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.
If there were indeed multiple actors, then by definition…
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TDB
The conspiracy theories have already begun and the people spewing them are deadly serious. False flag, mossaf etc etc, repeat ad nauseam. What an age we live in.
The Federal Prosecutor doesn’t seem to be immune to the mania. The first count of the DOJ complaint is “Conspiracy to Murder A Foreign Official.”
If it wasn't so serious, it would almost be funny.
A viewpoint from Australia:http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/post/...rug-baron.aspx
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The most intriguing issue is not so much the brazenness of the plot but the absolute amateurishness of it.....
...given this was perhaps the boldest offensive action ever carried out by Iranian intelligence, why were the communications conducted using an open mobile direct from the US to 'senior Quds Force members' in downtown Tehran? And why were the down-payments wired directly into the cartel's nominated bank account from overseas?
Ends with:
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It is too early to tell what the truth is, but I have some sympathy for Hillary Clinton's argument that 'You couldn't make this up, could you?'.
Unanswered questions over the alleged Iranian plot
One of many such articles, but maybe of interest for American readers:
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The affair leaves several questions unanswered.
Link:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...ssination-plot