[Mancie]

The Iranians have won this propaganda stunt hands down.. from thier point of view it has been a complete success;
They have shown they can take British armed forces personnel at will
They have shown the UN have no interest in backing Britain
They have made the British armed forces look deperate by using women on the front line
They have paraded their captives on the worlds media with only futile "unacceptable" responses by the British Goverment
They have shown themselves as being a "peace loving" nation by releasing the captives as a "gift".. and it is a gift because the British would have done nothing if the Iranians had carried out the threat of putting these hostages on trial.
Would the Iranians have taken such liberties as to take USA or even Isreali armed forces personnal captives?... NO!

I agree with Jambutty on this issue.. how can 15 British armed forces personnel be taken from under the noses of thier commanders?