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Post by Hellsangel Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:18 am

Waiting to see what more comes up. And how long before Libby media reports it.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-cash-to-iran-as-americans-were-freed-1470181874
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Post by Idéfix Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:28 pm

I guess the "right" approach would have been to send Iran weapons by way of Israel.
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Post by Vakavaka Pakapaka Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:28 am

Not ransom money, the money the US was holding. It belongs to Iran. Obama could have waited until November.

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Post by Hellsangel Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:30 am

Idéfix wrote:I guess the "right" approach would have been to send Iran weapons by way of Israel.

Oh, Obambi didn't want to get left behind?
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Post by Hellsangel Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:44 pm

Hmm. It seems the Clinton News Network has pulled the opinion piece questioning the payment from the front page.
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Post by confuzzled dude Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:57 pm

Sensationalist journalism at its best (or is it worst?) with no evidence whatsoever to backup their claims.

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Post by Hellsangel Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:00 pm

confuzzled dude wrote:Sensationalist journalism at his best or is it worst? with no evidence whatsoever to backup their claims.
Ah yes! Your buddies, the Persians, Comrade? They have honed taking Americans hostage a fine business since the Shah fell.
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Post by confuzzled dude Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:18 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
confuzzled dude wrote:Sensationalist journalism at his best or is it worst? with no evidence whatsoever to backup their claims.
Ah yes! Your buddies, the Persians, Comrade? They have honed taking Americans hostage a fine business since the Shah fell.

Typical right-wing style distortion of facts.
But the $400 million was always Iran’s money. In the 1970s, the then-pro-Western Iranian government under the shah paid $400 million for U.S. military equipment. But the equipment was never delivered because the two countries broke off relations after the seizure of American hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Iran.

It’s worth noting that a key element in the release of the hostages in 1981 was the United States agreed to release several billion dollars in Iranian gold and bank assets that had been frozen in U.S. banks.

After the 1981 hostage deal, the two countries set up a tribunal in The Hague to litigate outstanding claims against each other. The $400 million remained unresolved, but U.S. officials say a ruling was expected that would have resulted in the return of the $400 million plus billions of dollars in outstanding interest. Instead, concurrent with the detainee negotiations, the two countries negotiated a deal that resulted in a return of the $400 million plus $1.3 billion in interest.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/08/03/trumps-false-claim-that-clinton-started-the-talks-to-give-400-million-to-iran/

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Post by Hellsangel Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:36 pm

This is right wing, my leftie Comrade?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/opinions/iran-payments-ghitis/index.html
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Post by Hellsangel Fri Aug 05, 2016 6:48 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/05/politics/trump-iran-video-cash-payment/index.html
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Post by silvermani Fri Aug 05, 2016 6:56 pm

Why so much fuss about a brother helping out his brethren?
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Post by garam_kuta Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:09 pm

silvermani wrote:Why so much fuss about a brother helping out his brethren?

same castu? Laughing

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Post by silvermani Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:45 pm

garam_kuta wrote:
silvermani wrote:Why so much fuss about a brother helping out his brethren?

same castu? Laughing
same mosqueu
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Post by MaxEntropy_Man Fri Aug 05, 2016 9:20 pm

Timing return of money owed strategically to obtain a desirable result is called statecraft. Dumb Drumpfians wouldn't know that even if statecraft bit them on their substantial derrières.
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Post by Hellsangel Fri Aug 05, 2016 9:24 pm

Once again self-righteous Il Professore bristles to defend the honor of his man-crush.
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Post by Hellsangel Fri Aug 05, 2016 9:56 pm

Part 1 of the video:

http://video.foxnews.com/v/5072786053001/part-1-new-vid-purports-to-show-400m-paid-to-iran/

Part 2:

http://video.foxnews.com/v/5072786054001/
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Post by Idéfix Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:29 pm

silvermani wrote:
garam_kuta wrote:
silvermani wrote:Why so much fuss about a brother helping out his brethren?

same castu? Laughing
same mosqueu

Yeah Obama is a Muslim socialist Kenyan. Congratulations on being smart enough to figure that out!
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Post by silvermani Fri Aug 05, 2016 11:05 pm

Idéfix wrote:
silvermani wrote:
garam_kuta wrote:
silvermani wrote:Why so much fuss about a brother helping out his brethren?

same castu? Laughing
same mosqueu

Yeah Obama is a Muslim socialist Kenyan. Congratulations on being smart enough to figure that out!
He is no socialist. He is a capitalist stooge.
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Post by Hellsangel Thu Aug 18, 2016 8:22 pm

"Leverage"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37120622
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Post by silvermani Thu Aug 18, 2016 8:33 pm

What a shock! lol
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