30.03.07
Towelheaded Imbeciles!
Iran eh? Wankers.
Anyway that’s a summary of the marvellous unbiased news we’ve all been hammered with over the last week.
Seems some British navy bods got a bit too close to Iran and got told off and now being held there.
Cue obviously dodgy announcements from the captives (well 1 of them anyway) and stupid ramping up of pressure by the Brits.
It’s all very reminiscent of 2 children in the back seat of a car and 1 of them is slightly encroaching on the other. “He’s on my bit!” and the other’s creeping up further by walking his fngers ever closer to the wailer.
Very very silly and our media is being needlessly self-absorbed and jingoistic; but perhaps I should have expected that.
My main concern has been that the Iranians have picked out the woman from the captives to use as their spokesperson; and our media haven’t been much better – I can’t remember the last time I heard anything about the 14 blokes there. Are their lives and freedom not as important as hers?
“But she’s a mum”.
Aren’t they fathers? Does it not matter if they are (hell even if they aren’t)? What weird rule states that mums should be deemed worthy of sympathy but mere sperm donors not?
If you’re going to feel sympathy for anyone feel it for the families back home. The crew got into trouble doing a job that will occasionally get them into trouble; so what?
Have fun.