Iranian Plot to kill Saudi Ambassador to US Thwarted
Congratulations to the men and women of the countries and agencies that foiled this incredible plot to assassinate a Saudi Ambassador on US soil.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44861178...news-security/
"We wish to thank the men and women of the United Network for Command and Law Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) without whose cooperation the production of this television show would not be possible" closing tag line from the original television show about a theoretical World Wide Law Enforcement Agency.
Link to a description of the the Man From U.N.C.L.E. television series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_from_uncle
Iranian Plot to kill Saudi Ambassador to US Thwarted
US intelligence and law enforcement agencies have reported that they have thwarted a plot by individuals residing with the US to kill the Saudi Ambassador to Washington at the behest of elements with the Iranian Government.
I heard about this story earlier on CNN, but much more in terms of detail is now coming out about it.
This looks like it could be pretty big news,
Here is a link to the story(hope for the sake of the mods that it hasn't been posted yet),
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/11...ran/?hpt=hp_t1
It does seem awful clunky.
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bourbon
This is all very strange; and frankly I have my suspicions.
Yeah, the couple of things I have read and heard about it beyond Holder’s statement rang my incredulity bell. It does seem pretty clunky. Maybe the QF is trying to feel out US intelligence capabilities and political will? Maybe they didn’t expect the plot to go anywhere beyond the front pages with the idea that the world’s Shi'ites (particularly Bahrainis) would associate the plot with an Iranian willingness to stand up for them? Or maybe I am overthinking things. :D
On the positive side, the wording of Holder’s statement would seem to indicate that some public acknowledgement is being made that Ahmadinejad is not the whole of the Iranian government. Though that one is so long overdue—IMHO, at least—that I don’t know how much it will matter at this point.