The media is reporting that they are hikers who crossed the border by mistake, yet Iran is accusing them of espionage. I would like to know if they
are really just "hikers" or something worse. Does this remind anyone of the CIA operatives being charged in another country (I think France but I'm
not sure). Either way, this is an example of "blowback" by which the U.S. tries to bully countries like Iran and then when Americans get kidnapped
they expect Iran to all of a sudden start playing nice. The cynic in me thinks that if the U.S. ignores this they are most likely hikers, but if they
put up a big fuss about these people they could be operatives (but the U.S. doesn't negotiate with terrorists, right?) Of course, with the recent
shootings at Fort Hood and now this, I'm sure this is as good of a reason as any for a neocon to want to hold sanctions against Iran.
news.yahoo.com
(visit the link for the full news article)
[edit on 9-11-2009 by ancient_wisdom]


