Uh oh. Why do FOX News and Rupert Murdoch hate the war on terror? They just said that their "sister network," Sky News (also owned by Rupert Murdoch), reported that one of the captured British soldiers, before he was captured, said they were there to spy on Iran. Here is Rupert's report.
The captain in charge of the 15 marines detained in Iran has said they were gathering intelligence on the Iranians.So Rupert Murdoch just informed the world that the Brits were spies. I'm sure that will be very useful to our enemies. I'm waiting for Dick Cheney and the White House to blast FOX for not supporting the troops. I believe "treason" was the word the Republicans all used when the New York Times reported on Bush's illegal domestic spying. ...
Sky News went on patrol with Captain Chris Air and his team in Iraqi waters close to the area where they were arrested - just five days before the crisis began.
We withheld the interview until now so it would not jeopardise their safety.