Scum-watch: Privacy? Us?
"Now, my dears," said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the marshes of Iraq or down by Umm Qasr, but don't go into Mr Ahmadinejad's waters."5 days after being captured, and with no sign that they're going to be released quickly, the media has started to run out of things to say about the 15 seized British sailors who were most definitely in Iraqi waters at the time. Into this void, the inevitability of looking deeper into the background of those who've been "kidnapped" has edged ever closer.
It was probably with this in mind that the family of the only woman to be seized, Faye Turney, politely asked the media to respect their privacy. Hence the breathless, vomit-inducing twee rubbish which appeared in the Sun this morning, in a display of revolting mock concern:
Iran kidnaps: Let mummy go
THE brave Royal Navy woman sailor being held hostage by Iran has a three-year-old daughter.
And I would suppose that some of the men captured have children as well. What's your point caller?
Leading Seaman Faye Turney, 26, was one of the drivers of the two boats swooped on by Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards on Friday.
Her little daughter Molly and husband Adam were at home last night desperately waiting for news of her plight.
Wonderful! Now we know their names. Got any more dirt or rather background on this woman currently being held in trying circumstances?
A friend of NCO Faye, called Topsy by pals, revealed: “She is a great girl, with a warm sense of humour. Everyone knows her because there are not many Wrens who do what she does — it is quite an achievement.
“Topsy loves being a mum and her greatest concern right now will be for her little girl and how badly she is being affected by this.
“But like the rest of the boarding party, she is tough and used to confrontation.”
The so-called friend emerges, pocketing a nice little cheque from everyone's favourite tabloid newspaper. The little girl might well not know that anything is going on at all -- until of course the media start focusing on her for no other reason than the fact she's a woman in uniform. I'm sure she'll also love finding out once she's released that "a friend" has informed a national newspaper that her nickname is "Topsy"; now all we need to know is whether Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter were with her when she was captured.
Faye is one of only a dozen women who carry out the tough driving role — her husband is also qualified to do the same job.
Petty Officer Adam has been given special leave to stay at home in Plymouth to look after Molly.
He currently works as an instructor at nearby HMS Raleigh, the Navy’s main training base.
Excellent, now we even know where they live. Next thing to do is to show that you really honestly do respect their privacy by reproducing the MoD's statement on their behalf:
A statement issued by the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the family said: “While we understand the media interest in the ongoing incident involving Faye, this remains a very distressing time for us and our family. We are grateful for the support shown to us by all personnel involved and appreciate it, but would request that our privacy is respected.”
Whoops! On then to the Sun's leader:
Not that Britain alone can take military action, despite our Trident nukes. The real risk for Tehran is that others, like Israel, will see this as another act of provocation.
And justification for attacking Iran’s nuclear plants.
With huge consequences for the Middle East and the entire world.
A load of utter rot. Israel couldn't care less about 15 British soldiers. The only thing Israel has ever cared about and ever will care about is herself. It won't be Israel that might see this as further justification for an attack on Iran, but rather the propagandists for war like Melanie Philips who'll be more than happy to use it as an excuse. Philips' has surprisingly not yet commented on the snatching of the 15, but she did however write this recent rant piece against Iran:
Meanwhile, Iran speeds towards genocide, with people still scoffing that it’s ‘only rhetoric’.
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We have been under attack by Iran since 1979, when Khomeini came to power and declared war upon the west and his intention to wipe out Israel and Islamise the world. Throughout three subsequent decades of Iranian attacks on western interests, we did virtually nothing. Now, with the clock at five minutes to nuclear midnight, we are still in disarray. Washington is mired in vicious internal in-fighting. Our elites continue to demonise America and Israel, thus paralysing our politicians and paving the way for a second holocaust.
Iran is preparing a second holocaust. Climate change is a either a con-trick, a witch-hunt or a fraud. Dr David Kelly was murdered. And somehow we're the ones that are crazy.
Labels: Iran captures sailors, Melanie Philips, Scum-watch, Sun-watch
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