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Iran protesters storm UK embassy in Tehran

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    #32
    ejmaztec
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    twinytwo wrote: »
    And you know all of this from your vast experience with MI5/MI6 i take....

    They only leave laptops in the backs of London cabs, or on London buses, and wouldn't do that in Tehran.


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    #33
    Amirani
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    Iran don't know what they're getting themselves into.


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    #34
    ejmaztec
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    Biggins wrote: »
    When the Vietnam war ended and the Americans were pulling out of Saigon all the Vietnamese agents documents were shredded and a person responsible was supposed to burn them in an incinerator. The person was lazy and just left them outside by the rubbish bins. The Vietcong found the bags - gave a team of people the task of piecing them all together. It took some time to accomplish, and they succeeded. The Vietcong then went and arrested all the hundreds of agents and all were executed.



    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Embassy,_Saigon#Fall_of_Saigon_and_Operation_Frequent_Wind

    http://www.enotes.com/topic/United_States_Embassy,_Saigon

    I must have heard the "Americans screwed up and didn't give a toss" version. :D


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    #35
    dj jarvis
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    Completionist wrote: »
    China would disagree with you :rolleyes:

    They are willing to start a third world war over protecting Iran.


    link please ?

    china is not starting anything with anyone in the west
    do you honestly believe china would attack America or the uk seeing it has 1 trillion plus of their bonds ??? they would have to right off this in a instant
    along with the fact that the west buys most of the crap they produce

    and in fairness how is china going to defend iran ???
    no long range air capability - 1 air craft carrier ( a rusting ex soviet junker ) that is not even sea worthy as it is being re fit
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_by_country#China

    so last option open to them is over land or nukes - do you REALLY think china are going to risk ALL of the above for iran ????


    go to google and check out what military capability china has for long range attacks - little or none

    whereas NATO has plenty - and plenty of practice

    china has a huge military - problem is it cant move far or fast

    they would bang tables and that is all - russia the same
    sanctions and that will be it


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    #36
    dj jarvis
    Registered Users Posts: 3,485 ✭✭✭dj jarvis


    twinytwo wrote: »
    And you know all of this from your vast experience with MI5/MI6 i take....


    yes how did you know , crap my cover is blown !!!!

    look, people can bring up " laptop on buses " or " left it in starbucks " but that was on HOME soil - totally different to a embassy in a hostile nation.

    so your telling me the brits ( or ANY government ) declared 3 days earlier that they were breaking off diplomatic relations and did not clear the building weeks before of any sensitive material ??? really - you believe that ??

    as for how i know this? well i have read some on secret services ( last one was about the irish armys secret service , G2 in defense of ireland - irish military intelligence 1918 -45 by maurice walsh )

    so it could be down to informing myself or it could just be common sense
    you decide


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    #37
    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    Looks like the British have responded.
    No messing with the brits,Iranian embassy to be closed.

    The UK is to expel all Iranian diplomats following the storming of its embassy in Tehran, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced.He said he had ordered the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15966628


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    #38
    Fratton Fred
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    Now would be a good time to cancel the sale of the Harriers and wipe the dust off the aircraft carriers.

    Unless the French were serious about the time share agreement on the Charles De Gaulle.


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    #39
    Stiffler2
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    middle east at it again as usual.
    I'd drop a nuke in the centre of the middle east

    problem solved


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    #40
    MagicMarker
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    Stiffler2 wrote: »
    middle east at it again as usual.
    I'd drop a nuke in the centre of the middle east

    problem solved

    What would you do once you've dropped it? And why would you be in the middle of Iran?


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    #41
    ejmaztec
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    Fratton Fred wrote: »
    Now would be a good time to cancel the sale of the Harriers and wipe the dust off the aircraft carriers.

    Unless the French were serious about the time share agreement on the Charles De Gaulle.

    They might be better persuading Captain Pugwash to come out of retirement, I'm sure he's in the RNVR, and his ship's still better than what the French have got..


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    #42
    Biggins
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    Paddy Samurai wrote: »
    Looks like the British have responded.
    No messing with the brits,Iranian embassy to be closed.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15966628

    Any British person in their right mind, had better get out of Iran if they are still there.
    Just to be on the safe side for a while.


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    #43
    Fratton Fred
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    ejmaztec wrote: »
    They might be better persuading Captain Pugwash to come out of retirement, I'm sure he's in the RNVR, and his ship's still better than what the French have got..

    And less likely to run away......


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    RichieC
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    Stiffler2 wrote: »
    middle east at it again as usual.
    I'd drop a nuke in the centre of the middle east

    problem solved

    What size do you think nuclear explosions are?


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    #45
    ejmaztec
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    Fratton Fred wrote: »
    And less likely to run away......

    The French would only get as far as Trafalgar, and the flashbacks would finish them off.


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    #46
    sensibleken
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    About time there was another war. Tele has been crap lately


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    Herrick
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    sensibleken wrote: »
    About time there was another war. Tele has been crap lately

    Might get a few decent war films out of it in few years too :pac:


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    #48
    Biggins
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    Herrick wrote: »
    Might get a few decent war films out of it in few years too :pac:

    ...Not to mention more TV series too?


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    #49
    stevedublin
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    sensibleken wrote: »
    About time there was another war. Tele has been crap lately
    First world problem.


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    #50
    Saila
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    the ironing is delicious


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    #51
    Freddie59
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    RichieC wrote: »
    No more self interested than perpetual war USA.

    Not all in the gov are fundies eirher. Which the us has no shortage of themselves.

    Iran is no USA - thankfully. Nazis with frocks.


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    #52
    Amirani
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    sensibleken wrote: »
    About time there was another war. Tele has been crap lately

    This could be a good one too, Iraq and Afghanistan both flattered to deceive a bit. #RuleBrittania


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    #53
    stone roses
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    we are all fcuked!!

    if this kicks of im throwing my hat at it, wwIII big time:(


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    #54
    Amirani
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPcjtkkMVqA


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    #55
    twinytwo
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    stone roses wrote: »
    we are all fcuked!!

    if this kicks of im throwing my hat at it, wwIII big time:(

    I wouldnt be too sure... america for all their talk cant really afford to move against iran. Afhan and iraq nearly bankrupt them. Also i wouldnt think that they would get the support for a ground invasion like they did for iraq.

    Evan if they did move against iran, i cant see china or russia actually doing anything about it,


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