Quote:Yeah, the Iran-Contra scandal was after the Iranian Revolution, and worse than this. This was a settlement over a suit going back to the days of the shah, and separate from the treaty negotiations, though the timing makes that claim suspect.

 

There is a couple of problems with that.

 

1.  This (what you are referring to I think) happened way before Iran was added to the list of State Sponsored Terrorism.  That was a different regime and a different government.  The "failed deal" happened before the fall of the Shah and prior to the country being added to the list.  So why are we paying for that to a government that is responsible for the fall of the leader that we made the deal with in the first place?

 

2.  You have to be honest with yourself if you think that it just "happened" to take place on the SAME DAY that Iran was releasing American prisoners hostages.  Our government delivering foreign currency physically via an unmarked cargo plane and refusing to answer how payments are made to a congressional query doesn't smell?  Do you really think that it's that difficult to wire money to anyone in Iran?  Do you really think that it's that difficult for someone in Iran to receive a wire transfer?

 

The "excuses" being thrown out by our current regime don't add up.

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