the (christian) iranian drug dealer mentioned in the video is abdul majid muhammed, who spent about six years (as far as i’ve been able to find out) at guantanamo before being released in 2008.
unlike the prisoners held at guantanamo, the three american hikers have received a number of visits, from their families as well as various diplomatic envoys, since being arrested on 7/31/09.
neither situation makes the other one OK — both are short-sighted and oppressive. but we can’t wave our dainty lace hankies and pretend to be wronged damsels in this case, after all the crimes this nation has perpetrated in the course of the so-called war on terrorism.
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My guess is that the hikers will be released just in time for Christmas. Some diplomat will go to Iran, get a photo op with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and they’ll be home. This is Iran showing their benevolence and earning points. Just watch.
…And my guess is that Obama will get good ratings for *some* kind of December Surprise–will it be a break-through with the health care bill? And he’ll come out smelling like roses. Just a feeling… God knows this Administration (lamentable escalation in Afghanistan notwithstanding) has been, for the most part, a non-starter. Treading water, at most. The real test will come next spring, when all hell will break loose! (My thoughts on that later.)
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