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To: TobagoJack who wrote (16454)	4/4/2007 9:57:25 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217752

Iran announces release of British sailors , Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that Iran would free the 15 detained British sailors and marines as a gift to the British people. He pardoned the sailors and announced they would be released following a news conference at which he pinned a medal on the chest of the Iranian coast guard commander who intercepted the sailors and marines in the northern Gulf on March 23. Ahmadinejad said Iran will never accept trespassing in its territorial waters. "On behalf of the great Iranian people, I want to thank the Iranian coast guard who courageously defended and captured those who violated their territorial waters,'' he said. "We are sorry that British troops remain in Iraq and their sailors are being arrested in Iran,'' Ahmadinejad said. He criticized Britain for deploying Leading Seaman Faye Turney, one of the 15 detainees, in the Gulf, pointing out that she is a woman with a child. "How can you justify seeing a mother away from her home, her children? Why don't they respect family values in the West?'' he asked of the British government.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (16454)	4/7/2007 7:30:52 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217752

you think a pointless import duty against your largest short t-bill creditor is no big deal (how about doubling the tax rate of fannie mae? would that be a big deal?), whereas a filing of small displeasure by the counterparty is an over reaction. Personally I favor completely free trade, always have, always will. Neither China nor the US actually engages in free trade, which is a pity. But pointing the finger at each other over this, well, it's hypocritical. Not to mention humorous. We're China's biggest trading partner, if China decided to crash the US dollar, it would backfire, and the Chinese know it, and they are not stupid. It's just posturing.