beirutbombing

Disgusting and immoral. How do these people sleep at night?

Via Breitbart.

The government of Iran owes upwards of $2 billion to 1,300 individuals who sued Iran for its sponsorship of the 1983 Beirut bombing of the Marine barracks that killed 241 Marines and wounded an additional 115 Americans.

The order has been upheld by the Federal Courts and just a few weeks ago by the U.S. Supreme Court. Even so, a New York-based American law firm is slow-walking the recent order of the Supreme Court that Iran must pay up and likely could delay payment for years to come…

The plaintiffs include the survivors of not just the Beirut Marine barracks bombing but also the survivors of the Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia and other acts of terror carried out by Hezbollah and sponsored by the Iranian government.

The long process began with a 2001 court case at which evidence was presented from the National Security Agency showing that Iran gave the order for the bombing. A federal judge awarded judgment for the plaintiffs. How to collect became the issue until 2008 when a frozen bank account belonging to the Iranians was discovered at Citibank totaling $1.7 billion.

The effort to collect has involved the U.S. Congress, the President of the United States, the Federal and Supreme Courts. Even so, an American firm is still working to block payment.

Background:

CNN: Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing Fast Facts

Britannica: 1983 Beirut barracks bombings

Reuters: U.S. top court rules Iran bank must pay 1983 bomb victims

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  1. heraldjaden says:

    If there ever was a company that demanded a boycott, this law firm should rocket to the top. But the so called social justice warriors are more worried about a safe space and healing space from a lecture they would never go to than this and think we as the USA caused it and deserve whatever we get. Chalk this up to another possible reason for voting for trump.

  2. ROADHOG58 says:

    NY law firm. Why am I not surprised. The way New Yorkers pander to the terrorists you would think the attacks on 9/11 happened in Charlotte or Atlanta.

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