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American woman who was held in Iran says she's not a spy

World Sep. 20, 2010 - 04:20AM JST ( 4 )

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HawkeyeSep. 20, 2010 - 09:34AM JST

Shourd and her fellow hikers should get the Darwin award for their incredible stupidity by venturing into such a hostile and remote location with supposedly no idea of where the Iranian border was located. I thought CAL Berkeley grads were smart. I guess "no one beats CAL" except the Iranians.
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sensei258Sep. 20, 2010 - 07:45PM JST

Isn't that what spies are supposed to say?
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LoveUSASep. 21, 2010 - 12:00AM JST

Officials in Oman—an ally of both Iran and the United States—mediated a $500,000 bail for Shourd that satisfied Iranian authorities and apparently did not violate U.S. economic sanctions against Iran.

how does it not violate US economic sanctions?
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manfromamericaSep. 21, 2010 - 11:05AM JST

American woman who was held in Iran says she's not a spy

OK. Then you just made a ridiculous choice of vacation - hiking in Iraq near the Iran border. Must be a hippy.