05-29-2009, 01:41 PM
Quote:She was lucky, I guess, and maybe being a political hot potato she was treated differently.Yes, that undoubtly helped. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to help for those in American custody.
Quote:Have you heard of the book...No, I had not. Why do you ask? I don't see a connection between a book on Khomeini's reign and the current situation. Roxana Saberi isn't executed. Besides, I'm not sure we should take *everything* that some bittered and homesick man in exile wrote for granted, when Khomeini's funeral was visited by 2 million people.
Quote:You mean the "camera man" who was traveling with $220,000 in cash?Is there a US or international law against travelling in Asia with lots of cash? Apparantly not, because he was released without charge.