Democrats Say They Weren't Told $1.7 Billion Iran Payment Would Be Made in Cash

weeklystandard.com ^ | Sep 08, 2016

[jiggyboy]

This, like the first $400M ransom payment, was a money laundering operation and therefore had to be in cash.

There are laws explicitly prohibiting any payment of this kind to Iran in any form, but Obama is pretending, and wants us to believe, that paying ransom via U.S. dollars converted into Euros &c is legal even though paying ransom via U.S. dollars converted into a wire transfer is not.

[556x45]

Guess they and Barry needed to read about it in the media. So, whos running the show??

[Pollster1]

Democrats needed to be told? How stupid are they? Ransom is always paid in cash.

[Hotlanta Mike]

Which leads to the question “Where did the rest of the money go”?

[a fool in paradise]

Where did the funding come from? Even if the cash was held in escrow the people who bundled and delivered it (plus transport costs) had to be paid.

[pepsi_junkie]

This is tribute money and ransom money. The Democrats are in charge. It is their baby.

The GOP holds the house and the Senate and they enabled this. They own it too.

Another example of why we need to tear that party apart and remake it.

[bert]

That is total BS

You attribute power and more importantly knowledge that is totally lacking

your anti Republican bias is pathetic

[DownInFlames]

It is my understanding that the payment was irans assets seized in the 70s.

[WKUHilltopper]

Why isn’t this bastard in jail yet?

[polymuser]

Hussein + Congress together own this lock, stock and barrel. They all better be held to account. Nooses work for me.

[Travis McGee]

[Buckeye McFrog]

They entire payment was made in cash?

Yup. Delivered on pallets, in foreign currency (since U.S. law forbids paying in American currency)

[Zack Attack]

“They entire payment was made in cash?”

Unmarked 10’s and 20’s no doubt.

[Osage Orange]

Here is what I heard...or read.

Iran and the U.S.A. do not have regular banking electronic payment/transfer capabilities.

Thus it needed to be cash.

I also heard/read..no U.S. bills.

Don't know the accuracy of the above..though.

[onedoug]

"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort".

[timestax]

bttt

[pepsi_junkie]

The republicans authorized the deal knowing full well there was $1.5B (the figure that was published a the time, which seems to keep growing and is now $1.7B). It wasn't a surprise. If you think that them not knowing the money would be in cash absolves them of culpability than I guess you and I see it differently.

And yeah, I have a bias against the republicans in congress who promised us many things, chief among them to stop illegal immigration, repeal Obamacare, reduce government spending, fight islamic terrorism and blunt Obama and who have done none of those things. In most cases, they have supported and fought for the opposite, right in line with Obama. Having the power to stop him and willfully refusing to use it is the same as helping him.

So they question is, why do you continue to support and defend them? Their promises mean nothing and they are not even trying to stop the democrat agenda. Heck, Paul Ryan ADDED money to Obama's budget request. They are useless.

When the GOP stops lying to us and starts defending the constitution and our rights, I'll support them fully. But they don't get a free pass from me for looking the other way while Obama wrecks the country.

[hal ogen]

ALL congress critters are culpable in this treason...ALL. We have an illegitimate government replete with criminals.

[gunsequalfreedom]

Here is what I heard...or read. Iran and the U.S.A. do not have regular banking electronic payment/transfer capabilities. Thus it needed to be cash.

I'm not buying that one. International money transfers are handled through intermediary banks all the time. You can even get funds from Israel to China through intermediary countries viewed as neutral by both hostile nations.

[Osage Orange]

Fair enough...that’s what I read..or heard.