Tuesday
May042010
Sen. Specter: Backpackers Imprisoned By Iran "Pawns In An International Struggle"
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A collection of Senate Democrats called upon Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to release three Americans imprisoned after allegedly straying onto Iranian soil while backpacking last August.
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) dismissed accusation from the Iranians that the backpackers were spies.
“They are pawns in an international struggle,” Specter said. (0:31)
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Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) dismissed accusation from the Iranians that the backpackers were spies.
“They are pawns in an international struggle,” Specter said. (0:31)
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