Posted on 08/04/2016 4:48:39 PM PDT by plain talk
President Barack Obama said Thursday that $400 million in cash airlifted to Iran in January didn’t represent a ransom payment to secure the freedom of four detained Americans released the same day, and wasn’t a secret.
"We were completely open with everybody about it, and it’s interesting to me that this suddenly became a story again," Obama said during a news conference at the Pentagon after meeting with his national security advisers. "We do not pay ransom for hostages."
The payment is the settlement of a decades-old dispute over returning Iranian funds from a weapons purchase placed by the government of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi before he was ousted. And the delivery of the payment in foreign currency, officials say, was logical because U.S. sanctions prohibit deals with Iran using dollars and the U.S. has no banking relationship with the country.
"The only bit of news that is relevant on this is the fact that we paid cash," Obama said. Restrictions on U.S. banking relationships with Iran mean "we could not send them a check, and we could not wire them the money."
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Throw another lie on the pile, Obama.
How would she know? She’s as “unsophisticated” and clueless as hell. I imagine Barry didn’t tell her much since she was using her own private server located next to her toilet.
Did Paul Ryan give him a blank check?
It was a down payment for a mud hut, three goats, and a small patch of opium poppies.
Geeez. Nevermind. I’ve already connected Clintoon to Obonzo. Same thing.
Well, that’s good enough for me! I mean: he wouldn’t lie, would he?
If you like your $400 million,you can keep your $400 million.
He’s getting rightfully ripped on the Cspan video on Facebook . No #CrookedMedia filter .
yeah, right.....give them a check, let them figure out how to cash it.
It does not matter what he says. If the money is in the same deal, it is payment for services rendered.
Pallets of money in an unmarked plane , sounds like Ransom
arrogant little bastard bankrupting America, why cant we bring this man to jail?
And yet, one of the hostages said they weren’t allowed to leave until ‘the other plane’ landed. They were held for a couple of hours before the ‘other plane’ arrived. IS THERE ANY TRUTH IN THIS ADMIN? ANY??
A ransom by any other name still stinks.
If you like your ______, you can keep your ______.
Why cash? Why not just make a wire transfer?
I’m guessing it’s because the cash can be used to pay for terrorist activities without being traced.
Yeah, and Hitler was an honest guy too.....
Because Ryan and McConnell are gutless!
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