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The administration flouted Federal law by conducting these negotiations unilaterally (specifically, without notifying Congress and its appropriate committees). The proffered excuse was, "Hey these negotiations are, like, really sensitive and stuff. We couldn't, you know, risk a leak or something."
Apologies for bumping my own thread but I saw the Obama administration negotiated the release of a soldier who essentially went AWOL and was captured by Al Queda four years ago in exchange for 5 mid-to-high-level Al Queda operatives who were being held in Guantanamo Bay. The administration flouted Federal law by conducting these negotiations unilaterally (specifically, without notifying Congress and its appropriate committees). The proffered excuse was, "Hey these negotiations are, like, really sensitive and stuff. We couldn't, you know, risk a leak or something."So, let's synthesize this- The same week the administration blatantly outs its top CIA operative in Afghanistan, it changes the narrative by negotiating the release of a US POW...but does so in violation of Federal law and uses the excuse that CONGRESS can't keep its fucking mouth shut?Paging Mr. Orwell, your table for 300 million is ready.
1) How does this compare to the outing of Valerie Plame, which was deliberate? This appears to be an accident.2) I'm not military, so I can't speak with a lot of authority here, but I thought we didn't leave service men who were killed or captured behind? Period? Or is there a caveat for those that might have not followed military code before they were captured? Or for those whose loved ones - acting, I'm sure, under a heightened state of panic and grief - may have acted irrationally while they were captured?...That's especially hilarious considering how the entire NSA spying apparatus was built under Bush by Dick Cheney, David Addington and Michael Hayden applying that exact legal argument.Also, are you old enough to remember Iran-Contra? Since every conservative under the age of 30 seems to think Reagan was an unsullied saint, I'm guessing they don't teach it in a lot of history classes.
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