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Britain Will Prove Sailors Were Not in Iranian Waters
London intends to send a high-ranking Navy representative to Tehran to present GPS data proving that the British sailors being held in Iran did not violate Iranian waters. The sailors have been in captivity since March 23. Iran has stated repeatedly that Britain has only to apologize for violating its waters to achieve the release of the sailors. The British Sunday Telegraph reports that, as a compromise measure, the British may declare that the British Navy never intentionally enter Iranian waters.
If Iran is not placated, it is promising to try the sailors under local law. More than 200 Iranian students gathered in front of the British embassy in Tehran yesterday, chanting “Death to Great Britain” and throwing stones. Police restrained them from doing any damage to the embassy.
U.S. President George W. Bush commented on the situation for the first time on Saturday, calling Iran's action “inexcusable” and expressing complete support for the Blair government. “I support the prime minister when he made it clear there were no quid pro quos. The Iranians must give back the hostages. They're innocent,” Bush said.
The aircraft carrier Nimitz left San Diego today to join the John Stennis and Dwight Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf. That is more firepower than was in place at the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003. A survey conducted by the Sunday Telegraph in Britain show that only 8 percent of respondents a military solution to the current crisis. That number rises to 44 percent, however, if all political approaches have failed.
www.kommersant.com
All the Article in Russian as of Apr. 02, 2007
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