Quoting "Laycock, Jos (OSPT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hazel Blears stated on bbc's questiontime programme last night that "decisions > were taken by commanders on the ground", so unless she's lying, the report is > not > accurate.
> > > [Platt] > > > A report here in the U.S. (The NY Post) says in respect to > > the capture > > > by Iran of the British sailors that the escorting ship, HMS > > Cornwall, > > > could have blown the Iranian vessel out the water, but the > > Ministry of > > > Defense ordered the Cornwall not to fire while her captain and crew > > > watched their shipmates led away into captivity. > > > > > > Is this report accurate? If so, is this what Briton, who > > bravely stood > > > alone against Hitler, has come to? I presume the Ministry of Defense is the same as "commanders on the ground." ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
