Wednesday, July 29, 2015

ANOTHER REASON TO DESPISE RAND PAUL

(h/t Ken Hoop)

He has absolutely no problem lying about very serious issues:
Rand Paul: Fraud, Failure, Liar

This time, he’s crossed the Rubicon
by Justin Raimondo, July 29, 2015
ANTIWAR.COM

In questioning Secretary of State John Kerry at a hearing on the Iran deal before the Senate Foreign Relations committee, Sen. Paul cited what he said were the Ayatollah Khamenei’s words:
“The Americans say they stopped Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. They know it’s not true.”
Claiming that this contradicts the administration’s contention that the deal “would prevent [the Iranians] from getting a nuclear weapon,” Paul averred that “the Ayatollah is saying the opposite.”
But what did Khamenei really say? Here’s the entire quote:
The Americans say they stopped Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. They know it’s not true. We had a fatwa, declaring nuclear weapons to be religiously forbidden. It had nothing to do with the nuclear talks.”
This was no mistake on Rand Paul’s part. It was a lie, and he repeated the lie to Fox News in an interview with Lou Dobbs:

1 comment:

Ken Hoop said...

http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2015/07/httpsenwikipediaorgwikiiron_dome.html

Let's hope Hezbollah pours salt in the Rand Paul wound.