Comments on: England expects; or, I cannot answer that question, sir.

By: Dalton48

Dalton48 — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:00:43 +0000

There’s an interesting comment thread on a short Guardian online comment about the media coverage of Turney here:

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/anne_perkins/2007/03/women_at_war_here_we.html

By: lawgeek

lawgeek — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:56:11 +0000

Option 3 is that no training system, no matter how good, is going to be entirely effective against a captor with shall we say a very casual attitude toward the Geneva Convention.

By: gigantichound

gigantichound — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:00:24 +0000

As I said, the other option is her having been betrayed by a defective training system.

By: Too Many Quinces

Too Many Quinces — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:58:27 +0000

I totally agree with Catus, Dalton and lawgeek. (The Hound and I had a long discussion of this over dinner.) "three meals a day and a constant supply of fluids"?! Who talks like that? Someone being coached on exactly what to say, is who. If you were talking like a normal person you'd say "don't worry, I have plenty to eat and drink."

And if anyone's wondering if Stockholm Syndrome could take root after only 3 days, remember that the syndrome takes its name from a hostage situation that was only six days long in total.

By: CatusGabrielis

CatusGabrielis — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:25:33 +0000

I thought her letter was carefully worded – “fed three meals a day and have a constant supply of fluids”? For all we know, it could be dog food and urine.

Funny how men think circumspect, thoughtful women as weak.

By: Dalton48

Dalton48 — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:48:19 +0000

I’m with lawgeek — as is the BBC
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6503657.stm)

and the British Foreign Secretary.

As to the comment about whether the woman is an adult or not, II’m not quite sure where that comes from. First of all the language (“compassionate”, “hospitable”) is very adult, as is the wish to keep one’s parents from worrying, and hopes to be home in time for what I assume is a child’s birthday party. Somehow, and I’m *sure* this wasn’t intentional, this post comes across as being somewhat misogynistic.

By: lawgeek

lawgeek — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:23:32 +0000

I would want to know more about Iranian methods of persuasion before rushing to judgment here.