Another Browne in trouble

Once again a Browne is in trouble in the UK. But this time it’s the Defence Secretary Des Browne.

After almost two weeks 15 British navy personnel being kept as hostages in Iran were finally released last week from captivity. A very happy ending even thought I consider the release very much being a media coupe staged by the Iranian president.

A couple of days later some of them appeared in newspapers and on television talking about their ordeals. Very surprising since they belong to the military and even though how tempting it is to talk one do not do that. They had of course also gotten paid which made the things even worse. The outcry in Britain was a fact. I personally think it’s “cheap” journalism to pay people who have been through something extraordinaire. Those people are easy targets and have not yet realised what they been through, but as always money makes people talk.

So today after days of criticism including coming from his own PM Defence Secretary Des Browne decided to take the heat by saying: Blame me for Iran stories fiasco. And presto another Browne was in trouble.