Iran's president Mohammad Khatami was in New York the past week for the United Nations meeting. While there he had some interesting meetings. He did an interview with Larry King. During the interview he talked about his role in getting Sarah Shoud released and how he has no political power to have the other people released. He also did not commit to meeting up with President Obama. When asked if he would he just kind of shrugged and smirked a little. He was also attacked for the stoning of an Iranian woman.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Sarah Shourd
Sarah Shourd is an american hiker who,; along with Shane Baver and Josh fatter, was arested in July of 2009 for crossing over the boarder illegally. They were then charged with espionage. After a year and a half The Iran goverment agreed to let one of the captives, Sarah Shourd, go at the end of the Islamic holiday Ramadan. However when the day arrived Shourd was not released. the release was canced by "Abas Jafari Dolatabadi, Tehran's public and revolutionary prosecutor, according to ILNA."cnn
Abas Jafari Dolatabadi probably did this because he is trying to undermine the rule of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . However to show his good will Abas set a bail of 500,000 dollars. On September 14 bail was paid and Abas Jafari Dolatabadi said that Shourder was free to leave the country if she wants to.
Shourd left Iran today and plans to help get her hiking command and new fiancé out of jail.
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