From the story: The country [Iran] is diplomatically isolated and feels under a constant and building US military threat…If it was premeditated, the capture [of 15 Britons] could be interpreted as an act of desperation by a government which feels isolated and threatened (BBC News).The Guardian (London) sounded a different tone: The Iranian hostage crisis took a sinister turn last night when Tehran withdrew an earlier offer to release one of the 15 captive sailors and marines and issued a second, strangely-worded letter in her name calling for Britain to withdraw from Iraq. The letter, signed by Leading Seaman Faye Turney, the only woman in the naval crew seized last Friday, was addressed to "representatives of the House of Commons". Although the letter was handwritten, it was stilted and lacked the personal tone of the first letter, sent to her family the day before. The second letter appeared to have been dictated to her.
It seems clear which report Rosie O’Donnell is reading. The New York Times reports that Tehran is now insisting the captives admit guilt before they are released. Hugh Hewitt spoke with Newt Gingrich about the Iran crisis. And, thankfully, the U.N. is urging a resolution to the Iran crisis.
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