In the last few days, I did not have (and still do not have) a reliable access to Internet. So I - despite your emails - did not blog about the British Sailors. I do not know if they were in Iran's territory or not. My TV and Radio are controlled fully by the government and say "They were in Iran's waters" all the time. CNN and BBC says "They were not" and both of them show "Proofs" !

I am not going to judge about it as I do not have the proper info and knowledge on Maritime Laws(?) or international laws. No doubt they are complicated :)

But I want and I have to tell my opinion on this issue. I think all of this problem was degrading for me as an Iranian. Many Iranians were concerned about "300" movie and says "It was defacing Iranian people". I think it did not. It was a movie and it did not claimed to be accurate. I think this Ahmadinejad is defacing us. In his silly gestures. When he orders some detainees to CONFESS on the TV. It is a routine. When they arrest you in Iran you have to confess on the TV and say "I hate what I did" and "Yes! I was wrong" and ... He did the same thing with the soldiers. I think there is no need for this.

My TV also lied a lot. My controlled media did it too. They told me "All the Britons confessed and thanked Iran for its hospitality" and "England sent us a letter and apologized for entering our territories". I did not check this news yet but it is unlikely to be true.

Ah.. and fuck us because of our hospitality! We arrest people. Do not allow them access phone lines or lawyers. Make them be a part of a show on TV and make them wear those silly suits and scarves. Then we announce "They apologized" and "we forgave them" and give them some gifts and CheloKabab and then release them. Is this Hospitality? Not In my opinion. I think this treatment is defacing.

I am sure in the next months whoever hears the name of "Iran" is not going to say:
   - Iran? yes! I know them from the "300" movie. That ugly faced, poorly organized army.
but they probably will say:
   - Oh ! I remember them. The issue of Britons! The silly nation who thinks being polite is a good meal and some souvenirs.

I do not like it. And I am sure there are a lot of Iranians who think like me but there are also a lot of them who heard the story like this: "The Britons were in our territory. We captured them. The world accepted that we were right. England apologized to us. We were hospitable and forgave them and even gave them some good meals and souvenirs." and they are proud of it.

Moral: I have to work more and more for the freedom of expression in this country.