Roxana Saberi Opens Up to NPR

Freelance Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi was imprisoned in Iran for 100 days. In her first major interview since her release, she tells NPRs Melissa Block about the ordeal.

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[roma25ish]

Iran government has been run by stupid, worms, and obnoxious Mullahs.

[trevorm1]

what an amazing woman.

[rosskolnikov]

@solysoly89

Not an apt comparison. Al-Haj was not arrested "in country" as a legal resident. If Miss Saberi had been arrested in the US, she would have gotten due process. She was a legal resident of Iran.

[foot160]

what a ridiculous post. Her personal beliefs have nothing to do with your self centered attitude and hate.

[10CtimBierman]

slant slut did

[shadowfox1383]

She didn't buy wine. The interergators forced her to lie about her buying wine.

[zoetropez]

Roxana is sooooooooooooooooooooo gorgeous. Iran does not get a fair shake in the international media, but they do have a lot of problems. A Persian-language proverb goes like this: "It is the tree that hosts the worm," more or less meaning rape is caused by women and their suggestive behavior. Women are found guilty of adultery (punishable by death) if they are proven to be wearing "suggestive" clothing.

Now, go sell your damn book, you sexy, sexy reporterette.

[democrat10]

The fact of the matter is that you don't like it when other people say they believe in some sort of god. (I also happen to think that there is no god because there's no tangible evidence of the existence of any.) But if that's what you believe, then say so, and don't hide your true feelings behind a set of disingenuous questions.

[democrat10]

Now, the question of whether "SHE accept[s] it as fact" is really none of your business, and none of mine. What's it to you? It's like asking someone, "Are you a virgin?" I don't think it's a relevant question. How would it affect your judgment of her?

[democrat10]

You're clearly asking rhetorical questions, so I don't think you're being intellectually honest by innocently suggesting that I answer them, because you obviously want them answered a certain way. And when you ask whether she expects others to accept her faith, you are at least entertaining the possibility that she does; and if she does, then that would indicate that she considers her faith superior.