The important thing right now is the safety and return of the 15 sailors. Is there anybody here who doesn't believe that the sailors are being
subjected to coercion of some sort? I noticed that the female sailor was so thoughtfully "given privacy" which means isolation in my book. I'm
not saying she was hurt or threatened but the impact of separation, isolation, uncertainty and fear is probably very powerful. What videos I saw of
the sailors together came after Faye's confession. Reward maybe?
I don't believe that they are being tortured so please don't anybody go there and start on Abu Ghraib etc.
I just think that before we start heading for the fall-out shelters, let's pray for the well-being of those sailor's who were just doing what they
were told to do.
Iran wants to take the moral high-ground soap box and divert attention away from their nuke situation. They love poking the West in the eye (and
they've been successful IMHO) when they can and saw another op to do so. I think that the Iranians will milk it then release the 15 with great
fanfare announcing how well they treated everybody.
However, nobody really knows so that's why we pray for these people and hope that further damage gets done to anybody. I, for one, don't consider
anybody expendable.


