The CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley - Iran says 2 jailed hikers can go home

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that the two American hikers who've been held in Iran for more than two years will be released. Seth Doane reports on Ahmadinejad's "humanitarian gesture."

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[HoCussuCoP]

I love Ahmadinejad.

He is the REAL HOPE.

[sawyez]

Now if America stops developing nuclear weapons to carry out a theocratic fundamentalist agenda that would be lovely. not arming, training and funding terrorists would also be a welcomed improvement.

[2IDSGT]

@TM789SP2 Ummmm, kidnapped and disemboweled by Mexican cholos to be hung from a bridge? They'd better hope the Americans find them first. In any case Iran has done us a favor. I certainly don't want these fucking hippies back.

[2IDSGT]

@Seedofwinter Funny, it seems the scientists killed and those accused all have connections with Iran's green movement. Methinks Iran is doing a little housekeeping. Besides, not really Mossad's style. Had the scientists been killed outside Iran, I would have suspected Israel; but offing the guys domestically doesn't make sense. If Israel could operate that freely in Iran, they wouldn't put their network at risk for a few low or mid-level scientists.

[Seedofwinter]

@2IDSGT Doesn't matter. Even when Iran wasn't threatening to wipe folks off the map, Israel was proactively attacking their regime Covertly and blatantly. Remember, the Country of Israel is absolutely brutal with the way they deal with these matters, they assassinate the civilian scientists of other Countries

[2IDSGT]

@daderone That about sums it up. At least Israel had the good sense to keep its mouth shut and not threaten to "wipe" anyone off the map when they were doing the same thing.  A simple absence of bombast on Iran's part would do much to mitigate tensions, even though they are developing nuclear weapons.

[daderone]

@afshin021 no I mean like all the evidence and reasons for concern that have been cited and stated by the IAEA involving the military component of Iran's nuclear program. That and that its obvious fact to watch Iran develop its nuclear program, its enrichment abilities and long range missile capabilities in tandem. Its like making a gun, manufaceuring gun poweder, developing your ability to make bullets and say you're not building a gun. Then screaming about how you're gonna shoot somebody daily

[afshin021]

@daderone oh do you mean like the wmd evidence and al qaedas link to saddam right ? btw hows the wmd hunt going ?

[TM789SP2]

@bwild61 i agree. but what would have happened if three hikers from Iran were in mexico and were hiking along the US border??? LOL

[daderone]

@afshin021 yes really and there is plenty of evidence to everyone paying attention