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Originally posted by sh76
I think they were probably there to stir up attention to themselves and to facilitate Bauer's war stories and maybe to find something that he could write an article about.

He was not a U.S. spy; I think that's obvious. Either way, Iran has convicted him as a "spy' and not released a shred of evidence to this effect. As such, I will continue to assume that h ...[text shortened]... what landed him there, I do not condone giving Iran anything of substance for his release.
Why is it so "obvious"? Are you saying that the US hasn't used journalists to spy before?

They got 3 years for illegal entry into Iran and 5 years for spying. Sure, Iran will probably release him if they get something for him; why not?

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Originally posted by sh76
The US cannot bargain away anything of significance for their freedom. If you do, you just embolden them. These idiots took the gamble when they went hiking in the Iraqi-Iranian mountains and they lost the gamble. They don't deserve to be in Iranian prison for 8 years, but they made their own bed.
I hate to but have to agree. What in the heck were they thinking? But then we may never know of their motivation.

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Originally posted by no1marauder
Why is it so "obvious"? Are you saying that the US hasn't used journalists to spy before?

They got 3 years for illegal entry into Iran and 5 years for spying. Sure, Iran will probably release him if they get something for him; why not?
It's obvious because he was an outspoken critic of the war and because not a shred of evidence has surfaced indicating that they were spies.

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don't worry, as soon as Obama finishes his vacation, he'll open that dialoge with Iran, and get them back,, maybe he can play a few hole over there while he demonstartes his ability to negotiate....
really, he could care less about anything but getting re-elected....

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