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UK says 15 soldiers detained by Iranian navy
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30/03/2007 10:38:43
 
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>>>Actually, I find Bush too liberal. He talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk. Did you see Iran violating the Geneva convention - parading prisoners with blindfolds in front of the cameras?
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>>Technically, and using the same spiteful excuses your country uses, they are not at war, so there are no war prisoners therefore you can not apply the Geneva convention.
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>>Let me guess, next you will complain Iran tortures prisoners.
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>We are in complete agreement. Since all this stuff started coming out about Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, this has been exactly my concern about the U.S.'s new enthusiasm for torture: that other countries will be able to torture our soldiers (or civilians) without us being able to complain much about it. We have lowered the bar and that bar will be at the same level for every country or group. "We but teach bloody instructions / Which, being taught, return to plague the inventor" -- Shakespeare.

Huh. So Iranians have moral right to torture British prisoners because USA behaved badly in Abu Gharib. Is it not some logical stretch? Certainly this logics would be acceptable for 'blame US first' crowd, but I hope you don't stoop so low.
Edward Pikman
Independent Consultant
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