Thursday, April 05, 2007

From Iran With Disdainful Love


Iran seemed to wilt under the unabated pressure exerted on it by the subjects of the Queen. Iran released the 15 sailors it claimed to have captured while they were treading dangerous Iranian waters, dangerous of course, if one holds an American or British passport and potentially fatal if one serves in the armed force of these countries. I wonder, if going down south to the picturesque Maldives on an excursion would have been a more prudent choice on the part of the sailors. That's punny! Pun aside, a face off between the West and Iran the has been averted for the time being and it might just be the calm before a mega storm.
Here is the link of the news in the Iran Daily about the release of the 15 sailors