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Title: Brutal Video of Iranian techniques used to coerce British Confessions.
Post by: Hugo Chavez on April 14, 2007, 01:01:38 AM

Freed British sailors say their confessions were coerced (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-sailors7apr07,1,1916989.story?track=rss)

Warning, this video is disturbing and contains images of harsh psychological Clockwerk Orange style tactics employed against the British.  http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5f9_1176075119

Title: Re: Brutal Video of Iranian techniques used to coerce British Confessions.
Post by: ieffinhatecardio on April 14, 2007, 09:13:10 AM

I'm trying to be neutral on this one but it's hard to see any coercion in that video. The video's Saddam would release you could tell the captives were terrified. I can't see anything like that in the video of the Brits.

Title: Re: Brutal Video of Iranian techniques used to coerce British Confessions.
Post by: Hedgehog on April 14, 2007, 09:30:18 AM

This may very well become a disaster for the Brits.

If they're coaching the sailors to give accounts of tough conditions, and it isn't the truth, it's bound to sooner or later come out.

It's obvious from the video clip that they were relaxed, at least at that time. The torture must've started after that video was made.

But it is doubtful IMO.

The Brits should've just have let this one drop. Now this issue will stay around for a long time, even make the PR victory for Iran bigger. :-\

-Hedge

Title: Re: Brutal Video of Iranian techniques used to coerce British Confessions.
Post by: Tre on April 14, 2007, 11:30:25 AM

I can't wait to see them get their awards at a POW ceremony.

Title: Re: Brutal Video of Iranian techniques used to coerce British Confessions.
Post by: militarymuscle69 on April 14, 2007, 11:32:00 AM

Quote from: Tre on April 14, 2007, 11:30:25 AM

I can't wait to see them get their awards at a POW ceremony.

they weren't POWs

Title: Re: Brutal Video of Iranian techniques used to coerce British Confessions.
Post by: Camel Jockey on April 14, 2007, 11:45:07 AM

Quote from: Hedgehog on April 14, 2007, 09:30:18 AM

This may very well become a disaster for the Brits.

If they're coaching the sailors to give accounts of tough conditions, and it isn't the truth, it's bound to sooner or later come out.

It's obvious from the video clip that they were relaxed, at least at that time. The torture must've started after that video was made.

But it is doubtful IMO.

The Brits should've just have let this one drop. Now this issue will stay around for a long time, even make the PR victory for Iran bigger. :-\

-Hedge

The Bush administration is probably coaxing the british to say their sailors were tortured and what not. They tried to use the situation as a means for starting another war and it backfired big time..