Pastor Saeed Abedini is imprisoned in Iran for working with underground churches and his effort to build an orphanage
Posted on 05/01/2015 7:22:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Barack Obama's administration has warned that it will veto a proposed amendment that would require the release of Pastor Saeed Abedini and three other American citizens held prisoners in Iran before any final nuclear deal agreement is reached. The American Center for Law and Justice, which represents Abedini's family, called the admittance "despicable" and "outrageous."
"That is simply unbelievable. Refusing to discuss the Americans being held hostage by Iran at the bargaining table and rejecting any congressional attempt to make any deal with Iran contingent on the release of the Americans is unacceptable. It's quite frankly appalling," the law group wrote in an update on Thursday.
"This is despicable. This is outrageous. And it is an insult to the captive Americans and their families," it added.
The response is aimed at comments made by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest to an ABC News reporter asking about the Corker Bill and amendments being debated by the U.S. Senate that would require Iran to release the imprisoned Americans before any sanctions are lifted.
"The President would certainly veto any amendment or any bill with an amendment that undermined the unanimous compromise that was reached in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee or that interfered with the ongoing negotiations," Earnest said.
"Certainly a provision, an amendment, that made this nuclear deal contingent on Iran's release of those three American citizens would fall, I think frankly, into both categories."
The U.S., Iran, and several other Western nations reached a historic deal at the beginning of April, which is yet to be finalized, but promises to lift international sanctions on Iran in exchange for restricting its nuclear program.
The ACLJ has seen the negotiations as a vital opportunity for Obama to press Iran for the release of the Americans.
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Yeah, Obama is all about loving your nieghbor until he actually has to do it. Some “Christian”.
This is indeed a historic development on a number of fronts
Baraq Obama....bucks the ACLU?
will Obie address this in a press conference?
will anyone dare ask him the BIG QUESTIONS??
The Republicans need to push the amendment. Take note of who votes against it in congress, and dare Obama to veto it. Everyone needs to go on record.
Who EVER thought Obama cared about actual Americans? He only loves those who hate us.
Agreed. It is long past time to shut down this criminal administration and every elected official who supports its illegal actions.
Oh, what a compassionate liberal Obama is. A typical liberal who preaches about high horses, compassion, and tolerance and yet has none.
Remove the mask of a liberal and you reveal their fangs.
Obama only “loves thy neighbor” when they are black or muslim or both. I am not surprised he didn’t keep his promise to Pastor Abedini’s wife and family.
Unless you are a communist and/or an Islamist, how can you sleep at night knowing you voted for this POS who is taking our country down?????
1. (biblical) Christianity
2. (original intent of the) Constitution
3. (free market) Capitalism
ho hum, just our daily ration of evil from the White House.
But he bent over backwards to release 5 terrorists from Gitmo in exchange for a deserter and enemy sympathizer.
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