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alp227 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-11 01:04 PM
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American hikers plead not guilty in Iran over espionage charges
Source: The Guardian

Two American hikers who have spent 18 months imprisoned in Tehran appeared in court today and denied illegally entering the country and espionage – a charge that can carry the death penalty.

Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were arrested in July 2009 with a third American, Sarah Shourd, close to Iran's border with Iraq. Shourd was freed on bail in September on health grounds, and returned to the US.

The three, all in their late 20s and early 30s, had been friends since they met at university in Berkeley, California. Their families said they were hiking in the mountains of northern Iraq and, if they did cross the poorly-marked border into Iran, did so by accident.

The court was closed to press and public for the first day of the trial. The state-run English language Press TV said, however, that Shourd did not appear in court, and that all three have pleaded not guilty.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/06/sarah-shourd-iran-espionage-trial
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penndragon69 Donating Member (409 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-11 04:25 PM
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1. Must be nice.
I sure wish i was a rich pampered kid who could just go "Hiking"
in a chaotic "WAR ZONE" just for kicks.

Just shows that no matter how many advanced degrees one may earn,
there's no changing "STUPID !"
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-11 05:43 PM
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3. They are privileged and stupid
But wtf is Iran putting them on trial for? It is an injustice.
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-11 05:24 PM
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2. Maybe they thought he was Jack Bauer's brother
:shrug:
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NeonDog Donating Member (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-11 05:54 PM
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4. Come On Man!!!
All three of them need to wear a "I'm with Stupid" t-shirt".
Does anyone have a link to some back ground on these folks.
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iandhr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-11 08:39 PM
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5. stupidity is not a crime
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