U.S. Sent Cash to Iran as Americans Were Freed

Wall Street Journal

"Obama administration insists there was no quid pro quo, but critics charge payment amounted to ransom"

"The Obama administration secretly organized an airlift of $400 million worth of cash to Iran that coincided with the January release of four Americans detained in Tehran, according to U.S. and European officials and congressional staff briefed on the operation afterward.

"Wooden pallets stacked with euros, Swiss francs and other currencies were flown into Iran on an unmarked cargo plane, according to these officials. The U.S. procured the money from the central banks of the Netherlands and Switzerland, they said.

"The money represented the first installment of a $1.7 billion settlement the Obama administration reached with Iran to resolve a decades-old dispute over a failed arms deal signed just before the 1979 fall of Iran’s last monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi." . . .

ISIS: If Muslims Ran America The “Lucrative African Slave Trade” Would Have Continued…

Weasel Zippers

"Black Lives Matter unavailable for comment."

"If Muslims rather than Christians had been running things in countries like the U.S., the Islamic State argues in the most recent issue of its propaganda magazine Dabiq, “the lucrative African slave trade would have continued, supporting a strong economy.”

"As usual, the Islamic State supports its position with theological arguments, suggesting that Allah is pleased with slavery, as long as the slaves are infidels.

“ 'The Islamic leadership would not have bypassed Allah’s permission to sell captured pagan humans, to teach them, and to convert them, as they worked hard for their masters in building a beautiful country,” the article reads.

"Trading in black African slaves, the magazine notes, would not be done for racial reasons but religious ones.

“ 'All of this would be done, not for racism, nationalism, or political lies, but to make the word of Allah supreme. Jihad is the ultimate show of one’s love for his Creator, facing the clashing of swords and buzzing of bullets on the battlefield, seeking to slaughter His enemies – whom he hates for Allah’s hatred of them.”

Keep reading…

Benghazi Victim’s Dad Reads Out Of His Diary To Prove Hillary ‘Lied’ [VIDEO]

Daily Caller  "Charles Woods, father of slain Benghazi hero Tyrone Woods, blasted Hillary Clinton Tuesday for lying to himself and to the American people after reading out of his diary the remarks Clinton told him at his son’s casket ceremony in 2012.

"Appearing on “CNN Newsroom” host Carol Costello asked Woods to respond to Clinton’s attempt to discredit the family’s of the Benghazi victims who have criticized her for blaming a video for the deaths of their children instead of blaming the planned terrorist attack.

Below: "The father of a Benghazi victim destroys CNN's Costello's attempts to deflect for Hillary Clinton"

 (RELATED: Hillary Criticizes Benghazi Hero’s Mom: She ‘May Not Fully Recall Everything’ [VIDEO])  . . . 

"Yesterday on CNN, Patrica Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, one of the other Americans who was killed in the Benghazi terrorist attack blasted Clinton, arguing that the former secretary of state “kills people.”(RELATED: Mother Of Benghazi Victim: Hillary Clinton ‘Kills People’ [VIDEO])

"Last Sunday in an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Clinton attempted to discredit Smith, arguing that she “may not fully recall everything that was or wasn’t said.' ”

Video: Hacked emails show Hillary armed jihadists in Syria — including ISIS

Joe Newby

"While appearing on Democracy Now last week, Julian Assange said the Wikileaks DNC email collection contains information on weapons shipments to Syria — including the radical terror group ISIS.

“ 'So, those Hillary Clinton emails, they connect together with the cables that we have published of Hillary Clinton, creating a rich picture of how Hillary Clinton performs in office, but, more broadly, how the U.S. Department of State operates,” he said.

“ 'So, for example, the disastrous, absolutely disastrous intervention in Libya, the destruction of the Gaddafi government, which led to the occupation of ISIS of large segments of that country, weapons flows going over to Syria, being pushed by Hillary Clinton, into jihadists within Syria, including ISIS, that’s there in those emails. There’s more than 1,700 emails in Hillary Clinton’s collection, that we have released, just about Libya alone.' ” . . .

Light the Olympic Torch!

The Khans, the Benghazi widow Pat Smith, and the media. Hillary owns two of the three

Guess How MUCH Time Networks Gave KHAN Vs. Benghazi Widow

. . . "Have you heard that Trump had harsh words to say about the parents of Captain Humayun Khan? Of course, you have. Wall-to-wall coverage of that.

"Have you heard that Pat Smith had harsh words to say about Hillary Clinton? Maybe not." . . .

Thomas Lifson: Fifty times more TV network coverage for Khizr Khan than Pat Smith

"Media bias has entered new territory in the United States with the nomination of Donald Trump. [Something] approaching  sacred moral duty to defeat him permeates newsrooms across the country. So it is no surprise that news judgments are ridiculously skewed, to the point where comparisons with totalitarian regimes are becoming thinkable.

"Consider the media treatment of two grieving parents of fallen warriors." . . .

Hillary's cynical manipulation of Captain Khan's sacrifice  . . . "Hillary Clinton doesn't give two hoots about Cpt. Khan's combat death, nor his sacrifice.  The phony momentary tribute – followed by militant apathy – is how democrats routinely salute soldiers, Marines, and airmen killed in action." . . .

What Trump Should Have Said about Khizr Khan’s Speech  "Khizr Khan’s speech at the Democrat convention, while perhaps moving, was also shameless, in that he lent the sacrifice and heroism of his son to a highly partisan political party in the midst of a hotly contested election."

Khizr Khan has no shame  "There is no comparison between Khizr Khan and Mrs. Pat Smith.  Mrs. Smith has consistently spoken out that Hillary lied to her by blaming the Benghazi attack on a video when Hillary knew it was a terrorist attack.  Further, Hillary told her they would "get" the video maker.  Thus, Mrs. Smith has a justifiable complaint that Hillary lied about the cause and failed to provide the requested security prior to the attack, and the failure to do anything to help the Americans at Benghazi.  There is a clear connection between Sean Smith's death and Hillary's conduct." . . .

Mr. Khan's son was killed in 2004.  There is absolutely no connection between his death and Donald Trump.  Trump did not lie to Khan about how his son was killed or who was responsible. 

‘I Was Just Joking’: Media Apoplectic as Khizr Khan Attack on Donald Trump Goes Down in Flames 

. . . "But, as Breitbart News showed on Monday midday, that clearly was not the case. Khizr Khan has all sorts of financial, legal, and political connections to the Clintons through his old law firm, the mega-D.C. firm Hogan Lovells LLP. That firm did Hillary Clinton’s taxes for years, starting when Khan still worked there involved in, according to his own website, matters “firm wide”—back in 2004. It also has represented, for years, the government of Saudi Arabia in the United States. Saudi Arabia, of course, is a Clinton Foundation donor which—along with the mega-bundlers of thousands upon thousands in political donations to both of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2016—plays right into the “Clinton Cash” narrative." . . .

The entire tide of culture has been directed against conservatives

Via Health & Global News and Clark Sukerstein 

Why Can't Hillary Clinton Stop Lying?

"The Democratic presidential nominee came off a successful convention week in Philadelphia and landed right back in hot water with another fabrication."

 Ron Fournier in The Atlantic  Mr Fournier can never be accused of even remotely liking Donald Trump, either.   . . . "On Sunday, the former secretary of state told FOX News’ Chris Wallace that FBI Director James Comey cleared her of misleading the public about her rogue email server at the state department: “Director Comey said my answers were truthful, and what I’ve said is consistent with what I have told the American people, that there were decisions discussed and made to classify retroactively certain of the emails.”

"That’s wrong and she knows it, which makes it a lie.

. . . 

"Her dishonesty could push an unknown number of independent and undecided voters into Trump’s camp or toward a non-major-party candidate. If too many swing voters walk away from Clinton because she destroyed her credibility or because they don’t want to condone her behavior, the nuclear codes go to Trump." (My fear is that these qualities of Trump will send the presidency to go toward Hillary. TD)

"That is why Clinton’s advisers, senior Democrats, and members of the liberal media need to stop covering for Clinton. Stop repeating her spin. Stop spreading her lies. Stop enabling her worse angels. It’s too late for Clinton to come clean, but honorable Democrats should at least insist that she stop muddying the water.

"Please, for the sake of the country, tell her: Stop lying."

Better yet, she should no longer be a liar, but become an honest person. TD

legalinsurrection.com

Just so you know: How to Spot a Pathological Liar: 

. . . "Basically, a pathological liar is someone who tells lies habitually, chronically and compulsively. It has simply become a way of life for this person, to make up things for a variety of reasons and eventually, the truth becomes uncomfortable while weaving whoppers feels right to them. This kind of lying tends to develop early on in life, often as a response to difficult home or school situations that seemed to resolve better if the child lied. It's a bad habit, not a manipulative trait––this is how to differentiate a pathological liar from a sociopath who does seek to manipulate."

 

Benghazi mom's big mistake: not being a Democrat

Benghazi mom Pat Smith: Why wasn’t I treated with the same reverence by the media as the Khans?  White privilege perhaps?
" . . .Brooke Baldwin spends several long minutes nudging Smith in every way she can think of to side with the Khans against Trump." . . .

Father Of Muslim Soldier: Trump Is Incapable Of Empathy  
Trump released this statement recently:

Captain Humayun Khan was a hero to our country and we should honor all who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our country safe. The real problem here are the radical Islamic terrorists who killed him, and the efforts of these radicals to enter our country to do us further harm. Given the state of the world today, we have to know everything about those looking to enter our country, and given the state of chaos in some of these countries, that is impossible. While I feel deeply for the loss of his son, Mr. Khan who has never met me, has no right to stand in front of millions of people and claim I have never read the Constitution, (which is false) and say many other inaccurate things. If I become President, I will make America safe again.

"Yeah, there’s no real defense against this. It was totally unwarranted, and could’ve been a good point for Trump to learn one thing about becoming president: some people really, really don’t like you and will say things that will upset you—ignore them. There are bigger issues at hand. If Trump wanted to respond—and he shouldn’t—but if he had to, he could’ve kept the first two sentences of his July 30 statement, while adding that he wished Mr. Khan and the rest of his family the best." . . .

weaselzippers

Have We Forgotten That Hillary Pretty Much Called A Gold Star Mother A Liar?   . . . "Okay—so Trump’s remarks, which arguably were touching upon the whole Islamic submission of women angle, were terrible. Yet, let’s not forget that Hillary Clinton also criticized a Gold Star mother. During the Democratic debate on March 9, Clinton pretty much called Patricia Smith, mother of slain U.S. Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith, a liar (via Fox News):" . . .

Figures released for England and Wales have shown nearly 900 Syrians have been arrested in just one year for crimes including rape and child abuse

Infowars

. . . "And officials say the migrants were accused of sickening crimes including rapes and child abuse.

"Now critics say they are concerned that the thousands of Syrians entering Britain each year under resettlement schemes are being allowed to enter the country unchecked.

"Among those arrested are four Syrian immigrants have been charged after two 14-year-old girls were allegedly sexually assaulted - just yards from Newcastle United's stadium. " . . .  

What Donald Trump Should’ve Said & Still Needs to Say to Khizr Khan, Muslim Grandstander

Debbie Schlussel

. . . "If I were Trump, I would have turned Khizr Khan’s most soundbited statement around. Khan told Trump, “You have sacrificed nothing and nobody” for America. Instead of giving the silly, braggadocious, and tone-deaf response that Trump gave about how he’s sacrificed to create businesses and jobs, I would have asked, “Mr. Khan, what have Bill and Hillary Clinton sacrificed for America?” I might have added, “Hillary sacrificed her basement bathroom closet for a server to jeopardize American national security and the identities of our foreign operatives. Is that your idea of sacrificing for this country?” Whitewater, cattle futures, the Rose Law firm records, Monicagate, e-mails, the McDougals, the Iran deal sell-out of which Hillary was the chief architect, Benghazi, etc., etc., etc., ad nauseam, ad absurdum, ad infinitum–is that your idea of how Hillary Clinton sacrificed for America? Trump should have turned this on Hillary and challenged the Khans to answer these questions and tell him what exactly is Hillary’s sacrifice for America, when her whole life is a textbook example of me-me-me narcissistic selfishness."

The Muslim speakers at the DNC; Muslim copies of Cindy Sheehan?

How sad that the Khans lost their son in battle and it is good that we learn of Muslims who do serve America with honor. Have the Democrats soiled his memory with his grief-stricken parents' speaking at the DNC Convention?

Gold Star Hypocrisy  "It was a magnificent thing for Secretary Clinton and the Democratic Party to honor the heroism of, in Captain Humayun Khan, a Muslim-American who gave his life for his comrades and country. It was a reminder at a time when America is under attack by an enemy who claims to be acting in the name of Islam that there are millions of loyal Americans who adhere to the Muslim faith. Captain Khan’s heroism is impossible to alloy.

"We hung back from airing our own doubts about the remarks of Captain Khan’s father, Khizr Khan. We were as shocked as millions of Americans were by the partisan way in which, with his ad hominem attack on Donald Trump, Mr. Khan used his son’s sacrifice on the field of battle for political purposes. " . . .

The truth is that the biggest problem Mrs. Clinton has in this race — and we understand she might well win it — is that everything about her is political. Her support for the war was political. Her opposition to the war was political. Her use of Captain Khan’s example was political, as was her use of Captain Khan’s father. The only things real in this drama turn out to be the intrepidity of Captain Khan himself, the grief of his family, and the fidelity of the president who sent him to war.

Khizr Khan was tricked into smearing Donald Trump . . . "For just about every American alive, Capt. Khan is an inspiring and unifying figure. To Hillary Clinton, he is a tool to be used to divide people." . . .

Is There a Backstory about Khizr Khan and Donald Trump? . . . "Khizr M. Khan used to work for Hogan & Hartson and Lovells, which has ties to the Clinton Foundation.  Accordingly, "Hogan Lovells LLP, another U.S. firm hired by the Saudis, is registered to work for the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia through 2016, disclosures show. Robert Kyle, a lobbyist from the firm, has bundled $50,850 for Clinton’s campaign."

"Was Mr. Khan merely being used by the Clinton campaign to advance their own agenda?  Or is there an even larger issue concerning the influence such people as Abedin and Khan exert concerning Clinton's bid for the highest office in the land?
"The questions need answers."   Eileen F. Toplansky

Clarice Feldman:  Who is Khizr Khan, the father of a fallen US solder?

. . . "So I did more digging and learned  that is also the phone number of a group called  American Muslims Vote, which says its mission is to:

To create an enlightened community by providing and developing Patriotic American Muslim leadership and

Encouraging American Muslims to participate in the democratic process at local, state and national level and vote on the election day.

DNC Angry Muslim Father and Trump Basher – Khizr Khan – Reportedly Has Ties to Muslim Brotherhood Terror Organization
. . . "Khan wrote articles regarding OPEC – the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries – (OPEC) and Sharia Law. The members of OPEC are primarily Muslim countries.  In one of Khan’s writings he shows his appreciation for an icon of the Muslim Brotherhood, Said Ramadan.  Ramandan is a known as a Muslim Brotherhood agent and was the son-in-law of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood." . . .

Related: CAIR Prodding Muslim Women To Speak Out Against Trump…

Walid Shoebat has this take on Mr. Khan.

A rant about the artificial Khizr Khan kerfuffle, which is intended to silence conservatives

Even if America doesn’t want war, Islam does, leaving America with two options:  fighting the war or preemptively surrendering. The Democrats wish to do the latter, but they don’t want the American people to know, so they engage in the endless “religion of peace” charade.

Here is what ISIS says about the Khan family and their loss:

Islamic terrorists embrace a stone-age ideology. However, these organizations have also embraced contemporary technology and techniques of persuasion. Those targeted as worthy of death by these jihadists need to recognize just how culturally aware and strategically savvy they have become.
Dabiq 15, the latest issue of ISIS's online propaganda magazine, includes the following photo and caption on page 27:

THEY'RE WATCHING: ISIS Magazine Says Captain Khan, Mentioned at DNC, Deserved Death  . . . "ISIS is communicating that Captain Khan had strayed, and was thus killed and is currently being punished in the afterlife."

"In particular, the article quotes Muhammad himself on the topic:

Indeed, the Prophet said, “Whoever dies unbound by a bay’ah (pledge of allegiance) has died a jahili [ignorant of Muhammad's teachings] death” (Muslim). And he said, “Whoever dislikes something in his leader, let him be patient. For whoever leaves the obedience of lawful authority, even a hand span (and dies), has died the death of Jahiliyyah” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim).