via Guardian
The Ministry of Defence and the Royal Navy were accused of undermining the reputation of Britain’s armed forces last night over the decision to allow the 15 sailors and marines held by Iran to sell their stories to the media.
via Independent
A belief in universal human rights does not allow me to argue fatuously that anyone who criticises the British government is my friend. Indeed, it seems to me that what I’ve witnessed over the past few days, since the British hostages were released, amounts to a weird form of self-loathing. People who enjoy all the benefits of living in a Western democracy have abased themselves before President Ahmadinejad, praising him for his “mercy” in releasing hostages who shouldn’t have been taken in the first place. Let the sailors and marines tell their stories, by all means; my only regret is that they’re being allowed to accept money for doing it.
