My new pen pal in Iran

sexobon · 08-23-2019, 06:56 PM

Congrats on the pen pal.

There were military personnel exchanges during that period. The US even sent training teams from the Special Forces unit I was in (I wasn't part of that deployment) to Iran.

The situation today; though, calls for prudence. Even though phone contacts may go through without adverse ramifications, that doesn't mean they aren't being monitored and recorded. Any political content you provide can be used for their domestic propaganda program. It's wise to stay away from voicing critical opinions, of us or them, while your pen pal is in Iran. Save it for when he's in the US or Canada.

We wouldn't want to see a "Tehran Chris" up there with "Hanoi Jane."

xoxoxoBruce · 08-24-2019, 12:49 AM

Yeah saying anything in jest, or off hand, can be twisted so you wouldn't even recognize it.

08-24-2019, 12:49 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah saying anything in jest, or off hand, can be twisted so you wouldn't even recognize it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-23-2019, 06:56 PM	#1
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Congrats on the pen pal. There were military personnel exchanges during that period. The US even sent training teams from the Special Forces unit I was in (I wasn't part of that deployment) to Iran. The situation today; though, calls for prudence. Even though phone contacts may go through without adverse ramifications, that doesn't mean they aren't being monitored and recorded. Any political content you provide can be used for their domestic propaganda program. It's wise to stay away from voicing critical opinions, of us or them, while your pen pal is in Iran. Save it for when he's in the US or Canada. We wouldn't want to see a "Tehran Chris" up there with "Hanoi Jane."

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