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Levinson left behind

President Obama has empathy for Chelsea Manning, commutes her 35-year sentence for putting America’s security in jeopardy. But he is leaving Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent, to rot in Iran.

Obama gave the mullahs $1.5 billion to release five captive Americans, but left Levinson behind. This is another betrayal from the president and Secretary of State John Kerry that will go down in infamy.

Hank Sopher, Miami Beach

This story was originally published January 18, 2017 at 7:54 PM with the headline "Levinson left behind."

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