Posted on 01/17/2016 1:16:36 PM PST by TBBT
Al-Aribiya is reporting that three Americans have been kidnapped by militia in Baghdad.
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Via The Independent:
According to Arab news channel Al-Arabiya, well-informed sources in Baghdad have confirmed that the kidnapping took place, although the story is yet to be verified.
The identities of the kidnapped Americans or the militias have not yet been confirmed.
It seems that Iran has revalidated a long-standing business model used in that part of the world for a few thousand years: kidnap for ransom.
It seems much more than a coincidence that after the United States gave up seven prisoners doing time for supplying Iran with prohibited items, along with foregoing prosecution on fourteen additional criminals in exchange for four Americans (leaving two still in Iranian custody) and agreeing to pay Iran $1.7 billion:
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Agreed.
Her too? Christ they are everywhere! Seal the border!
Yah, I think I can go with that. Tell the Iranians that
they might as well turn these new hostages into new
Iranian citizens for all we care.
In fact, if Isis can coerce American youth into going to
the Mideast to become Jihad cannon fodder then Iran should
be able to induce some dumbass Americans into being
rent-a-hostages for the revolution. The US will bite
on it sooner or later.
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Trump predicted this would happen this morning...
“Donald J. Trump â@realDonaldTrump 9h9 hours ago
In Iran deal we get 4 prisoners. They get $150 billion, 7 most wanted and many off watch list. This will create great incentive for others!”
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/688720409865383936
Watch happens tonight and tomorrow in world markets as Iran unleashes their oil supply.
They’d kill themselves then...
Ted Cruz was SPOT-ON in recognizing this as a danger. American presidents since Thomas Jefferson have known that nothing is gained by ransoming hostages from Muslims except to motivate more kidnappings. The idiots Obama and Kerry are exceptions to this wisdom.
https://amp.twimg.com/v/9a5030f1-8b0b-4f7c-8017-ecf83f227175
So right you are.
I should have read more than the first three words of the headline.
No prob.
It's amazing how quickly they buckle when you turn the tables on them.
This was planned from the get go to facilitate the “exchange” of prisoners to Iran.
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