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Foley's mother 'appalled' by U.S. government
WMUR/CNN ^ | By Greg Botelho

Posted on 09/11/2014 3:45:53 PM PDT by nhwingut

The mother of James Foley -- an American journalist beheaded by ISIS militants -- said she is "embarrassed and appalled" by how the U.S. government dealt with her son's case, telling CNN that officials even suggested family members could be charged if they raised ransom to free him. "I think our efforts to get Jim freed were an annoyance" to the U.S. government, Diane Foley told CNN's Anderson Cooper, during part of an interview that will air on CNN at 8 p.m. ET. "It didn't seem to be in (U.S.) strategic interest, if you will."

Officials told Foley family members "not go to the media," and that the "government would not exchange prisoners," or carry out "military action" to try to rescue her son, according to Diane Foley.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: isis; jamesfoley; obama; prisonerexchange
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1 posted on 09/11/2014 3:45:53 PM PDT by nhwingut
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To: nhwingut

Obama gleefully allowed him to die, because Obama is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Having looked at the available evidence, this is the only conclusion one can come to.

The president is a vile pustule.


2 posted on 09/11/2014 3:47:59 PM PDT by Viennacon (ILLEGALS ARE VIRAL WEAPONS!!)
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To: nhwingut
and that the "government would not exchange prisoners,"

The government lied. Sorry, Mrs Foley.

3 posted on 09/11/2014 3:48:28 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: nhwingut

The “government would not exchage prisoners”, unless it’s a worthless POS Traitor that went AWOL in Afghanistan.

CC


4 posted on 09/11/2014 3:51:28 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: nhwingut

Guess family learned lesson the hard way, don’t vote for Obama because he could give SH!T if your son is held hostage by Muslim fanatics.


5 posted on 09/11/2014 3:53:21 PM PDT by wetgundog (ua)
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To: Celtic Conservative

The further we get into this administration the more I think I am losing my mind.

Madness.

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6 posted on 09/11/2014 3:54:04 PM PDT by Mears
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To: skeeter

Good! I was tired of my old paper targets. I think I’ll print up some of these.


7 posted on 09/11/2014 3:54:53 PM PDT by x1stcav (Leftism is like rust. It corrodes twenty-four hous a day.)
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To: Mears

I hear you man, I hear you.

CC


8 posted on 09/11/2014 4:04:33 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: nhwingut

We can only Wonder as to who The Foley Family supported for POTUS?If I were a”Betting Man”.....??I sure hate to quote his pastor(Jeremiah Wright)on September 11!Do I Have To??????????


9 posted on 09/11/2014 4:06:15 PM PDT by bandleader
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To: skeeter

And the liar Susan Rice makes much of their valiant effort to rescue Foley - without saying that Foley and his captors were already gone from there when the “help” arrived BECAUSE OBAMA DELAYED UNTIL ISIS AND THE CAPTIVE FOLEY COULD GET OUT OF THE PLACE WE HAD KNOWN THEY WERE. Obama made sure that our military’s “valiant efforts” would ONLY be “optics”.

This whole lawless regime under the Foreign Enemy Combatant in Chief is putrid. There are few people who are more despicable than the communist-Islamist puppet in our White House and the people who prop him up in order to destroy this country.


10 posted on 09/11/2014 4:08:17 PM PDT by butterdezillion (Note to self : put this between arrow keys: img src=""/)
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for an administration that could hug and lie directly to the faces of the parents of the Benghazi 4 this latest treatment is perfectly natural.

“We want you to know that we are going to get the YouTube video maker who is responsible for this”

they get a grade of 100% for onsistency.


11 posted on 09/11/2014 4:09:48 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: skeeter

Good one there skeeter. I added Keyword: prisonerexchange

...so it will bring up this thread


12 posted on 09/11/2014 4:10:18 PM PDT by deks (Sent from my BlackBerry Passport)
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To: Mears

Chuck Heston put it best...

13 posted on 09/11/2014 4:12:57 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Mears

I doubt it will provide you any comfort, but you’re certainly not alone.


14 posted on 09/11/2014 4:20:23 PM PDT by Gator113 ( Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and Mike Lee speak for me, most everyone else is just noise.)
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To: nhwingut

if possible, I could go along with an attempt to free the hostage, but I think that offering a ransom just magnifies the potential for future hostages to be taken.


15 posted on 09/11/2014 4:23:47 PM PDT by terycarl
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Officials told Foley family members "not go to the media," ...

Will the New York Times and Washington Post notice?

16 posted on 09/11/2014 4:29:57 PM PDT by GOPJ ("If America was a house, the Left would root for the termites." - Greg Gutfeld)
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To: Viennacon
Saw this staring me at the grocery store today 5 check out isle front and center


17 posted on 09/11/2014 4:31:23 PM PDT by al baby (Hi MomÂ…)
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To: skeeter

Deserters are more important to Obama... A LOT more important...


18 posted on 09/11/2014 4:31:24 PM PDT by GOPJ ("If America was a house, the Left would root for the termites." - Greg Gutfeld)
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19 posted on 09/11/2014 6:20:36 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: nhwingut
officials even suggested family members could be charged if they raised ransom to free him

Funding terrorism is illegal - who knew?

20 posted on 09/11/2014 6:23:26 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Wikipedia is wrong. who knew?)
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