American woman freed by Iran is grateful, humbled

AP via Yahoo News ^ | 09/14/10 | NASSER KARIMI

[Enchante]

TEHRAN, Iran – The American woman released by Iran on Tuesday after more than a year in prison said she was humbled and grateful to Iran's president for her freedom shortly before she boarded a flight to the nearby Gulf sultanate of Oman where her mother was awaiting her.

Iran freed Sarah Shourd, 32, after a $500,000 bail was paid to win her freedom.

[Allegra]

Why did we the tax payers have to pay this ransom?

It turns out that we probably didn't. I was making an uneducated guess and further downthread I corrected that.

The DoS insists that the US didn't pay the "bail," but nobody is saying who did.

So, in the spirit of fairness, I suppose I'll give them the benefit of the doubt until I hear otherwise.

[Jmouse007]

The HELSINKI SYNDROME in action.

America has become the land of WHIMPS, how very sad.

[devere]

She was kidnapped by pirates, ransomed for $500,000, and is grateful to the criminals.

[PilotDave]

“more to the story..”

What is the drug traffic like in that part of the world?

[Ready4Freddy]

In fact, Crowley is saying the US didn't pay it

Thanks. I saw that as well, and also questioned its veracity. I was mainly wondering if you had heard something different.

[Honorary Serb]

I’m glad that she was freed. But the $500K (who paid it?) is JIZYA!!!!

Thomas Jefferson fought a war against islamic terrorists (the Barbary Pirates) to stop the need for paying jizya to these terrorists (as previous Administrations had done.)

Despite what the liberals, pseudo-intellectuals, and phony “scholars of islam” say, the US has a noble history of opposing islamic aggression, from early in its history. Our recent history—especially those EVIL anti-Serbian wars—is not so noble. And we Americans—including innocent people who had no part in the anti-Serbian actions, who were ignorant of them, or who opposed them—are paying the price.

It;s time to reverse course, starting with repudiating the muslim in the White House!!!!

[Persevero]

She is probably afraid for her two remaining friends and trying not to make it harder on them.

[Enchante]

I agree, she does not want to say anything but what might help to free her friends

however, from a variety of online sources it does appear that she and her friends are the kind of jihad friendly leftists who would want to help Ahmawhackjob anyway....

[madameguinot]

I’m thrilled that my money is helping arm Iran so that this empty headed idiot could be freed.

Who vacations in a War Zone (Iraq)?

I’m glad Im not the only one who is incredulous about another group of American hikers dumb enough to get close to an Axis of Evil country!

[ex-Texan]

Iran is having internal problems -- BIG Problems:

Third Iranian Diplomat Defects in Protest of Crackdown

Obama likes creepy company. Here he hugs 'Monkey Boy' Allah-dina-jihad:

[Quix]

I guess one didn’t want to kneel for the other in front of the cameras.

[Allegra]

What is the drug traffic like in that part of the world?

As far as I know, that's not a heavy drug-trafficking area. The penalties are very severe for anything related to drugs and I don't believe the land there, while fertile agriculturally, produces anything that would promote that.

[Nachoman]

I heard on Fox News that the government of Oman brokered her release (along with the Swiss), and that Oman paid her bail.

[Palladin]

I hope this spoiled brat trust fund baby learned her lesson.

And I hope it was her parents and not the US taxpayers who came up with the ransom money.

[Palladin]

Usual causes of these conditions:

Promiscuous sex and numerous abortions.

[SusanKatzKeating]

I noticed the eyes, too. She is not free yet. Not until her friends come home - their lives very likely depend on what she says/does now. She probably also needs at least 6 mos intense deprogramming, plus close supervision to make sure she has not been given “instructions.”