Posted on 05/24/2019 1:20:55 AM PDT by blueplum
...Although he avoided being a potential victim of the attack by just days, Pence has never forgotten it.
Today, he is introducing legislation to help American terror victims and their families satisfy financial judgments against Iran in connection to the Beirut bombing.
In the 36 years since the attack, families of the U.S. victims have won several court judgments authorizing the seizure of Iranian funds as restitution for the attack. Currently, these families seek to enforce these judgments against Clearstream S.A., a financial institution that launders money for the Iranian regime.
According to Pence’s office, the bill amends the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to allow the families of the Marine Barracks bombing victims to execute on $1.68 billion in Iranian funds currently held by Clear stream, a Luxembourg-based firm....
(Excerpt) Read more at eaglecountryonline.com ...
Gee
Do suppose collection could have been automatic had O’Bungler NOT sent pallets full of unmarked 10s, 20s Euros and (probably) loonies twonies, marks and pesos off to Iran in the middle of the night
For NO good reason
I do not think VP Mike Pence is a military veteran. Not USMC, USA or USN.
(I am a USMC vet.)
Sorry, wrong Pence. Greg, not Mike.
There is Mike Pence, the VP, and there is Greg Pence, the Congresscritter and Mike’s brother
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