Posted on 05/16/2016 11:17:48 AM PDT by ColdOne
“I’ve had a full classified briefing” from military officials, Forbes told the Free Beacon. “It could be as long as a year before we actually get that released.”
Details of the abduction are likely to start an uproar in the nation and call into question the Obama administration’s handling of the incident, which many experts say violated international and maritime law.
“I think that when the details actually come out, most Americans are going to be kind of taken aback by the entire incident, both how Iran handled it and how we handled it,” Forbes disclosed. “I think that’s going to be huge cause for concern for most Americans. That’s why I’ve encouraged members of Congress to get that briefing so they do know exactly what did take place.”
Forbes suggested that Iran’s treatment of the U.S. sailors—which included filming them crying and forcing them to apologize at gunpoint—may have been much worse than what has been publicly reported.
“I think clearly there were violations of international and maritime law that took place here,” Forbes said. “We [the United States] did almost nothing in response, in fact, to have Secretary [of State John] Kerry actually thank them for releasing our sailors after they way they captured them, I think was s slap in the sailors’ face.
(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...
I bet we also paid a ransom for the sailors.
Nothing this regime does shocks. It’s all horrible.
We always get these awful hints but never learn the truth. I’ll believe we’ll get the details when hell freezes over.
Someone who knows better than I carrier operations and ROE's for ships like that - please advise me: how does a potentially hostile/Iranian vessel get within 1500 yards of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the first place? Is that common?
Classifying information of this nature has nothing to do with national security and is an abuse of the laws that permit certain information to be withheld from the public.
The reason that information like, this or like the missing pages of the 9-11 report, is classified is to prevent American citizens from knowing the truth.
The end purpose is to protect politicians from being held accountable for their traitorous, and/or stupid actions and policies.
What?
For now, just let your imaginations run wild.
How about this instead: Congress, hold open hearings on this. Like right now.
bmp
To me, if any person says they will sit out this election rather than vote for Trump, they betray our men and women in uniform. They don’t deserve another treasonous democrat cutting them off and belittling the honor they serve!
‘We always get these awful hints but never learn the truth. I’ll believe we’ll get the details when hell freezes over.”
Certainly there will be no truth under a Clinton administration or as a result of a GOP Congress investigation. No mainstream GOP president will tell the truth either.
While I was troubled by Edward Snowden’s leaks from a national security perspective, I am becoming more and more convinced without such leaks, the government of the US will continue to operate in an unconstitutional and immoral fashion, whichever party is in power. The only thing these people fear is exposure of their manipulations, coverups, and crimes. The republic and the people are better served if “secrets” are revealed than if the behavior of government officials is protected.
I never thought I would say this but I hope there are more Edward Snowdens willing to expose the corruption.
We probably gave them money, enriched uranium, nuke design plans and a complete list of sensitive targets in the US. Iran are the good guys... they're going to help in the massive attack on the US Obama and his pals are planning for next year after he leaves office.
Obama’s fingerprints are probably all over this debacle.
Trump has said as much.
First, no one in Congress, the EXEMPT lying GOP cares.
Second, it is Kerry’s and Val’s families in Iran
so no one in DC cares, and they released the Cole Bombers
and gave Iran nukes to boot.
Third, no one in DC cares. NO ONE. They could find
Iranian clothes with nukes on the border and the
feds would only give them maps.
FIFY.
Ping
I’m betting anal rape.
You didn’t know that?...................
Why haven’t we turned Tehran into glass yet?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.