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1. P S
   

   What legal procedures have one ounce of meaning in a country controlled by a dictator?

   Pure BS!

   September 10, 2010 at 4:46 pm | Report abuse |
2. Carol AZ
   

   Why is anyone surprised with this? They lie! All of us have read these 3 young people accidently crossed into their border. All we have is their word. Do not listen to what they say, watch what they do instead. The three young people should of been released long ago.

   I don't think this minister in FL should be blamed for Sarah not to be released. Everything we read is doulbe standards, they can spit and laugh at us and it's suppose to be acceptable. God forbid we say one word we are called racist or infidels. Enough!!

   September 10, 2010 at 4:46 pm | Report abuse |
   • Joe American
     

     Dear God....we pray for all the racist infidels.

     September 10, 2010 at 4:50 pm | Report abuse |
   • sheppard
     

     Tell us, do you have those feelings about someone crossing our borders illegally?

     September 10, 2010 at 5:20 pm | Report abuse |
3. John
   

   Iran is just playing games Look at all the attention they are getting.

   September 10, 2010 at 4:46 pm | Report abuse |
4. Debulator
   

   So sad she and her family are going thru this but not surprised given how evil a country Iran is.

   September 10, 2010 at 4:47 pm | Report abuse |
5. jaebee
   

   So the Iranian govt got to look good for the end Ramadan, but also knew they were then going to pull a stunt like this. What exactly will it take for everyone to realize the complete dishonesty of that govt?

   September 10, 2010 at 4:47 pm | Report abuse |
6. mona
   

   saddens me the hikers aren't being released. This is an outrage being held a year for nothing! Ahmadinejad is a punk DIE! #iran #freehikers

   September 10, 2010 at 4:48 pm | Report abuse |
   • sheppard
     

     I'd bet you don't have those feelings about someone crossing our borders illegally, do you?

     September 10, 2010 at 5:18 pm | Report abuse |
7. Collin
   

   I'm not surprised in the least, I mean we are talking about Iran. Honestly when I first heard Iran was going to release one of the hikers I thought to myself " I'll believe it when I see it".

   September 10, 2010 at 4:50 pm | Report abuse |
8. MartyIsHere
   

   Let her go now Iran! http://www.scoreface.com

   September 10, 2010 at 4:50 pm | Report abuse |
9. dan
   

   I read some of these comments and it just is frightening How Stupid and petty people are. Three young peoples lives are at stake and half of you keep saying Why would you hike near there? IT DOESNT MATTER THEY ALREADY DID so lets focus on trying to get them out and not judging their actions. IT dosent do any good to say they shouldnt have done it, No maybe they shouldnt have but they did and this is where we are at now. Should've would've could've, DOESNT HELP!!

   September 10, 2010 at 4:52 pm | Report abuse |
   • Ric
     

     Let's don't. You just don't respond to every idiot that does something that got themselves into trouble. Sometimes you have to be responsible for your poor choices. They deserve diplomatic pressure and perhaps sanctions, but we know that does no good. So, they are at the mercy of their captors. I wouldn't risk one American troop to help release these hippy adults who made very, very poor choices. Besides, dollars to donuts, before this, they were the first to mock America and American troops. Stupid eco-hipsters.

     September 10, 2010 at 5:10 pm | Report abuse |
   • BC
     

     Dan, The 3 hikers were educated people who knew we were in a war in Iraq and on bad terms with Iran. Did you read the comments that said perhaps these 3 were there to spy? — then claim to be "just hikers" when caught? Don't you think this is more plausible than believing they naively strayed over the border? Spies are detained in US also.

     September 10, 2010 at 5:11 pm | Report abuse |
   • Matthew
     

     Actually, none of the comments in this forum are helping or impeding the release of the hikers, I'm sure the state department isn't monitoring this article looking for fresh ideas on how to get those Americans home.

     September 10, 2010 at 5:12 pm | Report abuse |
10. Nick
    

    Psych!!!

    September 10, 2010 at 4:53 pm | Report abuse |
    • mahmoud ahmadinejad
      

      I beat you to it about 30 comments in, imperial pig.

      September 10, 2010 at 5:07 pm | Report abuse |
11. jezibel
    

    sounds like Midnight Express all over again.

    September 10, 2010 at 5:05 pm | Report abuse |
    • Ric
      

      Oh, you mean where the stupid North American heroin smuggler got caught, much like these eco-hippy's got caught being stupid? B y the way. That guy in Midnight Express deserved the death penalty. Lucky for him he escaped. Should we have sent American troops into rescue that loser? Hell no. Not these eco-hipster's either.

      September 10, 2010 at 5:14 pm | Report abuse |
12. Matthew
    

    I don't think I have seen one post that has addressed hiking in Iraq being a bad idea, much less hiking hear the border of Iran.

    September 10, 2010 at 5:09 pm | Report abuse |
13. Ric
    

    I say encourage all of America's hippy dippy eco-tourist types to hike the Iraq/Iran border.

    September 10, 2010 at 5:26 pm | Report abuse |
14. danl
    

    Keep em. They knew what they were doing and were either stupid or trying to get caught.

    September 10, 2010 at 5:26 pm | Report abuse |
15. La Piovra
    

    There appear to be no lack of mean people writing right to this column. (a) Haven't heard people carrying on so about hippies since I was young enough to be mistaken for one, about four decades ago; (b) Where they were captured, there's nothing worth spying on; (c) Even if they were "spies", it is neither legal nor good manners to grab them across the border. SEE Venlo Incident, WW II.

    September 10, 2010 at 6:36 pm | Report abuse |