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One of most respected conservative thinkers and political commentators is Charles Krauthammer. Look what he has to say about Iran ransom scandal!<\/p>\n
In 2008, a young, fresh-faced African American junior senator promised the American public that if he was elected President of the United States, he would have the most \u201ctransparent administration in history.\u201d Well, he has failed miserably on that promise, and noted TV pundit Charles Krauthammer just provided another recent example.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the $400 million payment to Iran in exchange for the released prisoners, Krauthammer said: \u201cThey had to print the money here, ship it over to Switzerland, turn it into Swiss Francs and Euros, and then ship it over to Iran.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n For those of you with a legal background, does this process look familiar to you? If not, then let me fill you in with a little help from Krauthammer\u2019s further comments on the issue:<\/p>\n \u201cIf a private company had done this, this is called money laundering. The CEO would be in jail right now.\u201d \u201cOf course, the Justice Department objected,\u201d<\/strong> Krauthammer said. \u201cIt was illegal.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Something is very fishy regarding this deal, and it isn\u2019t just Krauthammer who feels this way either. Forbes details the process where the money was first electronically transferred to Europe in February, converted to Francs, and then clandestinely shipped via aircraft to Iran. Just one day after that, four Americans were released from Iranian prisons.<\/p>\n While the mullahs and military leaders in Iran are calling this money exactly what it is\u2014a ransom\u2014Obama is claiming something different: Finally, many are beginning to compare this to Iran-Contra, which almost derailed Ronald Reagan\u2019s administration. However, for an administration that has continued to devalue the American public, such as Obama\u2019s, this is just another day at the office.<\/p>\n
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\nKrauthammer was reacting to a Wall Street Journal report saying that the Justice Department objected to the State Department\u2019s decision to do this.<\/p>\n
\nHe says the $400 million payment was part of a $1.7 billion negotiated settlement from an aborted arms deal in 1979.<\/p>\n