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pima · Guru

RE: Freed Hiker Becomes International Relations Expert

soccerguy315 · Guru

she is probably researching hiking trails in the DMZ for her next trip.

Razorsharp · Guru

Obviously it is the fault of the United States. It certainly could not be the fault of the hikers who got lost. It certainly cannot be the fault of the Iranian government which is sponsoring terrorism. It is certainly not the fault of the Iranian government who locked them up for hiking. Nope, as usual, it is the fault of the United States and it is the fault of George Bush but not Barack Obama. Bad Bad USA.

Bullet · Senior Member

Who goes hiking in a WAR ZONE?

"Bullet?"

"Who are: niave idiots too high to read a map or a sign in Farsi saying, "Iran - 5 kms", Alex?"

"Correct, pick again"

"I'll continue the category and take the $600 question in "stupid is as stupid does" Alex"

-- Edited by Bullet on Wednesday 8th of December 2010 10:39:23 AM

justamomof4 · Veteran Member

>>>Who goes hiking in a WAR ZONE!!!!<<<

A CIA agent. It's all part of the "cover".

-- Edited by justamomof4 on Wednesday 8th of December 2010 09:07:20 AM

Artemis · Senior Member

But they were told by the street vendor who was told by the bus driver that it was a perfectly safe place to hike. :sarcasm:

The first thing I thought was, "Who in the heck goes hiking in a war zone??!!" Now we know.

Great point, Poetsheart:

"Well you know, Missy, I seem to remember a certain situation in our last embassy there, whereby American citizens were held hostage by militant "students" for well over a year... confuse

And do you think perhaps Iran's leadership might share some of the blame for our current hostilities?"

BigG · Guru

What a twit.

Who goes hiking in a WAR ZONE!!!!

SamuraiLandshark · Guru

Poetsheart,

You have also made me laugh. Well done. Perhaps there should be an intelligence/common sense test before clueless Americans go through when booking travel to geo-political hotspots around the globe.

Poetsheart · Senior Member

Quote:

"How different our situation would have been if the United States had an embassy in Iran when Shane, Josh and I were arrested on the border with Kurdistan, where we had gone hiking."
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Well you know, Missy, I seem to remember a certain situation in our last embassy there, whereby American citizens were held hostage by militant "students" for well over a year... confuse

And do you think perhaps Iran's leadership might share some of the blame for our current hostilities?

SamuraiLandshark · Guru

Thanks for the laugh, soccerguy. If I didn't know your background, I might have thought a family member had hijacked your account and wrote your post.

soccerguy315 · Guru

http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/12/07/shourd.iran.prison/index.html

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At a very personal level, I never would have been kept in jail for 14 months if Iran and the United States had a better relationship. My fiancé, Shane Bauer, and our close friend Josh Fattal would not still be in prison in Iran today on the baseless charge of espionage.

Shane and I had been living in Damascus, Syria, for more than a year before our fateful trip to Iraqi Kurdistan with Josh. I was teaching English to Iraqi refugees and Shane was working as a journalist. We hoped to use our work to counter the negative perceptions of the Middle East and Islam among many Americans and act as a bridge between our cultures. Josh, an environmentalist, was visiting us. He had heard about our experiences and came with an open, curious heart to share in our passion for the region.

How different our situation would have been if the United States had an embassy in Iran when Shane, Josh and I were arrested on the border with Kurdistan, where we had gone hiking. In the absence of a normal U.S.-Iranian relationship, we sat in our cells for two months before our families had any information about us, or we knew anything of what they were going through.

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yea... you know what else would be better for Iran/US relations? If dumb ass US citizens didn't go hiking into Iran (against all rational thought and [i'm sure] US government advice) on one one person missions to fix the world and then complain that the US government didn't save them in time.