Thursday, December 31, 2009

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Did The Obama Administration Violate An Executive Order By Releasing Qais Qazali?
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Curmudgeonly & Skeptical

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.

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)
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.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wondered how he was doing after that accident the other day...

Anonymous said...

One more item on the bill of impeachment.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick

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