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Marine Held in Mexican Prison, State Department Does Nothing

Florida Jim2 Wrote: Dec 14, 2012 10:58 AM

The inept bill Nelson of Florida stood on an empty senate floor to give the impression he cared for this hero but the empty floor and his lack of passion spoke much greater than his charade.Our Congress does so little for us yet we reelect them ...why? Term Limits would end this farce.

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Whatadifference Wrote: Dec 14, 2012 11:01 AM

I'm a Floridian too but missed Nelson's "show". Thanks for the update Jim2. I did not vote for him either.

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Marine Held in Mexican Prison, State Department Does Nothing

Jon Hammar, a former Marine who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, is being held in a notorious Mexican prison where Zetas gang members hold power. His crime? Declaring an antique shotgun to Mexican officials after registering the gun with U.S. Customs Agents on his way to Costa Rica. Hammar has been in a prison in Mexico for months now and this week, his parents got an extortion call demanding they wire thousands of dollars to the prison. Hammar spoke to his parents on the phone, saying he thought he was going to be killed. Hammar has been tortured during his...

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