"OBAMA RIPS INTO AMERICANS: Lazy, And When They Hit Hard Times, They Turn to Racism" - Justin Holcomb Justin Holcomb |Posted: Sep 08, 2016; http://townhall.com/tipsheet/justinholcomb/2016/09/08/obama-rips-into-americas-when-they-hit-hard-times-they-turn-to-racism-n2215626 [AS I SEE IT: So our President goes to another country to denigrate Americans. Wait, he is OUR President, right?; sheesh! Does he even like us? Isn't HE also an American? - Stan]
Barack Obama, the intellectual expert on American culture and history, said to a group of young Asian students in Laos on Wednesday that when Americans hit tough economic times, they usually turn to racism for relief and that they are also lazy when it comes to learning about other cultures. “That especially becomes a problem when the economy is not doing well, and so people feel stressed,” he said. “Typically, when people feel stressed, they turn on others who don’t look like them.”
He blamed Americans for the weak economy and said that they need to stop blaming China.
“When suddenly things are harder, people start saying, ‘Ah, you know what, this is the fault of the Chinese,’ or ‘This is the fault of Jews,’ or ‘This is the fault of the Houthi,’ or whatever,” Obama said.
He even called Americans lazy and people who destroy environments. “Usually when you see the environment destroyed, it’s not because it’s necessary for development,” he said. “It’s usually because we’re being lazy and we’re not being as creative as we could be about how to do it in a smarter, more sustainable way.”
He then said that Americans were isolated and to lazy to learn more about the world. “The United States is and can be a great force for good in the world. But because we’re such a big country, we haven’t always had to know about other parts of the world,” he said. “If you’re in the United States, sometimes you can feel lazy and think we’re so big we don’t have to really know anything about other people.”
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WAIT–WE PAID IRAN $1.7 BILLION To Release Four Detained Americans, Not $400 Million?- Matt Vespa | Sep 06, 2016;
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/09/06/oh-so-we-gave-iran-a-17-billion-nonransom-leverage-payment-n2214764
So, it turns out that we paid Iran four times the amount originally reported to secure the release of four detained Americans. We all know that $400 million was given to the Iranians received only after our citizens were “wheels up” on their way out of the country. Now, John Solomon at Circa News reported today that we forked over $1.7 billion, according to a congressional source who was present at a briefing on the payment today. The $1.7 billion stems from a settlement concerning an old arms deal that was held in legal limbo after the Shah was overthrown in 1979. The $400 million figure was originally reported as part of that settlement.
This source, like many at the briefing, was expecting to hear more details about our $400 million "non-ransom," leverage payment to the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism. They weren’t expecting a disclosure that the figure was actually much higher. The $1.7 billion, which was appropriated by Congress, was delivered to Iran in three payments to Swiss banks on January 17, 19, and 22nd... While the total mount the U.S. might eventually pay was generally known, the fact that all of it was paid around the release of the hostages and in cash moved through Swiss banks surprised congressional staff, the source said.
The release of Americans, which included The Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian who was being held on bogus espionage charges, occurred on January 16-17 of this year. When news of the $400 million (now $1.7 billion) hit the wires, the Obama White House tried to shrug it off, saying that this payment had already been announced, and that the United States doesn’t pay ransom for hostages. That narrative lasted all of two weeks before more information was released on the exchange.
The State Department added that it was a coincidence, not a ransom. Then, the coincidence, non-ransom became a leverage payment. Finally, State admitted that the money was handed only after the release of our citizens, which is the textbook definition of ransom. Prior to the exchange, the Department of Justice warned State that Iran would view this transfer as a ransom payment, which they have.
Now, with the revelations that we paid Iran $1.7 billion, and not the $400 million as originally reported, no wonder why the Obama administration initially blocked congressional inquires into our...ransom payment.
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Barack Obama, the intellectual expert on American culture and history, said to a group of young Asian students in Laos on Wednesday that when Americans hit tough economic times, they usually turn to racism for relief and that they are also lazy when it comes to learning about other cultures. “That especially becomes a problem when the economy is not doing well, and so people feel stressed,” he said. “Typically, when people feel stressed, they turn on others who don’t look like them.”
He blamed Americans for the weak economy and said that they need to stop blaming China.
“When suddenly things are harder, people start saying, ‘Ah, you know what, this is the fault of the Chinese,’ or ‘This is the fault of Jews,’ or ‘This is the fault of the Houthi,’ or whatever,” Obama said.
He even called Americans lazy and people who destroy environments. “Usually when you see the environment destroyed, it’s not because it’s necessary for development,” he said. “It’s usually because we’re being lazy and we’re not being as creative as we could be about how to do it in a smarter, more sustainable way.”
He then said that Americans were isolated and to lazy to learn more about the world. “The United States is and can be a great force for good in the world. But because we’re such a big country, we haven’t always had to know about other parts of the world,” he said. “If you’re in the United States, sometimes you can feel lazy and think we’re so big we don’t have to really know anything about other people.”
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WAIT–WE PAID IRAN $1.7 BILLION To Release Four Detained Americans, Not $400 Million?- Matt Vespa | Sep 06, 2016;
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/09/06/oh-so-we-gave-iran-a-17-billion-nonransom-leverage-payment-n2214764
So, it turns out that we paid Iran four times the amount originally reported to secure the release of four detained Americans. We all know that $400 million was given to the Iranians received only after our citizens were “wheels up” on their way out of the country. Now, John Solomon at Circa News reported today that we forked over $1.7 billion, according to a congressional source who was present at a briefing on the payment today. The $1.7 billion stems from a settlement concerning an old arms deal that was held in legal limbo after the Shah was overthrown in 1979. The $400 million figure was originally reported as part of that settlement.
This source, like many at the briefing, was expecting to hear more details about our $400 million "non-ransom," leverage payment to the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism. They weren’t expecting a disclosure that the figure was actually much higher. The $1.7 billion, which was appropriated by Congress, was delivered to Iran in three payments to Swiss banks on January 17, 19, and 22nd... While the total mount the U.S. might eventually pay was generally known, the fact that all of it was paid around the release of the hostages and in cash moved through Swiss banks surprised congressional staff, the source said.
The release of Americans, which included The Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian who was being held on bogus espionage charges, occurred on January 16-17 of this year. When news of the $400 million (now $1.7 billion) hit the wires, the Obama White House tried to shrug it off, saying that this payment had already been announced, and that the United States doesn’t pay ransom for hostages. That narrative lasted all of two weeks before more information was released on the exchange.
The State Department added that it was a coincidence, not a ransom. Then, the coincidence, non-ransom became a leverage payment. Finally, State admitted that the money was handed only after the release of our citizens, which is the textbook definition of ransom. Prior to the exchange, the Department of Justice warned State that Iran would view this transfer as a ransom payment, which they have.
Now, with the revelations that we paid Iran $1.7 billion, and not the $400 million as originally reported, no wonder why the Obama administration initially blocked congressional inquires into our...ransom payment.
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