Don’t know what this means, why it happened or how it will play out, but it is just the sort of action Bush may seek to use to his advantage vis-a-vis a possible strike against Iran:
LONDON – Fifteen Royal Navy sailors and marines who had boarded a ship suspected of smuggling cars in the Persian Gulf were seized by Iranian naval vessels off the Iraqi coast on Friday, Defence Ministry officials said.
The British government demanded “the immediate and safe return of our people and equipment.”
The Defence Ministry said the Royal Navy personnel were “engaged in routine boarding operations of merchant shipping in Iraqi territorial waters,” and had completed a ship inspection when they were accosted by Iranian vessels.
Let’s hope this is all just a misunderstanding that will quickly be cleared up.
