Obama Administration Blocks Restitution for Families of 1983 Marine Barrack Bombing Victims

I told you that President Obama is not on America's side. Why would he block restitution for families of the victims from the 1983 Beirut Marine barracks bombing? What a disgrace this man is!

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Obama Moves to Block Restitution from Iran in Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing

"Disgusting: Despite legislation passed by Congress to make it possible to sue foreign governments that sponsor terrorism, in a filing in federal court, the Justice Department is arguing that giving the money to the victims 'can have significant, detrimental impact on our foreign relations, as well as the reciprocal treatment of the United States and its extensive overseas property holdings.'

Adding insult to infamy
26 years after attack on Marine barracks in Beirut, families stymied again in bid for restitution

"On Veterans Day, Christine Devlin stood in the cold in Westwood for the unveiling of a new memorial to local soldiers lost overseas, including her son Michael, one of the 241 servicemen killed in the bombing of the US Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1983.

Devlin is among 30 Massachusetts relatives of victims of the Beirut attack who have been fighting for more than a decade to get compensation for what many consider the first major terrorist attack against the United States. After a federal judge ruled in 2007 that Iran was liable for $2.65 billion in damages to be shared by 150 families seeking restitution, they believed they were on the cusp of victory.

But now, the Obama administration is going to court to try to block payments from Iranian assets that the families’ lawyers want seized, contending that it would jeopardize sensitive negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program and establish a potentially damaging precedent."


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