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Why didn’t Pres. Obama negotiate to free the American pastor held in Iran?
Mid East Faces ^ | 6/8/2014 | Lisa Daftari

Posted on 06/07/2014 9:31:28 PM PDT by Fali_G

The facts just don’t add up. Our President secretly negotiated a deal to free a man who appears to have deserted his country and put fellow servicemen in danger while there are innocent American citizens being held in Iran, North Korea and Mexico.

Why Bergdahl?

Lawmakers and human rights groups have called out for the release of Pastor Saeed Abedini, the 34-year-old from Boise, Idaho, who left behind his wife, Naghmeh, and two young children to go back to his homeland on a mission to build a family orphanage.

Abedini, who had traveled to Iran many times before, was pulled off a bus in September of 2012 and sentenced to eight years in prison in January of 2013.

After months of pressure from Congress and rights groups, President Obama first mentioned Abedini in his historic phone call to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, on his exit trip from New York’s United Nations General Assembly in the fall of 2013.

Since then, there have been no demands for his release and many have criticized the President going forward with nuclear negotiations with the Iranian regime before first calling for the release of Abedini, as well as ex-marine Amir Hekmati, who is also being held in an Iranian prison.

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KEYWORDS: bergdahl; christian; faith; obama; obamaisatraitor; obamalies; persecution

1 posted on 06/07/2014 9:31:28 PM PDT by Fali_G
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To: Fali_G

Simple. 0bama is a traitor.


2 posted on 06/07/2014 9:36:09 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: TigersEye

simpler ...he is also a two faced hyocrite


3 posted on 06/07/2014 9:38:29 PM PDT by albertabound
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To: Fali_G

Obama is now thinking of his legacy —what major accomplishment will he point to..?

He aims to be able to say, “I closed Gitmo”. The Bergdahl swap provided a way to establish a precedent of getting Gitmo leadership out of there, a big first step in a whole process that is to follow.

These other pastors provide no opportunity to swap guys out of Gitmo, therefore they merit no Obama/ValJar interest.


4 posted on 06/07/2014 9:39:20 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Fali_G; All

Simple explanation:

Bergdahl .. Muslim

Tahmooressi .. Christian
Pastor in Iran .. Christian
Latest person arrested in North Korea .. Christian

DOESN’T ANYBODY SEE A PATTERN YET ..???????

But .. MSNBC would have you believe that WE are Muslim haters because Berghdal’s military unit members exposed who Bergdahl really is.


5 posted on 06/07/2014 9:42:08 PM PDT by CyberAnt (True the Vote: MY AMERICA, "... I'm terrified it's slipping away.")
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To: CyberAnt
There is a large pattern to Hussein consistently supporting radical Islamics over Christians and American interests. It's as plain as the nose on your face.
6 posted on 06/07/2014 10:05:05 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: dandiegirl

You are correct .. but I’m afraid most of the public (or those who are not Christians) do not see what’s going on.

It’s very sad.


7 posted on 06/07/2014 10:11:13 PM PDT by CyberAnt (True the Vote: MY AMERICA, "... I'm terrified it's slipping away.")
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To: Fali_G

Because he’s not a muslim like the marine and obama!


8 posted on 06/07/2014 10:31:38 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: Fali_G

I think before leaving the United States, it’s best to...

1) obtain you Mexican citizenship; having a good attorney will cost a little, but it will be worth it

2) then get a Mexican court to change your name to a Mexican-sounding name; will cost a little, but be worth it

You’ll always be rushed right into the United States then, whenever you want.


9 posted on 06/07/2014 11:14:21 PM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: PieterCasparzen

It doesn’t help to be Mexican, not if you’re classified as a “white Hispanic”.


10 posted on 06/08/2014 1:48:16 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Fali_G

And WHY hasn’t he gotten the Muslim Doctor out of prison that helped him get Bin Laden since it’s Obamas Greatest “Achievement”????


11 posted on 06/08/2014 4:16:58 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Fali_G

Because he’s a pastor, not an imam.


12 posted on 06/08/2014 7:13:40 AM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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