By Kevin McCauley
Saylor Co. issued a statement Saturday that praised President Obama’s signing of the Iran Sanctions Bill on behalf of survivors and family members of those killed in the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut.
The law includes provisions that clarify how members of the Beirut Families group can attach Iranian funds in the U.S. to pay the $2.65B court-ordered judgments against Iran for planning and carrying out the bombing.
Lynn Derbyshire, spokesperson for the Beirut Families, said “after almost 30 years, we are now much closer to holding Iran responsible for the murder of 241 American servicemen and maiming others in Beirut.” She’s the brother of Captain Vincent Smith, who was killed in the bombing.
Derbyshire expects strong U.S. government support as “we pursue the last stage of fulfilling justice against Iran.”
Saylor’s relationship with the Beirut Families is via its legal counsel, Thomas Fay and Steven Perles. |