Sky News-BRITISH SAILORS WERE SPYING ON IRAN

[kpete]

BRITISH SAILORS WERE SPYING ON IRAN

SKY NEWS - The captain in charge of the 15 marines detained in Iran has said they were gathering intelligence on the Iranians. Sky News went on patrol with Captain Chris Air and his team in Iraqi waters close to the area where they were arrested - just five days before the crisis began.

We withheld the interview until now so it would not jeopardize their safety. . .

Captain Air and his team were on an 'Interaction Patrol' where their patrol boats came alongside fishing dhows. The operation was mainly to investigate arms smuggling and terrorism but Captain Air said it was also to gain intelligence on Iranian activity. . . "Whether it's about piracy or any sort of Iranian activity in the area. Obviously we're right by the buffer zone with Iran."

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http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1259413,00.html

[JCMach1]

1. Of course they were....

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[Kelly Rupert]

2. That isn't really "spying."

I mean, it sounds like they're simply doing recon in the area--inspecting ships, observing Iranian traffic, all while staying (by the British/Iraqi account) in Iraqi waters. That isn't really anything to justify Iran's actions.