Posted on 10/19/2022 2:43:37 PM PDT by nuconvert
Iranian security forces have arrested 14 foreigners, including American, British and French citizens, for their involvement in anti-government protests, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Wednesday.
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"Citizens of 14 countries, including the United States, Russia, Austria, France, the United Kingdom, and Afghanistan, have been arrested in recent riots in Iran, of which Afghan nationals are the most numerous,"
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
But, you’re right. All this current administration needs is another hostage crisis. Brandon still seems to think he needs to compete with Carter!
Let’s Go, Brandon!
They are doubtless Iranian-hyphen-(another nation.) They went there to protest. Sorry, not our problem.
“Sorry, not our problem.”
We have to have a war somewhere.
I suspect the Americans are all dual citizens.
“They went there to protest.”
Nice - you’re repeating the Islamic regime’s line.
You have no idea whether these people were visiting family there, trying to get extended family out, etc.
Waiting for Brandon to announce a humanitarian relief fund consisting of MREs, pork jerky and a few hundred Cruise missiles along with 100 million dollars ( less the applicable 10% for “ shipping and handling).
One can only hope that included in that roundup was US government employee, Masih Alinejad.....
“Doesn’t it strike anyone as strange that the “leader” of this “freedom” movement in Iran is a US government employee and bosom buddy of the neocons? But hey, sure, it’s totally legit...”
Rand Paul Institute
https://twitter.com/RonPaulInstitut/status/1574131274817544192
“Strange idea to cast Alinejad, who lives in NYC, as the leader of the Iranian protests that are explicitly being done in the name of a local woman murdered by Iranian police. Alinejad is a US government employee who meets regularly with neocon politicians.”
Jacob Silverman
https://twitter.com/SilvermanJacob/status/1574104867756466177
The quote below is from the US State Department’s website.
“Do not travel to Iran due to the risk of kidnapping and the arbitrary arrest, detention of U.S. citizens, and COVID-19.”
At least they’ve got the stones to go into the belly of the beast to stand up for their beliefs, unlike many of these radical groups in the United States.
True.
So what?
Any American in Iran is a damn fool.
I have no idea what your purpose for posting that is. That photo was taken in the WH under Trump’s admin. Ron Paul is a nut.
You may think people foolish for going there, but that still doesn’t mean that their purpose for doing so was to protest (as you originally stated).
You are correct.
As an aside, many Russians who agreed with the revolution in 1917 and wanted communism to succeed returned to Russia. The nature of ultra-authoritarian regimes is inherent paranoia. If you’ve been out of the country and especially if you’ve obtained citizenship in another country, you should be thinking about how that regime is going to view you. History records that the communists killed every single person who returned from abroad.
When it comes to ultra-authoritarianism the Iranians are much more so than the communists. I’ve known people who went back into somewhat similar circumstances from America and into Hell. Their attitude is they KNOW they aren’t dangerous to anyone. What they fail to take into account is that the opinion that matters belongs to someone else.
Then there’s the tendency of low-ranking people in a regime to create issues they solve so they get noticed. I’d wager there are secret service people in Iran making arrests of “spies” if only to develop a reputation, so they get promoted. They don’t give a hoot that the people they are arresting and executing are just ordinary adult children returning to care for elderly parents, or similar.
You are correct
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