How Iran spent its $400M ‘ransom’ windfall

[mystery-ak]

How Iran spent its $400M ‘ransom’ windfall

By Post Editorial Board

August 4, 2016 | 8:38pm

Now that we know President Obama paid Iran $1.7 billion — $400 million in cold hard cash loaded on a secret flight — to ransom four American captives, comes an obvious question: What did Tehran do with all that money?

To hear Team Obama tell it, Iran’s windfall went for strictly benign purposes.

Just last week, CIA Director John Brennan claimed the money Iran is getting under Obama’s nuclear deal “is being used to support its currency” and “build up its infrastructure.”

We doubt that’s true of all the hundred-billion-plus in sanctions relief — and we know it’s not true of the ransom payout.

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[guitar4jesus]

Weekend shopping spree at Terrorists-R-Us?

[Fishrrman]

Wonder how many North Korean nukes $400 million might buy...?

[HonestJohn]

Now that we know President Obama paid Iran $1.7 billion — $400 million in cold hard cash loaded on a secret flight — to ransom four American captives, comes an obvious question: What did Tehran do with all that money?

False premise.  This was part of the Iran deal negotiated last year.  Claiming that it wasn't just makes one look foolish... and weakens the case against that deal.