Posted on 03/17/2019 8:40:05 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
A cancer-stricken U.S. Navy veteran from California who was first detained in Iran while visiting a girlfriend has been sentenced to 10 years in prison there on charges of insulting the country's supreme leader and posting a photo on social media, his lawyer said Friday.
U.S. State Department officials informed the family of Michael White about the sentence after receiving the information from the Swiss government, which represents U.S. interests in Iran, said Mark Zaid, White's attorney.
White, 46, of Imperial City, Calif., was sentenced to two years in prison for insulting the country’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and 10 years for posting a private photo, Zaid said. It appeared the sentences were to run concurrently, the lawyer said, according to the New York Times.
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You’ve got to be pretty stupid to talk smack about its rulers and post banned photos, while there.
Moral of the story, don’t go to Iran.
Don’t go to Iran. Especially if you are military. What an idiot.
If you are an American.....going to Iran chasing some tail is dumb
If you are a US military veteran....going to Iran chasing tail is incredibly dumb
If you are a US Military veteran that goes to Iran and posts pictures of yourself breaking the law.....is weapons grade retarded and you deserve zero sympathy for what happens next
There was a case a few years ago (five or ten that is) of an Israeli teenager who was lured to his death by a Palestinian girl with whom he had (or thought he had) an on-line romance.
“Don’t go to Iran. Especially if you are military. What an idiot.”
Yes, these people cause unnecessary distractions for our government. Particularly with the so-called “Christian Ministers” who go to places like Iran to “preach,” and get their a$$es put in jail! They are lunatics who somehow think that because “their God” is on “their side”, that “He” will provide for them. Somehow, that never seems to work out well, and by extension us. All of them who knowingly put themselves in harm’s way, should be prosecuted here for their stupidity if and when they return home.
“Don’t go to Iran. Especially if you are military. What an idiot.”
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I understand he went there to hookup with some woman he met online. I feel sorry for the poor schmuck, but he had to go through more than one level of stupidity to end up in his situation.
As if he couldn’t find a nice American girlfriend.
There must be more to this story.
Does not pass the smell test,
Yep. Stupid as a Navy cook.
A Marine in Iraq got into hot water for composing a song about that kind of scenario.
That type of a girlfriend is what we use to call G.U. Geographically undesirable.
He might be a Navy Vet, but if he thinks he can talk shit about the Iranian Leader in Iran. He is not thinking right.
This man is old enough to know that you do not go to foreign countries and sass the government. I’m really sick of these idiots.
Note to self
Don’t go to Iran - girl friend or not
Note 2 to self.
Don’t go to n Korea
Ok done
My first gut feeling.
Amy Biel wannabe.
If he really has cancer, he would have been a lot better off renting locally. He could probably get a lifetime supply of medium quality for the cost of the airfare alone.
Didn’t work for this Marine either. At least he didn’t go to prison but he got a good lesson.
https://people.com/celebrity/princess-and-the-marine-marriage-crumbles/
yes, they believe god will take care of them. And that doesn’t work out so well
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