Ahmadinejad Sends A Signal

Here is an interesting take on the arrest of 15 British marines in Iraqi territorial waters. Haaretz is known as Israel's "liberal" newspaper.

Following the disappearence of Askari, Iranian analysts with ties to the regime wrote that Iran could respond with abductions of its own. It is possible that the arrest of the British troops is Iran's countermove. Such action against U.S. troops would have been unlikely because of concerns of a severe American response. From Iran's point of view, the British are a 'soft' target, and a convenient way to signal it will respond to any assault on its sovereignty.


If the British Marines are not released in a few days, as happened in a similar incident in 2004, the crisis my take a sharp turn for the worst..