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Senators question U.S. role in hostage deal
Washington Times ^ | 7/3/09 | Sara A. Carter and Eli Lake

Posted on 07/03/2009 8:33:25 AM PDT by Nachum

Two senior Republican senators sent a letter to President Obama on Wednesday expressing concern over reports that the administration negotiated "directly or indirectly" with terrorists for the release of British hostages in Iraq.

In a letter made available to The Washington Times, Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Jon Kyl of Arizona said that the U.S. release last month of Laith al-Khazali, a member of a militant Shi'ite group called Asaib al-Haq, may have been part of a deal to gain freedom for three British hostages held since 2007. On June 21, the group sent the bodies of two British hostages to the British Embassy in Baghdad. The other three are still being held

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: question; role; senators; us

1 posted on 07/03/2009 8:33:25 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: SumProVita; HardStarboard; BradyLS; Ernest_at_the_Beach; dervish; Twotone; Free ThinkerNY; ...

The list, ping


2 posted on 07/03/2009 8:34:01 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

The letter sent by Mr. Kyl and Mr. Sessions said a deal to free the hostages had been “reported by numerous outlets in the United States and Europe. If these reports are accurate, they confirm that your [Obama] administration released a major terrorist detainee in connection with hostage negotiations with a terrorist group.”

HOLY COW...are you kidding me? These miserable pukes are just f-ing everything up. What a bunch of pansie azz a-holes.


3 posted on 07/03/2009 9:12:54 AM PDT by oust the louse (This Country now has a smelly BO problem.....)
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To: Nachum

Not good. Not good.


4 posted on 07/03/2009 9:39:06 AM PDT by NorwegianViking (Organizing for America)
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