I INCLUDE THIS IN THE TERROR BLOG b/c IRAN CONDUCTS A LOT OF THEIR BUSINESS IN ROGUE STYLE (including keeping some of our Iranian-Americans prisoners on trumped-up charges) . IN this case,they didn't need to put our soldier on their knees AND take a picture AND release it to the world (I've heard this violates geneva convention as well):
"The pictures show the ten sailors on their knees on the
deck of the boat with hands clasped behind their backs,
while others show their captured guns and equipment.
The release of the photos is being seen by critics as an
attempt by Tehran to capitalise on popular anti-
American sentiment despite Iran's improved relations
with the US over the past 12 months...."
