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State Dept. Warns: Iran Seeking to Capture U.S. Citizens
The Washington Free Beacon ^ | 8/22/2016 | Adam Kredo

Posted on 08/22/2016 2:43:50 PM PDT by Beave Meister

The State Department issued a warning on Monday urging U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to Iran, which has made the detention of American a priority.

The latest travel advisory, which emphasizes Iran’s desire to capture U.S. citizens, comes on the heels of a growing scandal over the Obama administration’s decision to pay Iran $400 million in cash on the same day that it freed several U.S. hostages.

The payment has been cast by lawmakers and others as a ransom payment and prompted increasing concern among U.S. officials that Iran is making arresting Americans a priority.

The travel warning is mean to “highlight the risk of arrest and detention of U.S. citizens, particularly dual national Iranian-Americans,” according to a State Department announcement on Monday. “Foreigners, in particular dual nationals of Iran and Western countries including the United States, continue to be detained or prevented from leaving Iran.”

“U.S. citizens traveling to Iran should very carefully weigh the risks of travel and consider postponing their travel,” the warning adds. “U.S. citizens residing in Iran should closely follow media reports, monitor local conditions, and evaluate the risks of remaining in the country.”

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TOPICS: AMERICA - The Right Way!!; Chit/Chat; Military/Veterans; Travel
KEYWORDS: iran; iranhostages; iranransom; islam; kidnap; obama; ransom; religionofpeace; statedept; terrorism
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That usually happens right after you a country $400 million in ransom for one citizen.....Jackass.
1 posted on 08/22/2016 2:43:50 PM PDT by Beave Meister
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To: Beave Meister

And the reason we don’t negotiate with terrorists is.....


2 posted on 08/22/2016 2:45:09 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Beave Meister

Pity those who will be taken next. Obama has screwed them over for sure. There is a reason for the policies we had.


3 posted on 08/22/2016 2:45:11 PM PDT by tioga
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To: Beave Meister

Gee I wonder why?

And I suspect they will not be the only ones doing this.


4 posted on 08/22/2016 2:45:20 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Beave Meister

Yeah well at 400 million a pop, it’s not a bad return


5 posted on 08/22/2016 2:45:37 PM PDT by mware
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To: Beave Meister

Isn’t it nice of our government to warn us of a danger they created?


6 posted on 08/22/2016 2:46:53 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Beave Meister

Off course they have.

Barry Hussein pays 100mil apiece. That quite a bit of hummus.


7 posted on 08/22/2016 2:47:29 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: Beave Meister

Darn...there goes my vacation plans.


8 posted on 08/22/2016 2:47:34 PM PDT by choctaw man (Good ole Andrew Jackson, or You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma...)
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To: Beave Meister

Funny how folks on the left seem to not understand this, huh?

Just like with riots: the best way to ensure you suffer an endless succession of such incidents is to let them think they’ve got you cowed.


9 posted on 08/22/2016 2:48:37 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Beave Meister

It’s a profitable venture, to say the least...............


10 posted on 08/22/2016 2:48:54 PM PDT by Red Badger (Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
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To: Beave Meister

I can’t imagine traveling to Iran any time soon, if at all.


11 posted on 08/22/2016 2:49:02 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

I thought these guys were our buds, they are all moderate now. Right.


12 posted on 08/22/2016 2:49:12 PM PDT by phormer phrog phlyer
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To: choctaw man

Yea me too just made plans for a late summer getaway to Tehran.


13 posted on 08/22/2016 2:50:22 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: tioga

I’m sure you can also include the opposition party? You know, the ones who go to bat for the American people every day. The ones who run to a camera and say that”This is wrong”. Or, the ones who see our families and decency be restored. You know, the ones who put a stop to this Globalism BS!

The opposition! Can anyone say with a straight face that their Republican Congressman is telling the American people how this Administration is killing a once great Country? It’s not happening. The blame goes everywhere, not just to Dear Leader!


14 posted on 08/22/2016 2:52:53 PM PDT by luv2ndamend (Same party, different letter. When the shtf, hug a politician.)
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State Dept. Warns: Iran Seeking to Capture U.S. Citizens

Maybe this is because "Precedent" Affirmative Action man was so ignorant-stupid that he paid $400 million in Ransom.

God! What a stupid man. People, this is why you don't elect someone just because of skin Color. I understand you want to do the "Historic First" thing, but the accomplishment would have been more significant if you hadn't picked a childish simpleton.

Now history will look as the first "Black" President as an incompetent and fit throwing idiot instead of someone who could have been respected.

15 posted on 08/22/2016 2:54:07 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Beave Meister

Ah bullshirt.

They’ve been blackmailing Obama and this is all to coverup the blackmail.

Thanks Democrats.


16 posted on 08/22/2016 2:58:10 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Beave Meister

That didn’t take long. Watch as more of our true enemies follow suit. Obama’s legacy.


17 posted on 08/22/2016 3:00:28 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: Beave Meister

At $400M a pop. why not? Time is running short.


18 posted on 08/22/2016 3:00:39 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("You can't fake good kids.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

I don’t believe O is incompetent or stupid. Look at how far he has “advanced” America toward his Communist Ideal.

Through “bad” trade deals and ransom money, he and his muslim comrades are just diverting as much money as possible to Islamic countries and terrorist causes.

They know exactly what they are doing, and have been amazingly successful at it for many years. The transformation is just about complete now.


19 posted on 08/22/2016 3:00:41 PM PDT by Right-wing Librarian (God's Chosen Warriors vs. Satan's Chosen Warriors: The choice couldn't be more clear.)
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The travel warning is mean to “highlight the risk of arrest and detention of U.S. citizens, particularly dual national Iranian-Americans,” ...

There's a guy I work with over there right now, visiting his parents.

Due back Sept 1.

We'll see.

20 posted on 08/22/2016 3:00:52 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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