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It appears that Obamanites did indeed violate Ronald Reagan's National
Security Decision Directive Number 207, which prohibits negotiations
with terrorist organizations regarding the release of hostages.
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Last
month, a United States official whose identity remains unknown ordered
the release of terrorist detainee, Laith al Khazali, whom the New York
Times labeled “a senior Shiite insurgent said to be backed by Iran who
was accused of playing a leading role in a group that killed five
American soldiers in Karbala[, Iraq,] in a sophisticated attack in
2007. . . .” Press reports suggest that al Khazali’s release was the
first phase of a detainee-for-hostages swap involving five British
civilian hostages who were kidnapped by Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq in 2007. In
its June 9, 2009 story on this remarkable release, the New York Times
reported that the release of al Khazali “appears to involve the release
of British hostages who are being held by the [terrorist] organization.” (Full write-up)
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Senators Jeff Sessions and Jon Kyl asked that very
question to the Obama administration in a letter sent to the president
in July.
According to a congressional staffer, the Obama administration has yet
to answer the letter. I'm investigating whether violation is a capital
offense.
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