Sarah Shourd back home in US, after a year in Iran's worst prison

NEW YORK — An American woman who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of spying returned Sunday to the United States.

Sarah Shourd arrived at around 6:30 a.m. at Dulles International Airport near Washington, accompanied by her mother and an uncle.

Shourd and her mother, Nora, were on their way to New York for a news conference later Sunday with the mothers of the other detained Americans.

Shourd was freed Tuesday after officials in Oman — an ally of both Iran and the United States — mediated a $500,000 bail.

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Some nerve Iran has, thinking they can use people as bargaining chips.:x

Some nerve Iran has, thinking they can use people as bargaining chips.:x

topsemag55

I would have thought most people would have the sense not go backpacking near Iran anyway. :?

I would have thought most people would have the sense not go backpacking near Iran anyway. :?

KlepticGrooves

I would have thought most people would have the sense not go backpacking near Iran anyway. :?

KlepticGrooves

No kidding...who would even want to be anywhere near a terrorist-supporting nation?

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I would have thought most people would have the sense not go backpacking near Iran anyway. :?

topsemag55

No kidding...who would even want to be anywhere near a terrorist-supporting nation?

A spy?

[spoiler] Just kidding :lol: [/spoiler]

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I would have thought most people would have the sense not go backpacking near Iran anyway. :?

KlepticGrooves

No kidding...who would even want to be anywhere near a terrorist-supporting nation?

A spy?

Just kidding :lol:

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No kidding...who would even want to be anywhere near a terrorist-supporting nation?

topsemag55

A spy?

Just kidding :lol:

Yup.

I guess they were just lacking common sense. Any American who goes hiking in that area might as well wave a flag saying "kidnap me".

NEW YORK - An American woman who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of spying returned Sunday to the United States.

Sarah Shourd arrived at around 6:30 a.m. at Dulles International Airport near Washington, accompanied by her mother and an uncle.

Shourd and her mother, Nora, were on their way to New York for a news conference later Sunday with the mothers of the other detained Americans.

Shourd was freed Tuesday after officials in Oman - an ally of both Iran and the United States - mediated a $500,000 bail.

Story here

Some nerve Iran has, thinking they can use people as bargaining chips.:x

topsemag55

They should be kept in jailStanley09

I think they more than paid for their mistake...being in an Iranian prison would be like you were in the movie "Saw".:P:lol:

They should be kept in jail for stupidy. How much of a moron do you have to be to go hiking near iran? and Why in gods name were they in the middle east in the first place? A camping trip?Stanley09

The northern kurdish occupied part of Iraq has largely avoided a lot of the violence. Still not the greatest idea to go hiking near the border with Iran.

spies shouldnt be let go that easily

spies shouldnt be let go that easily

sikanderahmed

Iran really needed $500K.:P:lol:

You would think people would have the sense not to go backpacking near Iran. It's horrible, but I really have no sympathy for 'em.

Now if they were actually spies, then we should have sent the SEALs in long ago.

Now if they were actually spies, then we should have sent the SEALs in long ago.

airshocker

Generally speaking, any spy who fails in escaping detection or gets caught, is left to their own devices. Unless some form of exchange is organized.

Rescue operations are not exactly something any nation engages in, considering spying in and of itself violates the sovereignty of the country who is being infiltrated.

I am persian but i absolutely hate most aspects of the iranian culture and the stupidity of Islam but Iran is not a terrorist supporting nation! It has its own regime to deal with first let alone terrorizing another nation. Last year, i visited my family back in tehran and believe it or not, once you go to out of tehran, half of the people you see are hikers. Its a beautiful country but its run by people who know nothing but religion and poetry.

They should be kept in jail for stupidy.

Stanley09

Yes. They should all be locked up.

She shoudl never have gone there in the first place. I wouldn't go within 100 miles of that country.

NEW YORK — An American woman who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of spying returned Sunday to the United States.

Sarah Shourd arrived at around 6:30 a.m. at Dulles International Airport near Washington, accompanied by her mother and an uncle.

Shourd and her mother, Nora, were on their way to New York for a news conference later Sunday with the mothers of the other detained Americans.

Shourd was freed Tuesday after officials in Oman — an ally of both Iran and the United States — mediated a $500,000 bail.

Story here

Some nerve Iran has, thinking they can use people as bargaining chips.:x

topsemag55

Link isn't working for some reason. :(