Iran fined $10.5 billion over 9/11 terror attacks (not Saudi Arabia)

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Didn't we just give iran a ridiculous amount of money, and permission to mess with nuclear power?
 
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joevol33 said:
Didn't we just give iran a ridiculous amount of money, and permission to mess with nuclear power?
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It was Iran's money to begin with.

It was money they earned fair and square that got frozen in the SWIFT credit/payment system by Western banks because of sanctions over the last 30 years or so.

Don't get it twisted or confused. The US/West didn't "give" Iran anything. We only returned to them what they had rightfully earned.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
So your pull the scab on a 15 year old wound for procedural manuevering?
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Yes, because.....

".....While it is difficult to collect damages from an unwilling foreign nation, the plaintiffs may try to collect part of the judgments using a law that permits parties to tap terrorists’ assets frozen by the government."
 
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GAVol said:
Yes, because.....

".....While it is difficult to collect damages from an unwilling foreign nation, the plaintiffs may try to collect part of the judgments using a law that permits parties to tap terrorists’ assets frozen by the government."
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But there's 2 things wrong with that.

1. Iran had 0 (zero) to do with 9/11
2. Iran already has most of its funds unfrozen

At the very least, why not just default on some of the $4-5 trillion in US treasuries that the Saudis hold? That would be way more productive than this.
 
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I don't see anyway this is upheld, or actually goes anywhere. Not sure how a US judge has the jurisdiction unless there was something from the UN?
 
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civil action. which makes it even more unclear to me how this type of thing happens. how long until someone sues the sun for sunburn?
 
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This whole thing is laughable. Giving Saudi Arabia sovereign immunity and placing blame on Iran. Speaks volumes of our future intentions...

Makes us and our judicial system look like stooges..
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
But there's 2 things wrong with that.

1. Iran had 0 (zero) to do with 9/11
2. Iran already has most of its funds unfrozen

At the very least, why not just default on some of the $4-5 trillion in US treasuries that the Saudis hold? That would be way more productive than this.
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It's a goofy ruling by a federal judge. That's hardly a policy position by the government. Relax.
 
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GAVol said:
It's a goofy ruling by a federal judge. That's hardly a policy position by the government. Relax.
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Really?

Goofy judge or goofy ruling... either way, which country has our govt treated like a sponsor of terrorism and which country has our govt treated like an ally in the fight against terrorism?

That is precisely the foreign policy position we've held for 30+ years in the Middle East.

Ask yourself the last time Saudi Arabia has had to deal with US sanctions.
 
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