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Paying Iranian Terrorists Billions in Ransom Is Nothing To Brag About, Mr. President

By David Harsanyi
Friday, September 22 2023

The going rate for an American hostage these days is around $1.3 billion. That's what the Biden administration paid out for five Americans in a prisoner swap with the Islamic Republic of Iran this week. And with little overhead, it's mostly profit for the mullahs. But don't let the term "prisoner swap" insinuate that there is any moral equivalence. These are not two normal countries trading spies or combatants. No, this is just old-fashioned extortion. The Iranians released political hostages, snatched off the streets of Tehran after unwisely returning to visit family or attending funerals…

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