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March 28, 2007
Embracing Jihadist "Peace"
In an open act of war, Iran Friday kidnapped 15 British soldiers in the Persian Gulf. Iran's act of aggression occurred just as the British voted in favor of a UN Security Council resolution imposing increased sanctions against Teheran for its illicit nuclear weapons program.
Several theories have been raised to explain Iran's behavior. Some say that the Iranians acted against the British in the hope that Britain would respond by abandoning its alliance with the US and swiftly pulling its forces out of Iraq.
Another theory is that in kidnapping the sailors the Iranians are seeking to reenact their ploy from last summer. Then, Iran ordered its Lebanese proxy Hizbullah to kidnap IDF soldiers in order to divert the international community's attention away from Iran's nuclear program. As is the case with the British servicemen, so last summer's attack on the IDF took place as the Security Council was expected to convene and discuss sanctions against Iran for its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Yet another theory has it that Iran kidnapped the sailors to use as a bargaining chip to force the US military to release Iranian operatives who the US has arrested in Iraq in recent months. Whatever the case may be, it is absolutely clear that the Iranians intentionally fomented this international crisis with the expectation that their aggression would in some way be rewarded.
To read the rest of Caroline Glick's article, please click here.
Hat Tip: Seraphic Friend, Yonason Fisgus M.D.
Posted by Robert J. Avrech at March 28, 2007 09:03 AM
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From my site today:
Iran may have seized the British sailors in the hopes that they could be exchanged for Iranian spies now being held in the U.S. But the White House says the only Iranian operative in the U.S. that it's willing to hand over is Sean Penn.
Posted by: Jake at March 28, 2007 09:17 AM
Jake:
Y'mean we're not willing to make it really tempting? Throw in Jane Fonda.
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at March 28, 2007 09:22 AM
Jane is still property of Hanoi. Really Robert, don't you know we're never going to be able surrender to the Jihadists properly if we offer them used, sorry "pre-owned" merchandise.
Posted by: Jake at March 28, 2007 09:28 AM