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**ManHolDenPoker** · 04-08-2010, 01:07 PM

You have got to read the details. Gomes purposefully went into North Korea illegaly. He knowingly committed a criminal act knowing what the consequences would be. Apples to Oranges. Which is not to say NK isnt being harsh. But the hikers in Iran were doing nothing more than being negligent. We have a far better case for getting them released. You might remember I likewise defended NK on the two journalists who did the same thing last year.

Do you really believe that Gomes faced a fair trial and that his crime is deserving of eight years of hard labor in an enemy country? Do you see any justice in that? I agree that what he did was illegal, but he should be returned here to the US to face charges in a fair setting.

The hikers weren't being "negligent". Hiking on the border of a country that is in a war zone and another country that has a long history of hating our guts isn't "negligent". It's absolutely unacceptable. These hikers should also be returned to the US, I agree, but upon return they should face criminal charges for putting the US in such an unfavorable diplomatic situation. For someone who dislikes Iran, you sure do have a lot of sympathy for people who give them what they want on a silver platter.

04-08-2010, 01:07 PM	#33
ManHolDenPoker Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 454 Senior Member	You have got to read the details. Gomes purposefully went into North Korea illegaly. He knowingly committed a criminal act knowing what the consequences would be. Apples to Oranges. Which is not to say NK isnt being harsh. But the hikers in Iran were doing nothing more than being negligent. We have a far better case for getting them released. You might remember I likewise defended NK on the two journalists who did the same thing last year. Do you really believe that Gomes faced a fair trial and that his crime is deserving of eight years of hard labor in an enemy country? Do you see any justice in that? I agree that what he did was illegal, but he should be returned here to the US to face charges in a fair setting. The hikers weren't being "negligent". Hiking on the border of a country that is in a war zone and another country that has a long history of hating our guts isn't "negligent". It's absolutely unacceptable. These hikers should also be returned to the US, I agree, but upon return they should face criminal charges for putting the US in such an unfavorable diplomatic situation. For someone who dislikes Iran, you sure do have a lot of sympathy for people who give them what they want on a silver platter.
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