DC Tom Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Obama administration acknowledges its transfer of $1.7 billion to Iran earlier this year was made entirely in cash.http://abcn.ws/2bWdXza Marked bills. For tracking terrorist funding. Who'm I kidding? They're not that smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Marked bills. For tracking terrorist funding. Who'm I kidding? They're not that smart. No............they are not. State Dept. official can't guarantee $1.7 billion CASH payment to Iran won't go to terrorism.http://wapo.st/2c1WHs5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 No............they are not. State Dept. official can't guarantee $1.7 billion CASH payment to Iran won't go to terrorism.http://wapo.st/2c1WHs5 You know, I don't begrudge Iran the money, either. It's theirs, by previous arrangement. They're entitled to it. But the administration's unholy stupidity of turning it over as a ransom payment, in small, unmarked, nonsequential bills, that they believe will never, ever be used for nefarious purposes, is absolutely mind-boggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Marked bills. For tracking terrorist funding. Who'm I kidding? They're not that smart. I always said chip the guys in Guantanamo and let them loose. It worked in Red Dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The State Department admitted to Fox's James Rosen yesterday that the Iranian deal and the US's subsequent actions might be emboldening the Iranians to become more hostile. Gee, ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Attorney General Loretta Lynch 'Pleads Fifth' on Secret Iran 'Ransom' Payments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Attorney General Loretta Lynch 'Pleads Fifth' on Secret Iran 'Ransom' Payments... The true stupidity of that is "pleading the fifth" instead of the White House exercising executive privilege and telling her not to testify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 And what exactly was President Nixon being threatened with impeachment from office about, again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 And what exactly was President Nixon being threatened with impeachment from office about, again? Impeding the investigation of a crime, basically. Not only is that significantly different than withholding executive records relevant to the formation of foreign policy, there's also ample precedent since Nixon of the White House successfully contesting Congressional subpoenas using claims of executive privilege - Bush used it to block subpoenas of Rove and Cheney concerning federal prosecutor firings, the Valerie Plame bull ****, and energy policy, for example. Don't be surprised, when you bend the rules, that the other guy eventually uses your precedent against you. Goes for executive privilege, the filibuster "nuclear option," and will apply to the next Republican president rewriting legislation during press conferences to the detriment of Democrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Don't be surprised, when you bend the rules, that the other guy eventually uses your precedent against you. Goes for executive privilege, the filibuster "nuclear option," and will apply to the next Republican president rewriting legislation during press conferences to the detriment of Democrats. Assuming of course that the Republicans ever win another presidential election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) Impeding the investigation of a crime, basically. Not only is that significantly different than withholding executive records relevant to the formation of foreign policy, there's also ample precedent since Nixon of the White House successfully contesting Congressional subpoenas using claims of executive privilege - Bush used it to block subpoenas of Rove and Cheney concerning federal prosecutor firings, the Valerie Plame bull ****, and energy policy, for example. Don't be surprised, when you bend the rules, that the other guy eventually uses your precedent against you. Goes for executive privilege, the filibuster "nuclear option," and will apply to the next Republican president rewriting legislation during press conferences to the detriment of Democrats. Well, if destroying documents, hard drives, cell phones when those are under subpoena by Congress isn't impeding an ongoing investigation of criminal behavior, then holy Valerie Plame! It probably started with Madison. Little !@#$er wanted an imperial Presidency, and pushed us into war with Great Britain to kick them off the continent. Edited October 29, 2016 by Nanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Out: Pallets of cash — In: Pallets of uranium? Just when you thought the Iran Deal couldn’t get worse… AP Exclusive: Diplomats: Iran to get natural uranium batch VIENNA (AP) — Iran is to receive a huge shipment of natural uranium from Russia to compensate it for exporting tons of reactor coolant, diplomats say, in a move approved by the outgoing U.S. administration and other governments seeking to keep Tehran committed to a landmark nuclear pact. Two senior diplomats said the transfer recently agreed by the U.S. and five other world powers that negotiated the nuclear deal with Iran foresees delivery of 116 metric tons (nearly 130 tons) of natural uranium. U.N. Security Council approval is needed but a formality, considering five of those powers are permanent Security Council members, they said. https://apnews.com/db5a8d6cad764c208322939ed84a0d49 ROGER SIMON: Iran Shows Obama, Not Trump, Putin’s Biggest Lackey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Out: Pallets of cash — In: Pallets of uranium? Just when you thought the Iran Deal couldn’t get worse… AP Exclusive: Diplomats: Iran to get natural uranium batch VIENNA (AP) — Iran is to receive a huge shipment of natural uranium from Russia to compensate it for exporting tons of reactor coolant, diplomats say, in a move approved by the outgoing U.S. administration and other governments seeking to keep Tehran committed to a landmark nuclear pact. Two senior diplomats said the transfer recently agreed by the U.S. and five other world powers that negotiated the nuclear deal with Iran foresees delivery of 116 metric tons (nearly 130 tons) of natural uranium. U.N. Security Council approval is needed but a formality, considering five of those powers are permanent Security Council members, they said. https://apnews.com/db5a8d6cad764c208322939ed84a0d49 ROGER SIMON: Iran Shows Obama, Not Trump, Putin’s Biggest Lackey. So? Can't make a bomb out of "natural" uranium. You have to enrich it. Which is the point - Iran's trading their current stock of enriched uranium (and heavy water - to prevent plutonium production) for unenriched uranium. Which they then have to enrich to use in a reactor, of course...but this time, under the current inspection program. That the current inspection program is of questionable practicality is a completely different issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 While we argue about inanimate objects................... MORE EVIDENCE IRAN HAS VIOLATED THE NUKE DEAL IT MADE WITH OBAMA: This Forbes essay claims Tehran has: …exceeded its heavy water production cap, necessary for a plutonium nuclear bomb,…(is) testing more advanced centrifuges…illicitly procuring highly sensitive nuclear and ballistic missile technology in Germany, according to Berlin’s intelligence services…surpassing its uranium enrichment cap, another key non-compliance factor… Obama’s Iran deal is a very very bad deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 While we argue about inanimate objects................... MORE EVIDENCE IRAN HAS VIOLATED THE NUKE DEAL IT MADE WITH OBAMA: This Forbes essay claims Tehran has: …exceeded its heavy water production cap, necessary for a plutonium nuclear bomb,…(is) testing more advanced centrifuges…illicitly procuring highly sensitive nuclear and ballistic missile technology in Germany, according to Berlin’s intelligence services…surpassing its uranium enrichment cap, another key non-compliance factor… Obama’s Iran deal is a very very bad deal. Was working when Obama left office, so...Trump's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 So? Can't make a bomb out of "natural" uranium. You have to enrich it. Which is the point - Iran's trading their current stock of enriched uranium (and heavy water - to prevent plutonium production) for unenriched uranium. Which they then have to enrich to use in a reactor, of course...but this time, under the current inspection program. That the current inspection program is of questionable practicality is a completely different issue. Is plutonium now considered a dwarf element in your humble opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinreaper Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Is plutonium now considered a dwarf element in your humble opinion? That would be Happy, or maybe Grumpy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 The bad news: Iran is testing ballistic missiles; The good news: They’re not violating the Iran deal New talking point: Trump opposes Iran nuclear deal because Barack Obama is black is there nothing sensible in the lib/dem playbook ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Why indeed. Please help us out libs and tell us why telling Iran and the world this is a good idea? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Trump Abandons Iran Nuclear Deal He Long Scorned May 8, 2018 — WASHINGTON — President Trump declared on Tuesday that he was withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, unraveling the signature foreign policy achievement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_withdrawal_from_the_Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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