[lbo-talk] Brits' shit fit over seized sailors misfires

John Thornton jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
Fri Mar 30 17:06:53 PDT 2007


Dennis Claxton wrote:
> Jordan wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure we'll ever know for sure, but this photo seems pretty
>> damning:
>>
>> <http://news.yahoo.com/photo/070329/photos_wl_me_afp/
>
> I don't read French or GPS. What does the photo tell us exactly?

Very little probably. I don't know the exact coordinates where international waters begins in the area of the incident. I also don't know how many hours after the incident took place lapsed before the photo was taken. I could find out the coordinates but the time could easily be falsified. If we are talking about a space of less than a mile than the ship could easily be moved to just outside Iranian space before the photo was taken. If we're talking about several miles then that would take more time. The Brits aren't likely to admit it if they did cross into Iranian space and the Iranians aren't about to admit the accidentally pulled the sailors out of international waters so we will never know the truth. The photo is only damning if you want it to be. It is proof of nothing and evidence of next to nothing. Unless Jordan knows the above items I don't know why he gives the photo any credibility. How about it Jordan, do you know when the incident took place, when the photo took place and how far into international waters this photo reports to show the ship below? Without that information the photo is worthless.

John Thornton



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