Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Closed Thread Start New Thread
 
Old 12-26-2015, 06:43 PM
 
Location: No Mask For Me This Time, Either
5,647 posts, read 5,069,518 times
Reputation: 6054

Advertisements

Quote:
The Washington Post correspondent being held by the Iranian government for more than 500 days has been allowed a Christmas Day visit with his wife and mother. Mary Rezaian, his mother, and Rezaian's wife, Yeganeh Salehi, received permission for the visit from an Iranian court

Rezaian was born in California and holds both U.S. and Iranian citizenships. He was convicted in closed proceedings earlier this year after being charged with espionage and related allegations.

Yeganeh Salehi, an Iranian citizen, is a correspondent for The National, a newspaper based in the United Arab Emirates.
Imprisoned Washington Post reporter has Christmas dinner with family | Fox News

He's an Iranian citizen and was arrested while in Iran. Sounds like an internal matter for Iran to deal with. Why is the US at all concerned?

 
Old 12-26-2015, 06:51 PM
 
20,524 posts, read 15,863,818 times
Reputation: 5943
Quote:
Originally Posted by Workin_Hard View Post
Imprisoned Washington Post reporter has Christmas dinner with family | Fox News

He's an Iranian citizen and was arrested while in Iran. Sounds like an internal matter for Iran to deal with. Why is the US at all concerned?
Well that dude according to your article IS a US citizen.
 
Old 12-26-2015, 06:56 PM
 
79,908 posts, read 44,064,775 times
Reputation: 17204
Is he guilty? I know it's easy to say "it's Iran so no he isn't" but I don't know that to be the case.

It's our business either way but whether there is anything we can do is another matter.
 
Old 12-26-2015, 07:00 PM
 
Location: SE Asia
16,236 posts, read 5,854,463 times
Reputation: 9117
Once again some goes to a country hostile to the USA and surprise, surprise, something bad happens and now we as a nation are supposed to jump through hoops to help them. I'm sorry there man is in trouble, but it is self inflicted.
I love to travel, I love to experience new things, eat different foods. When I travel I always pay attention to travel advisories and avoid the crap holes like the Middle east or anywhere that Americans are targeted.
 
Old 12-26-2015, 07:03 PM
 
Location: No Mask For Me This Time, Either
5,647 posts, read 5,069,518 times
Reputation: 6054
Quote:
Originally Posted by Packard fan View Post
Well that dude according to your article IS a US citizen.
And yet he maintains Iranian citizenship as well, even having been born in the US. He's now paying the price for that.
 
Old 12-26-2015, 07:12 PM
 
Location: Central Ohio
10,823 posts, read 14,898,817 times
Reputation: 16537
Quote:
Originally Posted by Workin_Hard View Post
Imprisoned Washington Post reporter has Christmas dinner with family | Fox News

He's an Iranian citizen and was arrested while in Iran. Sounds like an internal matter for Iran to deal with. Why is the US at all concerned?
Exactly, if he wanted to be an American citizen he woul have renounced his Iranian citizenship.

Bu Muslims would never do such a thing because their first allegiance is with the Muslim Mullahs.
 
Old 12-26-2015, 07:12 PM
 
Location: SE Asia
16,236 posts, read 5,854,463 times
Reputation: 9117
Quote:
Originally Posted by Workin_Hard View Post
And yet he maintains Iranian citizenship as well, even having been born in the US. He's now paying the price for that.
He is paying the price for visiting a country that is openly hostile towards the USA. It was foolish and stupid.
 
Old 12-26-2015, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Stasis
15,823 posts, read 12,432,441 times
Reputation: 8599
I'd be surprised if some or all of the 4 Americans aren't pardoned and released after sanctions are lifted.
 
Old 12-26-2015, 10:33 PM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
16,569 posts, read 15,201,502 times
Reputation: 14589
Quote:
Originally Posted by boneyard1962 View Post
He is paying the price for visiting a country that is openly hostile towards the USA. It was foolish and stupid.
He did a lot more than just visiting the country. He was the Washington Post correspondent and on top of that was prominently covered in the Anthony Bourdain visit to Iran. Ironically, he had nothing but good things to say about the country. He is simply a pawn caught in the power play between the US and Iran. There is a price on his head and when that price is paid he'll be released.
 
Old 12-26-2015, 10:48 PM
 
Location: Wisconsin
1,261 posts, read 946,671 times
Reputation: 1468
Quote:
Originally Posted by boneyard1962 View Post
He is paying the price for visiting a country that is openly hostile towards the USA. It was foolish and stupid.
How exactly are foreign correspondents supposed to do their jobs without visiting the countries they report on?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:15 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top