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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear
who goes for a hike in iraq ? and who goes for a hike knowing you are on the border with iran ? Isn't that like juggling chainsaws blindfolded ?
Does anyone have any info on why these people really were there ?
I have sympathy for them if they are indeed "not spies", although i am sure the american government doesn't have quite the same "sympathy" when mexicans "stray" across the border. I wonder what would happen to an iranian who strayed across the american border ?
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http://freethehikers.org/about-the-h...-sarah-shourd/
"Sarah Shourd, 32, has been living with Shane in Damascus, where she teaches English and is learning Arabic. She previously taught as part of the Iraqi Student Project, a program which gives Iraqi students living in Damascus the skills to continue their education in US schools. She was on a break from her teaching responsibilities for a week, and she and Shane decided to take a hiking trip with their friends Josh and Shon. Sarah has written articles on travel and social issues reflecting her time in Syria, Ethiopia, Yemen and Mexico. Sarah, who has an older brother and sister, was born in Oak Park, Illinois and grew up in Los Angeles, California. She attended UC Berkeley in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lived after graduating until moving to Damascus with Shane."
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Sally.