A Video footage of the British Captives taken hostage by Iran has just been released. The detainees agree to trespassing into Iranian waters and also claim to have met with "friendly, hospitable and thoughtful' people.
It is very interesting to note that the voices coming from the British Ministries have a much harsher and an indignant tone than the people held captive in this report. There have been reports of other even more drastic developments .
Coming back to the original report, I do not find the attitude of the detainees hard to believe. It is easy to imagine a group of Britishers being treated well by people of Iran. Yes ! One can imagine an Israeli man shaking a friendly hand with a Palestinian and how very easy it is for an Indian to have a Pakistani friend. It does not sound unbelievable at all. It is natural - You meet someone new and different, and it is instinctive to be respectful !
It is a real pity that when the Governments are involved and when societies as a whole interact with another alien societies - the possibility of peaceful co-existence always seems more remote. Societies as a whole are always wary of each other.
I hope that the governments of USA and UK do not leverage incidents as these as an excuse for another invasion ! It is important that these powers of the world realize that it would be much more fruitful to develop bonds of peace - rather than to start wars.
It is important for economic and humanitarian reasons that USA and UK learn to live peacefully with the rest of the world.
A power which cannot control itself, is no power at all.
Whether good sense prevails - time shall tell.
It is very interesting to note that the voices coming from the British Ministries have a much harsher and an indignant tone than the people held captive in this report. There have been reports of other even more drastic developments .
Coming back to the original report, I do not find the attitude of the detainees hard to believe. It is easy to imagine a group of Britishers being treated well by people of Iran. Yes ! One can imagine an Israeli man shaking a friendly hand with a Palestinian and how very easy it is for an Indian to have a Pakistani friend. It does not sound unbelievable at all. It is natural - You meet someone new and different, and it is instinctive to be respectful !
It is a real pity that when the Governments are involved and when societies as a whole interact with another alien societies - the possibility of peaceful co-existence always seems more remote. Societies as a whole are always wary of each other.
I hope that the governments of USA and UK do not leverage incidents as these as an excuse for another invasion ! It is important that these powers of the world realize that it would be much more fruitful to develop bonds of peace - rather than to start wars.
It is important for economic and humanitarian reasons that USA and UK learn to live peacefully with the rest of the world.
A power which cannot control itself, is no power at all.
Whether good sense prevails - time shall tell.
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