Iran faces $2.65bn US bomb award

Sep 08, 2007 00:45

As you sow, so you reap?

"A US federal judge has ordered Iran to pay $2.65bn to the families of 241 marines killed in a 1983 bombing of their Beirut barracks. The ruling allows nearly 1,000 family members and survivors to claim Iranian assets. Iran denies involvement in the bombing." -BBC

Nearly 20 years ago, the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Read more... )

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swimanubis September 8 2007, 18:30:30 UTC
in the immortal words of southpark, that flight 655 was "coming right for us"

the ruling has nothing to do with justice and everything to do with US foreign policy of trying to tell iran that the US doesn't like them. rather pointless. I think they already know.

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mcgillianaire September 9 2007, 00:33:56 UTC
True.

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