Posted on 04/07/2026 5:05:04 AM PDT by MtnClimber
t's an upside-down world when Iranian villagers seek to protect U.S. servicemen from Iran's mullah regime, while our purported European allies root for his capture.
That really happened with the recent incident regarding a downed U.S. airman whose case for rescue was made that much more dangerous by a leaker on the U.S. side, who alerted the Iranian goons of his presence on Iranian soil and got them hunting for him.
But the news was not all bad. Something unexpected happened -- in a spontaneous gesture, the Iranian villagers rushed in to protect him from capture by the Revolutionary Guard goons who were looking for him to capture. It was not without risk -- some may die as a result with angry mullah goons now looking for them. But it was the price of freedom, a price they were willing to pay.
Reports confirm the downed F-15 pilot in Iran was sheltered by heroic villagers in Yasuj’s Kakan region before US Special Forces arrived.
The regime has now arrested 20 of those villagers for aiding the American pilot.
Pray for these lions who risked everything. Free Iran. pic.twitter.com/e31At9oI4k
— Nicholas Lissack (@NicholasLissack) April 5, 2026 Early video footage shows heavy clashes between USAF CSAR teams and IRGC Basij militants attempting to capture the second F-15E crew member who had been given shelter by villagers in Kuh-e-Siah, Koohdasht county, Iran.
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Reports from whom?
Quiet! We’re supposed to be basing our foreign policy on fear that Russia will attack lefty Europe. Actually, the Russians would do us a favor if they did.
No, you are wrong
The effort is not protecting Europe but rather destroying the ability of Mother Russia to make war for another 50 years or so
He gets his news from Moscow and Beijing, usually.
I am sure IRGC put out that order, the fact that the pilot was rescued has cnn deeply saddened 😎
Owen taking orders from Russia and China actually explains everything about Owen (and a bunch of other Freepers)
senator chris murphy
Good villagers
Just like the Chinese people protecting downed American aviators during WWII.
Thank you for this good news, so apparently 20 freedom loving villagers will not be tortured and executed. So good to have outside sources wherever they may originate.
Imagine an outside force was fighting for us to free us from a democrat tyranny?
Wouldn't we risk our lives to protect one of them?
Or are we that far gone?
According to the X post below, as well as a Telegram channel that circulates texts and videos clandestinely transmitted from Iran via Starlink, to Iranian diaspora, here is what happened:
The IRGC offered a reward, equal to about $60,000 for capture of the airman. Under the guise of scavenging for the reward, the villagers swarmed the only road to the area. Then, once the road was occupied, the slowed to a crawl, intentionally creating a traffic jam.
Also reported on the Telegram channel: The local TV and radio antenna were taken out by US aircraft, rendering impossible any coordination by local IRGC with other IRGC forces in the province.
Local IRGC had to use offroad vehicles to try to get to the vicinity. Those who made it were liquified by gunfire from A10 and/or AC130.
https://x.com/siaxares/status/2040733920665178297?s=46
I was actually thinking to myself “if this pilot is found by average Iranians, his biggest worry is going to be getting mobbed by grinning Iranians demanding a selfie, then insisting he be their guest for some Persian kebob on rice. He also would get inundated by marriage proposals.”
Anyway ... like Shakespeare said ... “all’s well that ends well.” A hero has been saved.
The mullahs must have issued a directive that Iranians can have any color car as long as it’s white!
Those are domestically-produced cars. The manufacturer is a highly-inefficient, bloated, corrupt, government-owned oligopoly, protected from foreign competition by steep import tariffs.
The result is very-poor quality vehicles with 1970s era technology, at a very steep price, and a long waiting list for consumers.
It’s not over yet. The IRGC isn’t going to overlook this interference.
Yes, and he said it with a straight face and without hesitation so you know he has said that many times before with his dim comrades.
Begin each Republican ad with him saying this
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ONE random guy calling in to a radio show becomes “our European allies root for his capture...”??? Seriously?
But then, Ms. Showalter has never been a particularly good writer. Always the over-the-top hyperbole...
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