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2011-08-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by tipper 2011-08-21 09:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 " all three are long-time activists in the "BDS"
Boycott-Israel and Cheer Palestinian Terrorism "solidarity" movements."

And they now get to meet real islam in an Iranian Prison. Ever see that Turkish Prison movie, "Midnight Express"? Yeah, Ya Allah and all their colorful customs.

Eight years in a Moslem Prison....yeah.
Hello, Sailor.

Posted by de Medici 2011-08-21 09:41|| 2011-08-21 09:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I still think they are really spies. But the question remains, working for whom?

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-08-21 09:51|| 2011-08-21 09:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Agree with moose, the liberated.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-08-21 10:28|| 2011-08-21 10:28|| Front Page Top

#4 ...I have a suspicion that they were there to try and uncover/find some horrifying BushCheneyHaliburtonCIA scandal and figured the sheer righteousness of their cause would protect them.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2011-08-21 12:23|| 2011-08-21 12:23|| Front Page Top

#5 They might also have been double agents. It would make sense for the CIA to have people working in various dingbat movements, as has been done by the FBI domestically for decades now.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-08-21 12:32|| 2011-08-21 12:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, Sarah Shourd is not exactly St. Pancake, but here is a little blurb from FREE THE HIKERS website that has some interesting tidbits.

ABOUT SARAH SHOURD

Sarah Shourd, 32, has been living with Shane in Damascus, where she teaches English and is learning Arabic. She previously taught as part of the Iraqi Student Project, a program which gives Iraqi students living in Damascus the skills to continue their education in US schools. She was on a break from her teaching responsibilities for a week, and she and Shane decided to take a hiking trip with their friends Josh and Shon. Sarah has written articles on travel and social issues reflecting her time in Syria, Ethiopia, Yemen and Mexico. Sarah, who has an older brother and sister, was born in Oak Park, Illinois and grew up in Los Angeles, California. She attended UC Berkeley in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lived after graduating until moving to Damascus with Shane.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2011-08-21 14:10|| 2011-08-21 14:10|| Front Page Top

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