Thanks for posting.

A piece of me won't believe it until she sets foot on US soil

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Thanks for posting.

A piece of me won't believe it until she sets foot on US soil

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A large chunk of me doesn't believe that this won't happen again.

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Update:

Kerry and Zero better hustle on those speeches about globull warming -

It looks like the Sudanese are playing cat and mouse with Miriam and her family. After being intercepted at the airport and held, the family was released and hustled to the American Embassy.

Sudanese Christian mom holed up in US embassy, facing new charges
By Perry Chiaramonte
Published July 01, 2014

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The Sudanese mom who was freed after being sentenced to death for refusing to renounce Christianity remains holed up with her family in the U.S. embassy in Khartoum, unable to flee the war-torn nation and facing new charges instigated by her own relatives, sources told FoxNews.com.

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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/07/01/...ng-new-charges/

Heer's another update on the back story. If accurate, the US embassy in Sudan is a major contributor to Meriam's situation.


All But Forgotten: Meriam’s Saga in Sudan Still Hanging
Joanne Moudy | Jul 06, 2014
http://townhall.com/columnists/joannemou...utm_campaign=nl

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But aside from the obvious, what’s frequently overlooked in all of this mess is that the U.S. has botched this situation from the outset. The U.S. is – quite possibly – completely responsible for all of Meriam’s troubles in the first place, and for that there is no excuse.

As a matter of fact, our U.S. Embassy’s repeated failures to assist Meriam’s U.S. citizen husband, Daniel Wani, prompted 38 bi-partisan members of Congress, spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, AZ D-8, to send a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry requesting that he facilitate extrication of the family from the hostile Sudan to safety in the U.S. where they would be granted sanctuary. Evidence indicates Mr. Kerry disregarded the letter.

According to Daniel, he has tried unsuccessfully for three years to obtain a visa for his wife so that they could travel to the U.S. When his wife became pregnant with their second child last summer he tried to meet with Embassy personnel on three separate occasions to plead for rightful travel permits for Meriam and their toddler son, Martin, also a legal U.S. citizen. During each visit Daniel was told by Embassy employees they didn’t have time to deal with the matter.

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Meriam Ibrahim has made it to Italy !

It sounds like the Italian government was able to whisk her out on the QT. Even her lawyer was unaware of her departure.

Pope meets with Sudanese Christian woman who faced death sentence for apostasy
Published July 24, 2014

Pope Francis met privately Thursday with Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian woman who faced a death sentence for refusing to renounce her faith, blessing the woman after she was flown to Italy on an Italian government jet.

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Earlier Thursday, Reuters reported that Italian television broadcast images of Ibrahim and her family arriving in Rome with Italian politician Lapo Pistelli. Pistelli had posted a picture on his Facebook page depicting himself with Ibrahim and her two children. The caption, translated from Italian, read "With Meriam, Maya, Martin and [Ibrahim's husband] Daniel, a few minutes from Rome. Mission accomplished."

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was among those who greeted the plane, calling it "a day of celebration."

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Pistelli told the Associated Press that Italy had leveraged its historic ties within the Horn of Africa region to help win her release, though the specifics were not immediately clear. Ibrahim's lawyer, Mohaned Mostafa, told Reuters that he had not been aware of her departure.

"I don't know anything about such news but so far the complaint that was filed against Mariam and which prevents her from travelling from Sudan has not been cancelled," he said.


More.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/07/24/...flown-to-italy/

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The White House released a statement celebrating Meriam Ibrahim’s release:

"The United States is delighted that Meriam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag is now safe and free and will soon be traveling to the United States. For months, Americans of all faiths kept Ms. Ishag in their thoughts and prayers as Sudanese authorities sentenced her to death for the alleged crime of apostasy. Today, she and her family have left Sudan on their journey to freedom. Her departure with her immediate family—including her infant daughter, born in custody—is a testament to her unyielding faith and the support she received from friends and allies, including our Embassy in Khartoum and the broader US government.

On behalf of the American people, I am proud to celebrate the arrival of Ms. Ishag and her family in Rome. We look forward to the day when they arrive in America. In addition to heralding the tireless efforts of my U.S. government colleagues to ensure her safety, I also want to extend my profound thanks to the Italian Government for its dedicated efforts on their behalf. Ms. Ishag’s freedom, while meaningful in its own right, also serves as a reminder that all countries, including Sudan, must uphold the universal right to freedom of religion. The United States has and will continue to support those denied this freedom, drawing strength from Ms. Ishag’s example."

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/07/...y-in-statement/

Notice anything odd?

The statement makes no mention of just what religion was going to execute her for the "crime of apostasy", nor does it mention what faith she has chosen instead, Christianity.

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