Sailors to sell their stories! Rumours that Turney will get £100,000.

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I think it is wrong - but just wondered what other people think?? And if I am being too blinkered in my opinion.

for when he's off duty?

but I am a little incredulous at that news

they took his ipod? thank heaven, they could have taken his life!

Erm, according to the news I saw She is donating a portion to the fund that supports naval famillies

so regardless of right or wrong here (am of no opinion on this), might be worth not posting the she should... messages: she IS

While it is blatantly unfair that they can profit from selling their stories and no one else in the military can (apart from Johnson Beharry, the VC winner, who was allowed to write a book), it's a little harsh to say you have no respect for them and that they are pathetic.
As an army wife, I too like my service personnel to be digified but if this woman, who was, after all, seperated by force from her family for weeks makes money out of it, then rather her than someone like one of Max Clifford's kiss and tell creatures.
As Jack Nicholson said in A Few Good Men, which of you is going to take a gun and stand a post (or something like that...)

Wasn;'t the Ipod story to illustrate that their entertainment was replaced by literature promoting Islam (presumably the Shi'a variant)? As a form of indoctrination, I suppose?

seperated by force from her family for weeks

she joined the Navy!?

Yes but then she's separated from them voluntarily...
I understand what you mean but you have to admit they've been through some ordeal.

According to the news article I read, they swapped one of the Naval officers Ipod for books- and crap oens at that (according to the recipient).

He was also pissed off with the nylon suit he got to wear as a farewell gift, and I'm assuming from the description what sounds like baklavah, he didn't like that either.

Do you suppose the navy insurance will replace his video Ipod ????

Oh yes Peachy, they nicked it, but I'm still very that he had it on him while he was on this mission - I know what kids are like with ipods but you'd think he'd have to leave it in his cabin!

I would like to know what size portion is being donated - anybody?

I don't think they should be able to sell their stories, for all kinds of reasons, many mentioned here already. It's undignified, unprofessional, potentially dangerous to other serving personnel, open to horrendous abuse by manipulative media all over the world, it looks bad, and to be honest, there are service personnel who may take risks if they think that they can make a buck by doing so. It really is complete madness.

And it's also very unfair on the "less interesting" sailors who were captured - everyone will be after Faye Turney and the youngest male sailor but the others are likely to get very little.

The whole situation makes me very and .

Personally after listening tht rubbish which flowed out on Amadenejad (sp?) lying mouth for a couple of weeks, I can't wait to hear what the freed prisoners have to say. Let them speak, and we shall all hear the real story.

As for th ipod, ummm, poor guy lives on a ship in the persian Gulf. I think an ipod might be essential to his sanity. I certainly don't fancy living on a ship in the Persian gulf -- with or without an ipod.

I know what you mean about him having his I-pod but I suppose am assuming it was just a surveillance- I remember secret squirelling at Customs and Excise, most boring job in existence, I always refused it.

I'm saying it shouldn't have been on him in the little boat when he surely needed to be alert, not that he shouldn't have had it on the ship!

Sheesh!

Should be noted that at least 2 of them have refused to sell their story shouldn't it? In the spirit of fairness.

my fear is that the Iranians won't actually free the next lot they capture... it should be left to the politicians to discuss/sort out via diplomatic channels "we know what went on" etc.., not for the Iranians to be dissed/exposed by our media.

quite an interesting point in the article about having it exposed while the military can to some extent control what is released though.

I know what you mean about them handing them back in the future, and to me it is clear there's a lot of propaganda going on- I mean isn't that why they're allowed to use their story? Clearly the Iranians (from what we are told) were using a form of psychological torture intheir interrogation techniques, the Government on their bizarre anti- middle east crusade will be wanting to get max benefit, and walways so much nicer from the mouth of faye 'Motther to a 3 year old daughter' Turney.

or am I a cynical old cow?

why not?

something happened to them and people want to know about it desperatly - highest bidder!

Have just re-read the ipod story - he was the boat's navigator

Maybe they were in Iranian waters then

why not sell their stories - doesn't shock me.

what did shock me though was the quote in the times from an mp saying the woman hostage wasn't a good role model for other young people as she was smoking

if you don't fancy living in the Persian Gulf with or without an ipod, perhaps reconsider whether you wish to join the navy ?

Considering that on the day they were released 4 service personnel were killed then I think those who profit from this should be ashamed of themselves. They hardly had a hard time of it after all, forced to wear badly fitted clothes and spend time alone in a room - at least they got to return to their families unlike the many who have died in far more treacherous circumstances.

If this is the level of professionalism of the navy it is in deep trouble.

I don't think they should have been allowed to sell their stories until they finish their service with the forces.

I'm glad thay have now been banned - albeit a bit late. The government had to let their stories out though to counteract the rubbish being publicised by Iran about their treatment while they were captive.

We already had the stories though - this is just padding.

i don't judge faye et al for selling their stories, after all she is poorly paid and has a daughter to consider. however i do object to the fact that the powers that be have given her an opportunity that they do not allow others to have - other forces people are banned from selling stories to the media. i think to make an exception in this case is purely cynical.