US Journalist Freed From Iran Meets With Clinton

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Roxana Saberi, a journalist from Fargo, ND met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today just days after being freed from an Iranian prison. Saberi had been sentenced to 8 years in prison for espionage. US pressure led to a court reviewing the case, reducing the charge to that of possessing classified information and reducing her term to a suspended two year sentence. She was freed on May 11th.
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SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, we are absolutely delighted and obviously, relieved to have Roxana home safely, to have her parents here with us. This was a matter of great concern to our country, certainly to the Obama Administration, to me personally, not only as Secretary of State, but as a mother. And my heart went out to Roxana and to her parents every single day.
We are just grateful now that she is free and is able to be back in this country. There were so many people who were working on her behalf, praying for her, speaking out all over the world. And it’s just a great moment for me to welcome you here.
MS. SABERI: Thank you very much. I want to take this opportunity to again thank the American people, President Obama, you, Secretary of State Clinton, and your Department, as well as many others around the world for the support they gave me during the past few months, and for the work they did to push for my release.
When I found out that I had the support while I was in prison, I gained a lot of strength and hope and I didn’t feel so alone anymore. It’s wonderful to be back in the United States. I’m very proud to be an American, just as I’m proud of my Japanese and Iranian heritage. It’s wonderful to be back. Thank you. Thank you so much.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all very much. Thank you all very much.

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[EricJaffa]

From wikipedia:

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American civil right activist Glenn Greenwald, has pointed to the hypocrisy of American reporters who rallied to Saberi's defense but have been silent about the plight of journalists like Sami Al-Haj, an Al Jazeera cameraman who was held for six years in Guantanamo by the U.S. government. Al-Hajs imprisonment received nearly no news coverage. Associated Press photographer, Bilal Hussein, was imprisoned in Iraq for close to two years with no charges.

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[fctchk]

Religion is oppression incarnate. It claims obvious falsehoods as true. It commands its followers to believe these on faith against reason, common sense, overwhelming evidence and common decency on pain of death, hell fire perdition or all of the above.

[rosskolnikov]

@EricJaffa

Not the same thing. The US Constitution guarantees due process on US soil. Miss Saberi was arrested in Iran while a legal resident (and technically, a citizen). Were she arrested in the US on spying charges (as a US citizen), she would have had due process and would not have been in Guantanamo. The example you cite from wartime/battlefield captures is not relevant.

[anwarXYZ]

See the facts... see the history... see the oppresser see the depresser and think and the say whatever u guys like... if ur mind is biased then no one can reform you.. make an independent view of urself... the ones u r abusing are great leaders whom billions of peoples like and love... do you think the persians are all fool to choose such leaders... "Baat ko touloo then BOloo" Weigh ur speech then deliver it

[alifreedom1]

roxana saberi is among gang and maphia of rafsanajni, for that reason US gov this his best, roxanna is person with so much expectation and very greed. But nobody cares now about 3 US hikers

[luckylangerie]

huh?

[alifreedom1]

her mother is Japanese

[alifreedom1]

this girl was idiot when was in trap of mullah khatami and charlatn bahman gobadi and lobbists of Mullahs in US. she must now express her feeling about people who tricked them and must show her hate towards that bastard khatami

[alifreedom1]

after 31 years you just understand, this is the result of stupid policy of an idiot prist as gimmy f**king carter

[AsemanBiEnteha27]

The Islamic Republic was founded on terror and LIES and it will only retain its power through terror and lies.

It had no legitimacy to begin with and never will.

[pearstt]

A theocratic country like Iran should conduct their affairs based on truth and justice. Whereas here is one which runs its affairs based on falsehood, injustice & terror against its own people. Are they using religion as a tool for oppression?