THAT Clarifies Things!
In State Department/Obama Speak, this is what qualifies as “NOT A RANSOM”
BREAKING: State Dept. says $400 million cash payment to Iran was contingent on American prisoners' release.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 18, 2016
Just so we’re clear on this.
In other words, a ransom.
‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’
And people wonder what I mean when I say that Lewis Carrol is my favorite non-fiction author.
“The White House Is Hiding the Missing Link of the Iran Ransom Payment“