British sailors “stripped” and “blindfolded” in Iran
AFP.com | Agence France-Presse, a global news agency
ROYAL MARINES BASE CHIVENOR, England AFP - The 15 British naval personnel held by Iran told Friday how they were stripped, blindfolded and handcuffed as part of “psychological” intimidation during their detention.
Seems to me they can count themselves fortunate that their captors were the Iranians and not the CIA. On the other hand, should Blair have insisted, during the period of captivity, that the precedent set by the US government for the treatment of prisoners be rigorously applied?
Or for that matter the treatment some British squaddies have seen fit to dish out to Iraqis in their own country.
Not totally irrelevant is this superbly insightful article by Gilad Atzmon: Between Good and Evil
