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An imprisoned Puerto Rican terrorist who refused to renounce violence to get clemency in 1999, was among those whose sentence was commuted Tuesday by President Obama.
Oscar Lopez-Rivera helped establish the violent Puerto Rican independence group FALN (Fuerza Armadas de Liberacion Nacional, Spanish for Armed Forces of National Liberation).
The group is best known for bombing Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan in 1975, an attack that killed four, as well as a 1982 strike on NYPD headquarters.
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“Commuting his sentence proves that Obama and most liberals are out of touch with reality and willing to sacrifice all norms in the name of progressivism.”
In 1999, President Bill Clinton offered Lopez-Rivera clemency, but he refused because it would have required him to renounce terrorism.
He was 74 years old, he was offered a pardon by Clinton back in the 90's but he refused to renounce violence. FALN was also suspected of the bombing in the LaGuardia airport baggage area also in 1975 that killed 10 but they didn't take responsibility. FALN has faded over time but he still did not apologize for the violence, this one I might have left in a little longer.
He was 74 years old, he was offered a pardon by Clinton back in the 90's but he refused to renounce violence. FALN was also suspected of the bombing in the LaGuardia airport baggage area also in 1975 that killed 10 but they didn't take responsibility. FALN has faded over time but he still did not apologize for the violence, this one I might have left in a little longer.
Yep, Bubba Bill pardoned his comrades in a deal with the Puerto Ricans in NYC to vote for Hillary in her senate race.
Even other democrats were calling out Bill for selling pardons for cash, and political favors.
Jimmy Carter called Bill's selling pardons "a disgrace".
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