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Pete was a buddy of mine in Guyana and was finally freed after 2 1/2 years as a hostage.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/world/europe/31briton.html?hp

Nice to have some good news.

Man that is good news!


If you talk to him wish him the best from the dakka family.

Good to hear. Send him dakka's regards!

Send him dakkas regards will just make him want to go back to the terrorists.

Just kidding dakka.

They have announced on the news this morning that the kidnappers may well have been Iranian Revolutionary Guards operating in Iraq.

I am pleased to hear about his freedom and saddened by the execution of the other men.

**update**
They were held in Iran the entire time.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Pete was a buddy of mine in Guyana and was finally freed after 2 1/2 years as a hostage.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/world/europe/31briton.html?hp

Nice to have some good news.

Excellent!


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MeanGreenStompa wrote:They have announced on the news this morning that the kidnappers may well have been Iranian Revolutionary Guards operating in Iraq.

I am pleased to hear about his freedom and saddened by the execution of the other men.

**update**
They were held in Iran the entire time.

If thats true how come British carriers aren't steaming to the Gulf now following a declaration of war? If not why not?

MeanGreenStompa wrote:

**update**
They were held in Iran the entire time.

The one current source of this rumour is a UG general whom is both '90% certain' and 'absolutely certain'.

Once he makes his mind up we might start working towards believing him.

Indeed, British Government has said there is no evidence to support this.

Apparently, it was mentioned in The Guardian, whose source was apparently once in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

Frazzled wrote:
If thats true how come British carriers aren't steaming to the Gulf now following a declaration of war? If not why not?

Because, even if true, the suffering of 5 people is not worth being locked into a war that they cannot win.

dogma wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
If thats true how come British carriers aren't steaming to the Gulf now following a declaration of war? If not why not?

Because, even if true, the suffering of 5 people is not worth being locked into a war that they cannot win.

Uncle Sam will help their cousins, I'm sure of it. You guys are starving for another scuffle.

I doubt it. There's no quicker way to end internal strife than an attack from a foreign power. Iran is in the process of tearing itself apart, our action will be far more subtle, if its there at all.

Ain't touching that issue with a 10 light year laser pole.

Just happy Pete is free and OK.

Dogma's right. If we want the people responsible for this sort of thing gone an invasion won't help.

Because, even if true, the suffering of 5 people is not worth being locked into a war that they cannot win.

Well, CANNOT win is a bit strong - we COULD nuke them . Even in terms of conventional warfare, The UK would tear Iran a new arsehole if it came to all-out war. They don't have the force projection the UK does. But yeah, that would be a leeeetle excessive.

We would find it a bit difficult to project force into Iran. The logistics would be very tricky especially when we are heavily committed in other areas.

Albatross wrote: They don't have the force projection the UK does. But yeah, that would be a leeeetle excessive.

They don't need it, unless of course you plan to invite them to tea, and then poison their crumpets.

I dunno, KK - The UK has a pretty decent presence in the Mediterranean. And Iran is sandwiched between Iraq and Afghanistan, both of which could be used as staging areas. But it's all hypothetical.


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Dogma wrote:
They don't need it, unless of course you plan to invite them to tea, and then poison their crumpets.

(sigh) ALWAYS with the crumpets....

That's good to hear, mate.

Make sure to give him a warm welcome...complete with cold beer and warm women from our western society!

Glad to hear he is back safely and with his family.

As always, it is sad to hear of the deaths of his collegues. RIP.

The Iranian leadership are both unpopular and seem increasingly hell bent on dragging their country into an ill advised conflict with a superior (in military terms) country. It is the ordinary Iranian people I feel sorry for, they neither want this or deserve it.