The hugely compensated 'brave' British marines were given massive British press coverage for their torture ordeal, which seemingly consisted of having to listen to their colleagues puke with fear. Meanwhile the second secretary of Iran's Embassy in Iraq, Jalal Sharafi, had holes drilled into his feet by the CIA and was beaten with a cable day and night for three weeks. How do I know that isn't just propaganda ? Peter Stocker from the Red Cross confirmed the wounds and confirmed they happened during his detention I wonder how many millions the Sun will pay for Sharafis story ? How are the next British troops captured in Iranian territory are going to be treated and what state are the other five Iranian hostages in that they can't be shown to the Red Cross ?

Lord Carrington resigned over his failure over the Falklands Islands. For younger readers 'resignation' means quitting your job voluntarily on a matter of honour - no wait I have no recent examples of that sort of behaviour to explain the word 'honour'. Anyway, the modern equivalent is Des Browne saying 'the buck stops with me' and 'with hindsight it wouldn't have happened'. With a moments foresight it wouldn't have happened. and that isn't him apologising for the proven torture, or for the fake provocation of sending marines into Iranian
waters, it is his less than half hearted apology for letting them profit from his mistake - 'hush money'.