Posted on 01/16/2016 6:54:16 AM PST by kristinn
Iran has freed four prisoners from the United States, including Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, Iran's semi-official FARS news agency reported Saturday, quoting Tehran's prosecutor.
According to FARS, it has freed Rezaian, Marine veteran Amir Hekmati and Christian pastor Saeed Abedini, who had been held on various charges. The news agency did not name the fourth person released.
The release is part of a prisoner swap deal in which the United States reportedly freed six Iranian-Americans held on charges related to sanctions against Iran, FARS said.
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These bastards. It was all staged. All staged. Plus the other 5 from Gitmo. What the hell is going on? Can’t the Congress stop this?
Once DT said hold the check until they are freed. Unlike his repetitive style he shut up and never repeated it. Wonder if he got a call and was told to shut up He certainly kept the bluster/pressure up on Kerry for not negotiating their release first.
Just happy they ( all four?) are coming home.
Before anyone blames Obie too much just remember that the GoPe voted away their rights to review the deal.
And four nukes, four Minuteman Missles, and the code to the nuclear football. Which Khamenei has cross-his heart and hope to die sworn on a stack of Korans pinky promised Obama he will hold so Obama can kick it.
Whom ever they got off the navy boats they “captured” a few days ago.
The mullahs have concluded that the next U.S. President will be a Republican.
Ronald Reagan was inaugurated on January 20th, 1981. The next day the mullahs put all the Embassy hostages on a plane home.
Mullahs are muzzies but they’re not stupid.
Any updates on the crash in Hawaii?
Hussein and Valerie think this justifies their help to Iran in working to destroy Israel.
They are wrong.
My first thought was why didn`t they just demand that all foreign held hostages released by Iran or deals off, none of this swapping stuff
You dont have to be Trump to know that this should have could have been done.
Regardless was happy that the Christian Minister was one of them, but they should have demanded long ago that ALL be released, and no swapping.
You bet. Like back in the Carter days. They’re sh-ting their duds.
Obama/Kerry and the Iranians just saved this for the last day
>>>Mullahs are muzzies but they’re not stupid.
Mullah’s prove islam is political!
“Just happy they ( all four?) are coming home.”
I agree.
Are you referring to the Corker bill?
True, but mullahmatic Islam has its nutty side, like these turbanistas who can fool Kerry any day of the week are the same ones waiting at a hole in the ground for their 12th imam to emerge like a hibernating groundhog after 1,000 years.
Or do they? Imadamnnutjob saw to the building of a huge mosque at the hole site & a four lane highway to get there. Lotsa nutty Shitites who believe that Twelver cr@p are paying big dinars to worship there.
Even a mullah knows that a buck’s a buck.
So. Obama went into federal prison and yanked out 6 convicted felons and gave them to Iran? The only way he could legally get them out would be by presidential pardon. Is this what he did>?
We get 4. They get 7 plus a handful of other charges dropped.
Iran frees 4 US prisoners, including Washington Post reporter, gets 7 Iranians back
In return, the U.S. will either pardon or drop charges against seven Iranians - six of whom are dual citizens - accused or convicted of violating U.S. sanctions. The U.S. will also drop Interpol “red notices” - essentially arrest warrants - on a handful of Iranian fugitives it has sought.
http://nypost.com/2016/01/16/iran-releases-4-american-prisoners-including-washington-post-reporter/
We get 4 innocent people, Iran gets terrorists and spies. What a deal. Brought to you by the Bergdhal school of negotiation.
It’s so awesome to see Pastor Saeed coming home many of us who have been following this ordeal, have been praying non-stop for his release and return home we truly have awesome amazing God!
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