A new view of Islam?

[Fragony]

Here is an interesting thing which I learnt recently - many major organisations, including the UK government, owe Iran millions in compensation for reneging on contracts made with the Shah's government when the mullahs took over. The money is there, sitting in the vaults of the international banks, but cannot be handed over due to sanctions. The sins of the past are surprisingly resilient.



Also the comments under the article linked in the OP are hilarious.

Do you have any more on that, that seems very likely. Never heard of such a thing.

edit: blogs are no problem they are usually right

[Slyspy]

Do you have any more on that, that seems very likely. Never heard of such a thing.

blogs are no problem they are usually right

I have it direct from someone who works with such matters on a daily basis. Basically the issue is that the deals were made with the Iranian state, a state which still exists even though it is no longer the same bunch in charge. When things went bad for the Shah and his Western puppet-masters allies those organisations involved withdrew, leaving them in breach of contract. And so, legally, money was and still is due. The debts are acknowledged and the funds available but payment impossible. The Challenger I MBT project is one example. An embarrassment for all concerned.