"The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook" by Josh Meyer  [ https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/  ]

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"In its determination to secure a nuclear deal with Iran

Representative Adam Schiff became a willing spear carrier to sell lies to the media and to the American public to ram through the Iranian nuclear deal. See the New York Times article which fully exposes the echo chamber created by Ben Rhodes and fully supported by representative Adam Schiff. 

The Aspiring Novelist Who Became Obama’s Foreign-Policy Guru…How Ben Rhodes rewrote the rules of diplomacy for the digital age…By David Samuels May 5, 2016   [ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/magazine/the-aspiring-novelist-who-became-obamas-foreign-policy-guru.html?_r=0 ]

Under representative Adam Schiff's intelligence jurisdiction  Obama administration and the FBI shut down the investigation which had documented Hezbollah engaging in international drug trade and money laundering. This resulted in American servicemen being killed; and influx of narcotics into the United States; and the buildup of Hezbollah missiles which now threaten Israel.

The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook

An ambitious U.S. task force targeting Hezbollah's billion-dollar criminal enterprise ran headlong into the White House's desire for a nuclear deal with Iran. By Josh Meyer  [ https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/ ]

the Obama administration derailed an ambitious law enforcement campaign targeting drug trafficking by the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, even as it was funneling cocaine into the United States, according to a Politico investigation... The administration’s eagerness for an Iran deal was broadcast through so many channels, task force members say, that political appointees and career officials at key agencies like Justice, State and the National Security Council felt unspoken pressure to view the task force’s efforts (on Hezbollah's drug cases) with skepticism..."

Under representative Adam Schiff's intelligence jurisdiction  Obama administration and the FBI shut down the investigation which had documented Hezbollah engaging in international drug trade and money laundering. This resulted in American servicemen being killed; and influx of narcotics into the United States and many more dead and disabled American youth; and the buildup of Hezbollah missiles which now threaten Israel.

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SPIN:"The White House was driven by a broader set of concerns than the fate of the nuclear talks, the former White House official said, including the fear of reprisals by Hezbollah against the United States and Israel, and the need to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East... “I guess it’s possible that they [the White House] didn’t want to try hard because of the Iran deal but I don’t have memories of it,” said the former official. “Clearly there were things that the Obama administration did to keep the negotiations alive, prudent negotiating tactics to keep the Iranians at the table. But to be fair, there was a lot of shit we did during the Iran deal negotiations that pissed the Iranians off.”" [Politico]