Iran - The new vacation hotspot? Who would do that?

[mick e]

You are arguing with Shakeman, who is a moron.

[cbelt3]

Never take a knife to a gun fight.

And never enter a battle of wits, while witless !

[Anonymous User]

cbelt3 wrote:
uh... US citizens who get into trouble outside the US are technically 'on
their own'. It's only when the geopolitical needs of the US combine with
the personal needs of it's citizens does any negotiation take place. And
usually those negotiations are informal.

Delta Force is not gonna fastrope down and rescue your ass
when you're a dumb tourist.

Operation Urgent Fury

[OWC Jamie]

JPK wrote:
Ok, I understand the draw of Orlando or maybe the Wisconsin Dells, but who goes to Iraq for a little R & R.

Not that I wish bad things on anyone, but when you mess with the bull, sometimes you get the horns.

JPK

Bezerkley graduates, aspiring photographer, aspiring journalists, making names for themselves in Sudan, Golan, Iraq, all with interests in Arab cultures.

R & R is a bit of a strawman.

Just innocent hikers ?
I rather doubt it.
A bunch of hikers bragging about thier travels around the world ?
Maybe.
Resume filler ?
Absolutely.

[Kiva]

Turkey is one of the most beautiful countries I have been to with some of he most hospitable people. Would live there in a heartbeat...

kiva

[$tevie]

Anyone who actually has any interest in learning about the region they were traveling in, and why one might do so, is invited to listen to this:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...=111527103

[Tiogapass]

They will hold press conferences about how well the Iranian Government treated them.
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/5868/let-...activists/

[NeverMind]

Tiogapass wrote:
They will hold press conferences about how well the Iranian Government treated them.
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/5868/let-...activists/

Yeah, that's a real source of news information. :zzz: