Posted on 09/18/2010 4:05:43 AM PDT by nuconvert
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's release this week of American hiker Sarah Shourd was a unilateral gesture made without any promise of a quid pro quo, but that doesn't mean Iranian officials wouldn't appreciate a similar act from the United States, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told state-run television Friday.
"We have no expectations," he told IRINN TV. "But naturally, morally, the expectation would be that the U.S. government would take a step to release a number of Iranians that they took from other countries."
Ahmadinejad said the United States is holding a number of Iranians. "The expectation is that you would release them," he said, noting that Iran has provided the United States with a list of those Iranians imprisoned in the United States.
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How ‘bout the middle finger.
“A number” of Iranians for one leftist twit?? What kind of bargain is that??
The only question is whether Obama will call him or wait until he’s in his presence to give him everything he wants.
The adjective “unilateral” does not apply to when there is a kewl half million ransom involved. The Iranians are only disappointed in the size of the purse, and have regrets that they, perhaps, could have held out for more. Like F-14 repair parts.
Another question: Who posted the $500K bail?
I’ve been wondering that myself. All I’ve seen is the government saying they didn’t. Surrrrre.
Nobody ever really knows the story behind the Shourd of Tehran.
“Ahmadinejad hopes for U.S. gesture after Shourd’s unilateral release”
Where would you like it dropped, Ahmi?
No one knows who or how much or if it was a trade - it was thought it might be the gov’t of Oman, then the lawyer said it was an individual.
;~ p
So the dipshit iranian equates a kidnapped hiker with battlefield caught terrorits???
His latest nuclear tests must have failed, so he used this as a barganing chip.
Well done ;) On a serious note, I strongly believe the US paid a ransom, therefore, the Iranians got their trade in money (even though we should not have done so).
Pretty much my initial response Tommyboy,
But then again a well placed Nuke in Tehran would be a winner too.
Didn’t we give them $500,000 for her release? So how does this release deserve a good US gesture?
“Didn’t we give them $500,000 for her release?”
see post #10
Even if they finally let her go for no money, the fact that they held her for a year doesn’t deserve any “goodwill gesture” in return.
Every time some of our people decide to play chicken with regimes like those of Iran and North Korea it ALWAYS costs the USA far more than we'll ever know to get them back. I'll bet $500k goes quite far in Iran, and considering every time an American gets arrested in North Korea it always involves a state visit by a former president to free them... I am sure someone's palm is getting greased there too.
What is this costing us, besides the obvious public spectacle? I have no doubt these rogue regimes are coming out on the winning end in these situations. I feel that prosecuting Americans who willfully choose to get in trouble like this is the only way people can be taught to not engage in such stupid activities.
how about iran be happy you weren’t blown to smithereens for holding them illegally in the first place
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