hadn't received proper training too.

[ss1129]

They can make hella cash now with books and movie deals and all that. I konw I would cash in on it.

[vicki2]

The British granted them approval to sell their stories. This is not the norm because usually it is disallowed in the UK. I wonder why they allowed this and so do many of my friends who are ex-military.

[ss1129]

Well look at it this way. Odd are they were treated like shit...after being caught in IRAQI waters, not Iranian. So they get there stories out and it gets us/britten sympaty and support from previous fence sitters.

[vicki2]

I don't know if I'd agree. To me there's something that isn't right about authorizing some stories and not all of them, and you can't do that. There's security involved too.