of course they claim that, but so does ever other mad moolah who is housed in gitmo....they see it as a way of "punishing" the americans, while all the time trying to make themselves look good....they only ones they are fooling is stupid libs who actually believe the mad moolahs.
His release was the obvious cost for the release of the British Sailors & Marines. 15 troops for one 'diplomat' - one must consider that he was a special kind of 'diplomat' - i.e. spy - if a spy of course he was being tortured and must have been releasing information - hence why the Iranians were so desperate to get him back.
then we really need to look at the religions of the world and see which one(s) are causing the most harm, then do something about it rather than appeasing all the time.
LOL wtf the CIA does not condone or conduct torture? Werent we just discussing CIA torture methods here: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=408828 d16man instead of looking at religion, maybe we should look at the biggest threat the world peace ever: BUSH
No mistake, heres some funnys for you to read: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5077984.stm "The survey questioned 17,000 people in 15 countries, including the US." "The survey by the Pew Research Group also found support for US President George W Bush and his "war on terror" had dropped dramatically worldwide. " According to the survey: -Worldwide support for the "war on terror" has remained the same or declined -European confidence in Mr Bush has sunk even lower than it was last year -A majority of people in most countries feel the US will not achieve its goals in the "war on terror" ---- http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/1103-06.htm "Canadians believe the world has become a more dangerous place since George W. Bush was elected U.S. president and a majority believe he will launch military strikes in Iran or North Korea before his term ends in 2008, according to a new Toronto Star poll. " ---- http://www.ft.com/cms/s/70046760-27f0-11dc-80da-000b5df10621.html "Europeans consistently regard the US as the biggest threat to world stability, a new poll reveals on Monday." ---- http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1797771,00.html "US seen as a bigger threat to peace than Iran, worldwide poll suggests."
aletheides, Everyone knows that, who lives outside US, and half of US knows it, too. Gtech, and his gang isnt a majority, they might be here, but not out there