It makes you want to cry. Destroying such priceless historic artifacts is a crime against all of humanity.
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Posted on 09/28/2013 12:34:59 PM PDT by ColdOne
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday brought home a 2,700-year-old Persian artifact the US administration gave him as "a special gift" to Iranians, media reports said.
"The Americans contacted us on Thursday and said 'we have a gift for you'," Rouhani told reporters upon arrival at the airport in Tehran, the ILNA news agency reported.
"They gave it back as a special gift to the Iranian nation."
Rouhani was speaking of a 7th century BC silver Persian drinking cup in the shape of a winged Griffin, a legendary creature with the head of an eagle and body of a lion.
It is reported to be worth more than a million dollars.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Obviously non-islamic. Some sort of graven image, quick get a hammer and pound it flat. Might be some way to use the silver to make switches for suicide belts. Thanks a lot Obama.
Everything is his to give away. Why? Because he says it is and nobody challenges him.
W gave something back to Mexico. A flag or Santa Ana’s sword, can’t remember.
What?? No DVD’s?
He should have given them a cake in the shape of a key. They’re suckers for that.
No it belonged to we the people..
Barry probably burglarized the Smithsonian...
“It is reported to be worth more than a million dollars.” —
— Priceless treasure for the president of Iran — I-pad with of Obama speeches to the Queen of England.
That should tell you something about Obama...
‘They said nothing.”
That is NOT the point — the point is the gesture that Obama gratuitously talked with the President of Iran and Iran did absolutely NOTHING for it. It’s a propaganda coup for Iran and humiliation for the US.
Glad we gave that dang Griffin / Gryphon / Gryphin thang back .... Just collectin dust here ....
Remember when Bill and Hillary left the white house? They packed up valuable china, artwork, silverware.
The parks dept. contacted them and asked that certain items be returned to the white house.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=121856&page=1
Obama is a disgusting pig.
The Commie would give away our nuclear secrets if he could.
I am sure he will do that by the time he is out of office
What is a handshake going to cost? Will he give the Iranis South Dakota for a state dinner?
A Griffin is a guardian, symbol of supreme power. So what message does Obama want this “gift” to covey?
Well Undecided 2012... thank you much for the bulletin, but I believe I first noticed a change in the air sometime around November of 2000 ;)
A good friend directed me to FreeRepublic, where I was thrilled to find so many like minded folk, so many who were indeed noting a distinct change in the country, and it was not for the better. I lurked and listened and learned, and eventually, screwed my courage to the sticking place and began posting, lol.
So feel free to scroll back through, and you will find post after post that affirms quite clearly, that the vast majority of us know exactly how we are viewed, and what we are up against...
May God keep watch,
Tatt
Remind you again? How many times do we have to remind you that Obama is an idiot?
Remind you again? How many times do we have to remind you that Obama is an idiot?
Funny you said that, I wonder if I can train a parrot to say, “idiot” when his face is shown on TV?
This is a joke. Russia must be laughing their _ _ _ off.
Call was made/taken by a Russian or Iranian morning radio DJ - the kind that play pranks on people.
That would be ha ha funny to Putin!
Pranking DJ to Obama would be awesome!
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Let's ask Valerie Jarrett - she has an Iranian background.
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