convicted spies can leave Iran for $500K…
Tuesday, 13. September 2011
The three hikers who were thrown in an Iranian prison a couple of years ago accused of spying should all be reunited at home soon. The chick was already allowed to go home because she wasn’t feeling well, and now after being convicted of being spies, Iran is going to let the two guys leave for $500,000 each, from this story:
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in an interview aired on NBC’s “Today” show, predicted the Americans could be freed “in a couple of days.” He described the bail offer as a “humanitarian gesture” and repeated complaints about attention for Iranians held in U.S. prisons.
This is really embarrassing for Iran; they’re clearly just trying to save face here. Unless I’m not aware that international spies, convicted of such by the countries courts, can go home for half a million dollars. In Iran’s defense, it’s really hard to determine if someone’s a spy. “Are you a spy?” ‘No.’ “Hmm. That’s what a spy would probably say.” But then they let the chick go a little while back because she was sick. At that point Iran must have been sure they weren’t spies – you don’t let spies go back to the country they’re spying for, you just don’t, no matter how sick they are.
What these three went through must have been horrible, but don’t worry, within a year, they’re all going to be rich; book deals, movie rights, speaking engagements. I bet one of them because some sort of Ambassador of Something Outrageous that Countries do to International Prisoners.
I would like to make the movie, it’d be called: Don’t Hike There Stupid!
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