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Obama Pardons 21 Iranians Convicted of Violating Sanctions
Washington Free Beacon ^ | 1/18/16 | Adam Kredo

Posted on 01/18/2016 5:14:26 PM PST by don-o

The Obama administration confirmed late Sunday it had delayed the imposition of new ballistic missile sanctions on Iran to ensure the Islamic Republic released five imprisoned Americans under a secret agreement reached on the sidelines of the nuclear negotiations, according to senior administration officials.

The officials confirmed that "secret" talks between U.S. and Iranian officials had been taking place for the past 14 months.

In exchange for the release of the five Americans--including a Washington Post reporter and Christian pastor--the Obama administration pardoned or dropped charges on 21 Iranians convicted of violating U.S. sanctions, including seven who had been detained in the United States, according to a State Department official who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon on background.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; War on Terror
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1 posted on 01/18/2016 5:14:26 PM PST by don-o
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To: don-o

PUKE.


2 posted on 01/18/2016 5:15:58 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: Nachum

Ping.


3 posted on 01/18/2016 5:16:55 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: don-o

FUBO


4 posted on 01/18/2016 5:16:56 PM PST by proust (Texan for Trump! Born in the USA!)
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To: don-o

Why doesn’t he just release all of the prisoners ?

Or is 21 all that were left ?


5 posted on 01/18/2016 5:18:20 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: don-o

Why, it’s almost like our enemies have something on Obama and are blackmailing him.

Libya.

I hope the FBI stops him before he orders our military to use nukes on us.


6 posted on 01/18/2016 5:21:39 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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7 posted on 01/18/2016 5:29:15 PM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: blueunicorn6

Or he IS the enemy. A prominent Israeli scholar actually came out and said Obama considers the creation of Isreal to have been a “historical mistake” that Obama wants to correct. This was in an article posted here earlier.


8 posted on 01/18/2016 5:29:37 PM PST by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: blueunicorn6

Obama and Kerry are a matched pair of Iran’s bitches.


9 posted on 01/18/2016 5:29:38 PM PST by don-o
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To: blueunicorn6
Why, it’s almost like our enemies have something on Obama and are blackmailing him.

I disagree. Obama is the enemies you speak of. He is doing the destruction incrementally. Now he is speeding up the destruction of our once great Republic.
10 posted on 01/18/2016 5:47:19 PM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
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To: don-o

Omoron is doing exactly what he was put there to do. There are no surprises here. This is treason pure and simple. But nobody gives a damn. There are people that actually died for their country but this country has already been taken over and people are too blind and stupid to see it. No problem just keep going over the cliff.


11 posted on 01/18/2016 5:53:47 PM PST by seawolf101
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To: don-o
the Obama administration pardoned or dropped charges on 21 Iranians convicted of violating U.S. sanctions, including seven who had been detained in the United States, according to a State Department official who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon on background.

In the America prior to 1981, without question, any president who would pardon foreign agents plotting to export American weapons and technology for use against Americans, would be impeached for treason. No doubt whatsoever.

What have we become?

12 posted on 01/18/2016 6:16:00 PM PST by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW! evil ignorant stupid or crazy-doesn't matter!)
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To: don-o

Obama doesn’t need help from the rest of the US he’ll do everything himself , He Da Man


13 posted on 01/18/2016 6:18:43 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: don-o

Its called ransom.


14 posted on 01/18/2016 6:19:55 PM PST by armydawg505
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What? 21 is a heck of a lot different than the number 7 we heard when this story broke.


15 posted on 01/18/2016 6:20:52 PM PST by lodi90
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Don’t worry, he’ll get some more someplace so he can make a trade and give more money to the enemy.


16 posted on 01/18/2016 6:25:12 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
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17 posted on 01/18/2016 9:45:42 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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18 posted on 01/19/2016 4:16:38 AM PST by SJackson (What I’m watching in him (O), is uncertainty...a leader doesn’t give sh*t...he gets it don)
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Please put me on your ping list [just temporary — your energy is impressive].

Good find!

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19 posted on 01/19/2016 5:22:59 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (Cruz and Trump FRiends strongest when we don't insult each other.)
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You go, Nachum! Good ping.

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20 posted on 01/19/2016 5:23:54 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (Cruz and Trump FRiends strongest when we don't insult each other.)
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