Roxana Saberi, the US-Iranian journalist released from jail in Iran on Monday, has thanked all those who helped to win her freedom. She was freed after four months in prison after an eight-year term on charges of spying for the US was cut. She denied the charges. Speaking publicly for the first time since her release, Ms Saberi said she was happy to be free
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anon111
by anonymous fish on Thu May 14, 2009 09:53 AM PDTplease read me!!!!! how many times do i have to say it. i did NOT AGREE WITH THE HELL HOLE COMMENT. i was agreeing that she ought to get out. period. i have apologized to anyone who took it that way. i'm done with it. if you don't get it by now and continue to keep bringing it up... then it is clear what your agenda is. and for your information... being critical of the iri is NOT BEING RACIST.
jeez.
Mola the Hypocrite Palestinian
by Anonymous111 on Wed May 13, 2009 07:10 PM PDTSee, this is why Israelis like that fat moron Natana**h**le and Palestinians like Mola Nasredin here are screwing up the world. Israelis are fascist, racist murderers and militant Palestinians like Mola here (not the poor Palestinian population that suffers under a brutal occupation and apartheid) are hypocrites and liars.
Mola says:
"Maybe he can help you to stop hating other for their race, religion or culture. Don't insult a whole nation with your mindless, heartless comments"
isn't that like you insulting every Jewish person on the planet because of your conflict with Israel? Isn't that like you labeling anyone (especially Iranians) who disagrees with your militant philosophy a "Zionist"? How many times have you posted stuff like "greedy jews" and "Jews gone wild", etc.? Wasn't at least one of your blogs deleted because it was so anti-Semetic? Criticizing Israel is one thing, but going after a whole group of people because of their religion, like you always do, is nothing but racist. So, practice what you preach camel breath.
Also for you Anonymous Fish and "AB": you are being racists as well. You can criticize the IRI, its politics, its so-called "legal system", etc., but don't call our country a hell hole. Iran is a great country with a great people.
"What if they put her in a big pot and cook her?
by Mola Nasredeen on Wed May 13, 2009 01:07 PM PDTAnd eat her flesh, oh God, how awful!"
My camel asked me with a concern look on his face. I replied surprised: "Hajagha Iranians don't eat human flesh". He looked back at me for while like wanting to say something but kept on chewing his joe. I said to myself: "Ahsannt Hajagha!"
update
by capt_ayhab on Wed May 13, 2009 10:03 AM PDT//iranian.com/main/news/2009/05/13/jailed...
-YT
1 hamvatan
by anonymous fish on Wed May 13, 2009 09:39 AM PDTi, too, am afraid that she might be picked up again. or at the very very least, be harrassed to death! on one hand i might say i admire her for staying and standing her ground but on the other... whew. she's taking a tremendous risk. regardless... she is a very brave young woman and i celebrate her release.
Free at Last, NOT!!
by 1 Hamvatan (not verified) on Tue May 12, 2009 06:08 PM PDTWhy is she still in Iran? I bet you anything, they will arrest her again and make up something new for her, provided she leaves very soon. I won't be surprised.
Now what about other innocent people who are trapped in EVIN?
Will she tell us the whole REAL story when she gets out?
Just want to her say: Run girl, Run...get the hell out.
All that matters
by Kaveh Nouraee on Tue May 12, 2009 05:41 PM PDTis that the young lady has been released, and apparently in one piece.
Personally, I hope she does leave Iran and the sooner the better. But that is entirely her decision to make.
As for anyone's negative opinion of Iran, get over it. If Iran was the epitome of paradise, then what the hell are we all doing over here? If Iran right now is the ideal place to be, there wouldn't be a diaspora.
Iran is our homeland. It's beautiful, it's historic, it's who and what we are all about. But it's hell on earth too. And until some of you can own up to that fact and wrap yourselves around it, it will never change.
There are Iranians who live and work here, enjoying every single freedom that is afforded to them, exploiting them even, living a lifestyle that they KNOW they can not have back home, yet they will trash this country while walking and chewing gum at the same time. Hypocrites.
You know what...this place isn't perfect. No place is. But if we're here and not back home, then that is what they call in detective work a "clue". Get one.
Face it. We ARE backwards. Our homeland is stuck in the 8th century. The system of laws in our homeland is based on ideology that has no place in modern civilization. Denying that fact is no different than the drug addict or alcoholic who denies having a problem despite repeated overdoses and blackouts. Every time an Iranian citizen is locked up like Roxana Saberi, and every time a child offender is murdered like Delara was last week, that's our OD, that's our blackout.
But this stupid, arrogant, worthless Persian Pride clouds your thinking.
I have news for you. Persian Pride and $5.95 won't even buy lunch.
IRANdokht, considering all of the negative, vitriolic things you have said over the course of the past several months to those who do not agree with you, you are honestly the last person around here who has earned the right to be critical of anyone who says anything negative about Iran. You're one of those people who goes to someone's house uninvited then complains about the hospitality.
And worse, in a forum that has nothing to do with it, you bring up Israel. Do you have even an ounce of shame?
Before you look through the neighbors window and criticize them, look around and clean up the mess in your own house first. You never know what the neighbors can see when they look through your window.
She is set free and hopefully
by Mola Nasredeen on Tue May 12, 2009 04:24 PM PDTher freedom from Iranian prison will set us free from the abuse. That's what I'm talking about.
Oh la la!
by Hajminator on Tue May 12, 2009 03:53 PM PDTThat's what a french educated third world dropout would say...
Please stop!
The only person who is really happy to get freed is Roxana herself and that after spending 4 months in jail. I think that it's not of our business how and where she would like to live after.
The scope of this news here is also not about the Iranian system or whatever. the scope is that ROXANA SABERI is FREE, that's cool no?
We have plenty of time to discuss elsewhere of what or how is [or should be] the Iranian system.
almost immediately
by anonymous fish on Tue May 12, 2009 03:35 PM PDTi came back with a clarification and apology for my agreement. it was PURELY an agreement that she should leave iran... for her safety. i expressed no sentiments such as those indicating that iran was backwards in any way, shape or form. i feel no need to apologize further. and certainly not for defending myself against disgusting comments made by others. i have always defended iran and deserving individuals from baseless attacks by americans and you know this. how this suggests that i must agree with all comments about iran and iranians escapes me. turn about is fair play. i love my country and defend her against baseless attacks as well. and for that i'm considered bigoted and racist.
well well well
by anonymous fish on Tue May 12, 2009 03:24 PM PDTwhy am i not surprised that you would show up and jump on this particular bandwagon. first of all... you know exactly what "totally" means. you've been here long enough. and i know you well enough to make that statement. you know as well as anyone that "totally" is a "term" and exactly how i used it. and i'd like to point out that you AGAIN have ignored the fact that i came back to clarify and apologize. you know BETTER THAN ANYONE here how i talk and what i meant by that. so please don't play innocent with me. not at this late date.
yes i AM upset that the US and americans are criticized to the extent that they are by people who live here and enjoy the freedoms she offers. are they all anti-americans? no. no more so than those who criticize iran are anti-iranian. are iranians who criticize iran anti-iranian? hardly. but you just LOVE trying to make ME appear anti-iranian because i have little or no respect for SOME iranians. double standards. i'm attacked if i defend america and you consider that fair?
i "offend" you if i disagree with you? but you don't "offend" me when you disagree with me? again, double standards. it's "offensive" that i am pro-jewish versus your NOT being? wow. what can i say to that. i've never defended violence from anyone. what i have made clear is that israel is hardly the only one to promote or offer violence as a solution. i am pro-jewish. and that is apparently offensive according to you.
i repeatedly express negative feelings about certain members... who happen to be iranian??? damn straight. there are certain members on iranian.com who i believe to be evil. makes absolutely ZERO difference if they are iranian or other. i think certain other members FAR in the majority are absolutely the most generous, intelligent, gifted human beings i've ever had to pleasure to exchange ideas with. and guess what! they are iranian!!!
so please. don't try to paint this as anti-iranian. you're far too intelligent for that. and need i remind you that you have personally seen the efforts i have made to show my love for my husband's vatan and hamvatans. we have exchanged opinions and facts and you have been fully aware of my interests. because of one statement you didn't like, you've come full circle from supporting me and my husband to denigrating everything i say. publicly AND behind the scenes.
i'm no fool M. dont treat me as one. i've asked you before and i'm asking again... as politely as i can. do not continue this personal vendetta.
P/S
by capt_ayhab on Tue May 12, 2009 03:11 PM PDTThe term [Third World Country] is deemed to be totally hateful and negative hence it has been abolished from usage, except to demean and belittlement by fascist and racist minded people.
In the 1980s, economist Peter Bauer offered a competing definition for the term "Third World." He claimed that the attachment of Third World status to a particular country was not based on any stable economic or political criteria. The only characteristic that Bauer found common in all Third World countries was that their governments "demand and receive Western aid"
Footnote: Israel demands and receives $3 Billion per year from USA.
-YT
so much lovin' goin' on
by capt_ayhab on Tue May 12, 2009 03:29 PM PDTI thought I should poke my head in and see a bit of joy and celebration for Roxana's freedom, and boy was I shocked.
without pointing finger at anyone in particular I must say that you guys are out of line. I do not care what is it or it is not that you are defending but I can tell you this much. With this type of support your ideas[what ever it may be] are getting, it does not need any enemy.
You guys need no enemy to prove you wrong, you are doing a fine jobs as [supporters] yourselves. With all due respect you are all[exception noted Abarmard, Joe L. & ID] acting like children that are fighting over a broken toy.
You all are welcome to jump all over me for having criticized you,.... hell be my guest. Say what you wish IF it makes you feel good about yourselves, otherwise, be big enough, man enough, woman enough to apologize to each other for being so astonishingly rude to each other.
With this types of dialogue you aint helping no cause, you are only hurting YOUR causes.
Regards
-YT
AF: How much rent do you pay your highness?
by Mola Nasredeen on Tue May 12, 2009 02:54 PM PDTI don't believe you are even married to any Iranian man. A real Iranian man would've not put up with your racist hatemongering attitude towards the the Iranians. Stop insulting our civilization and people if you you want to stick around here. For therputic psychological need you can go to doctors.com
what's there not to GET?
by IRANdokht on Tue May 12, 2009 02:34 PM PDTby A B (not verified) on Tue May 12, 2009 07:50 AM PDT
That's great!. Now she needs to get her ass on the first plane out of that backwards 3rd world country hell hole.
by anonymous fish on Tue May 12, 2009 09:45 AM PDT
i totally agree. get the hell out of Dodge!
"Totally" means totally doesn't it?
AF
you're offended that someone who has an American flag as an avatar and calls himself Joe L is not standing up for you when you "totally agree" with someone who just called Iran a hell hole.
You're upset that American foreign policies are being criticized on this site and you have to defend her all by yourself.
Why do you think that Iranians who come here to gather and exchange word with each other have no right to be upset by the likes of Zion, Mazloom and you who repeatedly offend us, jump in the middle of all debates and discussions to protect Israel, attack us on every possible occasion and call our country a "hell hole"?
You have repeatedly expressed negative feelings for many members of this site who are all Iranian. You have repeatedly jumped on the Israel wagon along with zion and MM and KN and Bijan etc...
I have a simple and sincere question for you. What is it that you are trying to accomplish on this site?
Are you here to learn about your husband's culture and form some sort of bond with Iran and Iranians? or are you here to "educate" the third-world-country Iranians and defend Israel against the "backwards" people?
That's something that you have to clarify for yourself first. The impression you have given so far has clarified it for some of us already.
IRANdokht
you continue to disgust me
by anonymous fish on Tue May 12, 2009 02:30 PM PDTyou continue to disgust me with your low-rent class and have merely proved my point.
To Mrs "I am chritian, I am white, I must be right!"
by Mola Nasredeen on Tue May 12, 2009 02:11 PM PDTWith comments like:
"i have absolutely NO interest in respect from someone like that. i consider it a matter of high regard that i do NOT have he/she/it's respect."
You are proving your arrogance and ignorance. Arrogant and ignorant people think their shit don't stink. Inhale again till you smell your own..
abarmard
by anonymous fish on Tue May 12, 2009 02:00 PM PDTan interesting perspective. i'll think that over. i AM offended that he feels it necessary to comment on something that he's obviously not read closely enough to make that kind of determination. in my mind anyway. i AM offended that he feels it necessary to stick up for iranians and not for americans when the US is demonized so viciously. it WAS unnecessary for me to stoop to the level of mola and daryush in making that comment about him being american though. however, it does give me pause to wonder.
but if you consider that the most interesting comment, well... whatever.
bottom line though. mola makes absurd comments, repeats outright lies and promotes an agenda of hate towards israel. i have absolutely NO interest in respect from someone like that. i consider it a matter of high regard that i do NOT have he/she/it's respect.
RE: anonymous fish
by Joe L. on Tue May 12, 2009 01:52 PM PDTWhat can I say? The treatment tht I got from them Iranians were just unbelievable. I feel that I owe them a lot.
I love Iran, I love US also. If you like to know. I was born and raised not far from Chicago. I had a tough life until I met my best friend who took me to his home and help me stand up again. He moved to Iran and I went with him. I totally dig the Iranian culture. It's just so human and natural.
Hey, I know what Iranians going thru with all the enemies all over the corners. I learned one lesson from them not to give up when it gets tough. Those who want to fight them are just crazy. Iranians would stand stronger. I am an American and also a citizen of the world.
Shame
by A B (not verified) on Tue May 12, 2009 01:36 PM PDTWhat the Iranian gov't did to this beautiful woman is shameful. They may not have tortured her physically, but it's obvious she was tortured mentally.
Anyone who has any affinity for this backwards, paranoid gov't that has run this once beautiful country in the ground, should be sent to Siberia to think about it.
What's going on here?
by Abarmard on Tue May 12, 2009 01:30 PM PDTEveryone needs to calm down and take a tea break.
I find the most interesting comment from Anonymous Fish for Joe L.
I believe this explains everything to you dear AF, if you really want to know. See, you are bothered by the fact that a fellow country man is not protecting you, regardless of what you say. You are even questioning his American identity, something done continuously on this site. Don't you find that interesting? (One of my main Thesis has been that people will react exactly the same given the same situation)
You are absolutely right. I would expect the same from many Iranians, but that's not the case either. It is however frustrating situation and hard to explain. Similarly goes for the politics and the issues such as Iran and Israel.
Just a thought.
Who died to make you the boss?
by Mola Nasredeen on Tue May 12, 2009 01:23 PM PDTIf you hate IRI so much why don't you go and see a therapist. Maybe he can help you to stop hating other for their race, religion or culture. Don't insult a whole nation with your mindless, heartless comments.
who died to make you the boss of haters on this website? The absence of Zion you say? But learn something from her mistakes. You can't expect people around here to respect you if you put them down like that.
wait a minute... just chill out
by anonymous fish on Tue May 12, 2009 01:08 PM PDTfirst of all, i agreed with AB that she should get out of iran. in that he called iran a 3rd world country, and i agreed...it might seem as if i was saying the same thing. i WILL apologize for that misunderstanding. i was agreeing that she should get out... period.
but nothing else.
you can make up all the crap you want. you can pretend all day long and delude yourself till hell freezes over. but there isn't a single one of you who can point out where i've been racist. i've said it time and time again and those who really give a shit, know it. i have great respect for the iranian people. i have ZERO RESPECT for the iri. if you don't know the difference, well... i simply feel sorry for you.
mola. you're nothing more than a liar. i've never said such a thing yet you keep repeating it. again. you are a liar.
you want to start the name calling... go right ahead. it does nothing more than show your total lack of class.
joe l. you're becoming quite the suck-up, aren't you? you defend iran and stand quiet while people insult americans right and left. why don't you get pissed off when someone insults the US? maybe you're not really an american after all.
To all the racists who come over to vent your hatred towards us
by Mola Nasredeen on Tue May 12, 2009 01:00 PM PDTGo somewhere else please. Stop insulting us!
Why don't you guys try to accept the facts about your regime?
by Reality sucks BIG TIME (not verified) on Tue May 12, 2009 12:42 PM PDTIran is a third world backward country which due to your glorious Islamic revolution has turned into a completely lawless pariah state or in other words a real hell hole.
Mullahs can arrest anybody they don't like, label them as jaasoos, mofsed e fi al arz, araazel va obaash, etc. etc., imprison them and even hang them under various mullah concocted charges.
You guys always knew it and now the whole world knows it, even the retards have got it by now. Why do you guys act as if you are hurt and offended?
Peace to the world
by Joe L. on Tue May 12, 2009 12:38 PM PDTI guess if some one called my country a hell hole, which it is for some then i get pissed too.
from my trip to the land of greats I know how proud the people over there are.
A B you are classless and rude and no one should have agreed wid you or they are asking for it.
Peace out.
Yes
by Daryush on Tue May 12, 2009 12:13 PM PDTAnd you? The racist, big headed, pro Israeli killer?
Are you proud of yourself?
As I said before, up yours and all the enemies of my country. As if you got one once of passion to know one thing about Iran.
Get a Netanyahoo's pick and please yourself and stop your comments about a country that you don't know $hit about.
You are right in one thing though, when a culture less Irish puts you down, you must be the lowest there is. Just defend your killing system the Israelis and leave Iran out of your filthy mind.
To Zion's re-incarnation on iranian.com, AF
by Mola Nasredeen on Tue May 12, 2009 12:12 PM PDTThe one who claims: "I'm christian and white then I must be right!". She with her big mouth constantly puts down Iranians, Muslims and Middle Eastern. You idiot, do you know why Roxana was arrested? For copying governments' documents, for going to Israel (Iran's enemy #1). Thousands of Iranians were arrested here in USA after 911 for being Iranian or Muslim you airhead! Roxana Saberi's father said today she was never tortured while your civilized Bush administration tortured the prisoners. So stop insulting Iran and iranians and shot your big mouth.
wow
by anonymous fish on Tue May 12, 2009 11:59 AM PDTwhat a class act. iranians throughout the world must be so proud right about now.
A B and anonymous fish
by Daryush on Tue May 12, 2009 11:12 AM PDTYour stupid parents and families are backwards you idiots. your dumb ass 3rd world mentality can't comprehend that the country that you both love so much can't do half ass humane act as the Islamic Republic.
anonymous fish you go freaking kiss Netanyahoo's ass and shut up. What you deserve is a treatment of an Israeli not an Iranian, and hopefully if God is fair it shall come to you or your kids. Watch and enjoy.
3rd world and backward is your fathers and mothers to have ignored your education. Those people live there modern, you live in the U.S.A like a freaking war loving worthy of any Zionist. Up yours