Iran: Pre-text for War.
Posted by Alex Hamilton on March 28, 2007
Today, headlining the BBC is the story that the British Govt is looking to specifically reveal that the British Marines ‘kidnapped’ by Iran were not in Iranian waters.
This is being presented by the British as ‘pulling the rug out from under the Iranians’.
What a load of bollocks.
I’d offer this as perhaps a more accurate representation of the British Govts decision.
The British Govt is acutely aware of the publics complete loss of confidence in their ability to present events in a true manner (I refer as only one example, invading Iraq on the excuse of ‘WMD’ – appalling!)
The BBC and a spokeperson for Whitehall have already admitted that this tactic they are looking to employ today may have no effect on the Iranians.
That is a moot point because releasing such information is not meant to have an effect in that direction. (any effect would be a bonus.)
The information is being released for the sole reason of trying to buoy up the publics confidence in the Govts spin.
Never before in history have I seen such a tactic undertaken and it is a sad reflection on the appalling state of no-confidence the British public – perhaps the World – has of Blairs Government.
