British troops return home carrying "mystery bags!"

[glarius]

Does anyone but me think it is rather hilarious that Ahmadinejad gave them all goody bags as departure gifts? Whatever could be in these magic bags?...Hmmmmm.....He is treating this as if the Brits had been on a 2 week vacation with him!.....It's really funny in a weird sort of way!
In the picture, they are carrying the bags on their left sides.

[Raven]

1. I heard that they were given candy and souveniers

of their "stay" in Iran. Too funny. This must be driving Bush batshit.

[malaise]

25. Bush was on the phone with Blair

for an hout this morning. That should have been good.

[Warpy]

2. It's great PR on how prisoners are treated by Islamic peoples

contrasted with the way they are treated by the present US and UK administrations.

Trust me, more people will get this message than there are Freepers who will miss it completely.

[DURHAM D]

3. Poor Iran - they have a fool for a leader just like we do. n/t

[ClassWarrior]

7. Actually, it's really rather brilliant.

NGU.

[Sequoia]

9. Oh no, he's a lot smarter and craftier, and certianly not a fool.

He's taunting the USA and showing the world how his country treat prisioners than we and are secert jails. It's his country that's being targetted for bombing.

[Donnachaidh]

4. so what would constitute SWAG in Iran?

lovely berkas for the wife and kiddies? :silly:

[Bridget Burke]

16. Iranian women don't wear the burkha.... (yeah, I know you're joking)

Here are some hints for tourists.
www.irantravelingcenter.com/womn_iran_zan_girl_cloth_hejab.htm

Mosque visits or trips to the country require more conservative dress. And I would definitely not want to miss this.
http://torkzadeh.com/node/552

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. Iranian caviar?

:-)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. dirty laundry?

They probably didn't pack for a two week stay.

[wakeme2008]

8. More than that, looks like they got luggage too

:)

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

10. No doubt it'll all be swept for bugs immediately. :-) n/t

[Gen. Jack D. Ripper]

11. Gift bags

A couple Hard Rock Cafe-Tehran T-shirts, some hand cream, and a gift certificate to Blockbuster Video.

[donsu]

13. lol

nt

[kirby]

12. Just like Iraq- Welcomed with Sweets and Flowers n/t

[radfringe]

14. AAAAKKKK AAAKKKKK !

They have TERRORISTS IN THOSE BAGS!!!! MUSHROOM CLOUD OVER LONDON!!!!
THE TERRORISTS FOLLOWED THEN HOME BY HIDING IN THE BAGS!!!!!!

[DefenseLawyer]

15. I hope they remember to list the goodies as income

on their taxes next year.

[leveymg]

17. Welcome back to the land of liberty and submachine guns

Enough GWOT and men with guns everywhere, already.

The world has been turned upside-down by Bush and Blair.

[rasputin1952]

18. What a brilliant PR move Ahmadinejad made...

Over here we are talking about torture, and over there, they are showing humanity...Jeez, no wonder Blair didn't thank the US...:eyes:

How much you want to bet bush tries to take credit for something out of this...he should be hiding in the WH basement.

[leveymg]

19. Duplicate. self-delete

[maveric]

20. After the interview they were told to look under their seats...

A true "Oprah Moment".

[glarius]

21. Hahaha!.........I've yet to hear of a journalist or anyone who was curious enough to ask

what was in the bags! Where's their curiosity or sense of humour?

[MilesColtrane]

22. Each one got an iPod loaded with...

http://persia.org/audio.html

(I haven't checked out "Tehran Tehran" yet, so I'm not sure how it stacks up to "New York, New York".)

[kestrel91316]

23. Yum, probably pistachios and dried figs and fresh fruit and such.

I think it's the Persian New Year about now.

[VWolf]

24. Obviously, he gave them each a year's supply of

Turtle Wax and a year's worth of Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco treat

[RoseMead]

27. What, no System Biolage hair care products?!

Madness!! LOL

[arikara]

26. Hopefully no perfume, shampoo or lip gloss

they'll just take it away from them when they go through customs.

[sabra]

28. reports say the "gift bags" had sweets, music, and scarves,,,