Diplomacy with pallets of cash
According to Fox News, US citizen Robin Shahini was sentenced Monday to 18 years for “collaboration with a hostile [US] government” by Iran. Last week, Iranian-American businessman Siamak Namazi and his 80-year-old father, Baquer Namazi were sentenced to 10 years in prison by Iran. Congressional Republicans claim it’s because the Obama Administration has given the Iranians the impression that we’ll pay ransoms for the release of US prisoners held by the Persians;
Republican lawmakers say the Obama administration’s controversial “ransom” paid to Iran earlier this year is fueling a new wave of harsh sentences being handed down in the country to Iranian-Americans.
“President Obama’s cash ransom payment to Iran makes Americans more vulnerable and encourages unjustified prison sentences and blatant kidnapping like this,” Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio told FoxNews.com on Wednesday.
“Senior Justice Department officials warned the White House that Iran would view the pallets of cash as ransom, but the president didn’t listen, and now Iran is taking more hostages and demanding more money.”
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The sentencings follow a deal in January that freed Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian and three others — an agreement completed the same day the U.S. made a $400 million cash delivery to Iran.
Smart diplomacy. Every President since Thomas Jefferson has resisted paying ransoms for US citizens held by Muslim pirates. Well, until now.
Category: Terror War
Every President since Thomas Jefferson has resisted paying ransoms for US citizens held by Muslim pirates. Well, until now when the idiotic citizenry elected a Muslim Pirate for President.
/Fixed that for you.
//someone had to say it
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WORD!
Since they are all Iranians, the Iranians can keep them and PAY US!!
Why in God’s name are any residents of the US going to Iran? Whether they have relatives there or not, NOBODY that goes warrants the US bailing their ass out. You can’t cure stupid.
What to do about Iran is a totally different deal. WWIII is coming and Iran/Russia are going to start it because of our current president. Duck and cover boys and girls.
When we get a real President, he can justifiably point to The 0 and say “I inherited this from him.”
From him and John Jengis Kahn Kerry
Nuke the Mother F$&kers and be done with it once and for all
We have all seen what kissing North Koreas ASS has gotten us
*Mainstream Mess Media message*
“NOTHING to see here, PEASANTS, now cease and desist with this racist rhetoric against dEar Leader B. Hussein 0bama”
Don’t you mean fEARless Leader? (smile)
Much of the cash given to the Iranians will be used to fund Islamic terrorism worldwide. There will be blood on the hands of this administration.
The cash given to the Iranians is used to fund Islamic terrorism worldwide. There is blood on the hands of this administration.
Edited for accuracy. Hope you don’t mind.
At the risk of repeating myself, to quote Kipling:
And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
But we’ve proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane.
Read Tripoli Pirates…just out by Brian Kilmeade….
Iranians flee abuse in Iran and come to the US. Then they return to the country they fled and are surprised when they are abused. Darwin is at work here, and we should not interfere.