Iranians release British sailors

[Fairy Dust]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says 15 British naval personnel captured in the Gulf are free to leave.

He repeated Iran's view that the British sailors and marines "invaded" Iranian waters, but said they were being released as a "gift" to Britain.

They are expected to be handed to the British embassy in Tehran on Thursday morning before flying home.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the news would come as "a profound relief" to the crew and their families.

Iranian media said the British crew members "shouted for joy" on hearing the news.

The British embassy in Tehran said it had now seen the sailors for the first time, and it was arranging the details of their travel home. But it was not clear where they were spending the night.

Earlier, television pictures showed the Iranian president smiling, chatting and shaking hands with the crew at the presidential palace in Tehran.

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[bicker]

I wonder if he actually thinks Iran came out of this looking any better to any country that wasn't already positively inclined towards them?

 

[NELSON]

Easter Gift - Brits Released!


Yooge News: Iranian President Mammoo Abdingmadineja announced he is releasing the British sailors as a "gift" to honor the Easter holiday and birth, or hatching, of the Profit Mohammad (peace be up on him). Myself being a devout Muslim at one time, I understand the significance behind Mammoo's generous act, but will explain it to you who are not familiar with the customs of traditional Islam:

The Wholly Koran (peace be up on it) teaches us that Allah (peace be up on him) was having his yearly Easter egg hunt in Paradise with the local virgins. Finding an especially large and beautiful gilded gold egg, he decreed that this was to be his Profit. As the crescent moon rose high in the night sky, Mohammad (pbuoh) broke through the golden shell while reciting these sacred words, "Allah Akbar! I am Allah's Profit, peace be up on us both. Get me out of this freakin thing and get me a towel."

It is customary for all Muslims to give an Easter gift of either an egg, gold, gold egg, something round painted gold, or a British sailor. In surely one of the most beautiful religious customs anywhere, on Easter morning the elder village imam, or holy man, symbolically "hatches" out of a large gold-painted paper mache egg in the town square while reciting Mohammad's sacred words. He then runs around naked, groping virgins while being pelted with gold jewelry and eggs from adoring worshipers. Afterward, there is a yooge feast of scrambled eggs, a virgin wet tee shirt contest, finally followed by the always-somber and moving "Stone the Jew" ceremony.

I'm just glad Mammood is a religious man, or this whole thing may have turned out differently.

 

[DawnCt1]

NELSON; And the hits keep on coming!!

 

[JennyMominRI]

"Stone the Jew" ceremony.

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Gee,I had better go tell my Muslim friends to get their rocks...I guess they missed the memo that they are supposed to want to kill me