Remember when Mr. Unicorns for World Peace was gonna make everyone love everyone else? Huh.
In the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, the Obama administration has given the Iranians 80 percent of what they want. Israeli officials believe the deal will allow Iran to reach nuclear “breakout capacity” within months.
Under federal law
8 U.S. Code § 1189 – Designation of foreign terrorist organizations
(a) Designation
(1) In general
The Secretary is authorized to designate an organization as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with this subsection if the Secretary finds that—
(A) the organization is a foreign organization;
(B) the organization engages in terrorist activity (as defined in section 1182 (a)(3)(B) of this title or terrorism (as defined in section 2656f (d)(2) of title 22), or retains the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism) [1] ; and
(C) the terrorist activity or terrorism of the organization threatens the security of United States nationals or the national security of the United States.
Just days after an Obama administration official went to great pains to explain that the Taliban is not considered a terrorist group, the Taliban took credit for the killing of three American contractors.
Sources:
- http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/01/30/gen-keane-pentagon-spox-defending-bad-policy
- http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/01/30/report-obama-agrees-to-80-percent-of-irans-demands-in-nuke-talks/
- http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1189
- http://www.nationalreview.com/article/397626/why-obama-needs-pretend-taliban-arent-terrorists-andrew-c-mccarthy