Oh yes AGS, i see your point. Your trying to justify their release so they can blow up innocent people. Do you really think these are just regular guys from nextdoor who got picked up on purpose having done nothing wrong so Bush can justify the occupation in Iraq? Are you serious
the problem with charging them with crimes is trying to find what category of enemy combatant they fall into...these islamic facists are not a part of an army, they are part of a terrorist organization. Thats the reason the Geneva conventions don't apply....so if the GC doesn't apply, we can't charge them according to the GC...make sense?
They've said that no-one can sell from now on, but these 15 have already slipped through the net. Several of them have given interviews, some of which have been printed/broadcast already. At last the MoD see sense.
True but it seems only 2 sold stories. I don't see what is wrong with Faye getting 6 figures for her story, like was said the information would come out anyway, why not let her profit.
For three reasons; firstly, we can't have our service personnel under the mistaken impression that they are entitled to capitalise on operational misfortune; secondly, it is frankly abhorrent that some of these 15 will make six figure sums when the families of those that return in body bags get woeful support, recognition and compensation; and finally, media gloating will undoubtedly offend the Iranian regime, who might not be so forgiving if this happens again. That's my take.
I wonder at what point it becomes a violation of freedom of speech...perhaps if they were to be discharged tomorrow then it would be a different story?
I would agree with you Countryboy but the reason why i don't this time is simple; Those soldiers were used as a media tool by Iran & made to say things that were not true & i believe in this case those soldiers should be allowed to tell their side of the story to our press & since they want to pay why not take the money too? Iran used these people for propaganda purposes & i believe the UK should allow these troops to response with the truth to wreck Irans propaganda.