Phew. Looks like the Iranians are going to release the British sailors

[cali]

Iran: No need for more countries to negotiate on captives


Published: 03.28.07, 16:38 / Israel News



Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, Mohammad Ali Hosseini, said Wednesday that there was no need for other countries to negotiate on the issue of the British captives, according to a report by the Iranian news agency Mahar.


Earlier Wednesday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkish diplomats might soon visit the captive British soldiers. Housseini confirmed that the captives would be released by Thursday. (Dudi Cohen)


http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3382442,00.html

[uppityperson]

1. Iran says it will release female sailor

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/APWires/headlines/D8O5863O2.html
Iran says it will release female sailor

By DAVID STRINGER

Associated Press Writer

LONDON — Iran said a female British sailor seized with 14 other crew members would be released Wednesday or Thursday, softening Tehran's position by suggesting their boats' alleged entry into Iranian waters may have been a mistake.

[Solo_in_MD]

6. Other sources are saying that Iran is insisting that the UK acknowledge that they were in Iranian

waters prior to releasing the Brits.

Typical confusion over there...

[bdamomma]

2. that "breath" you just felt was mine.

but will this stop our maniacs from attacking Iran?

[cali]

3. Maybe, maybe not, but

it removes this little episode as a pretext.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. This is great news

And a huge load of so many peoples minds.

[bdamomma]

5. I don't think it's over, they are letting the female Brit soldier go.