3rd Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed

[Jimbeaux]

Frankeh said:

Blatantly Mossad.

The US wouldn't bother sending people in as it would cause a st storm if they were found out. Lets the Israelis deal with it and if they get caught who cares? It's just two Arab nations squabbling.

Feel sorry for the poor scientist bloke though. Car bomb assassination, what a way to go.

I generally dislike the Israelis and their treatment of the palestinians, I also think it's a joke that Israel is allowed to have nuclear weapons and Iran isn't.

Both countries are full of religious nutjobs but I'm pretty certain there's more in Israel than there is in Iran!

Let Iran get the nuke, they won't do st with it. It'll just be there as a deterrent from US influence.

Look at Pakistan. Full of terrorists, Osama bin laden was hiding there all along probably with the knowledge of the Pakistani armed forces/government.

What does the US do? fk all. A few drone strike, IIRC. But for the most part leaves Pakistan alone and even sends them a shed load of aid.

Having the bomb seems like a no brainer when it comes to protecting yourself from the US.

Iran is not an Arab nation.

[Pommygranite]

I'm shocked and horrified. I would expect to be driven around in something a little bit better than a Peugeot 405 if I was a nuclear boffin.

[richtea78]

Pommygranite said:

I'm shocked and horrified. I would expect to be driven around in something a little bit better than a Peugeot 405 if I was a nuclear boffin.

If I was an Iranian Nuclear Boffin, Id want to be driven around in a tank!!

[jmorgan]

Still not putting it past the regime there. One person going to stop what they are doing?

[roachcoach]

El Guapo said:

If Mossad were responsible the occupants of the car would have arrived at their destination to find the scientist dead in his seat with no visible injuries.

I dunno, I remember Israel taking out a Hamas boss in a wheelchair with a helicopter launched anti-tank missile.

Seems sometimes they like to send a message!

[Frankeh]

Jimbeaux said:

Iran is not an Arab nation.

As I typed that I knew someone might pick up on it but I wasn't really sure of another way to word it. I guess 'Just 2 middle eastern nations' would have probably worked better in hindsight.

I think the definition of arab is pretty lax anyway. Does it work by religion, region or language. They share a religion (albeit of a different flavour) and region.

[jbi]

Frankeh said:

Jimbeaux said:

Iran is not an Arab nation.

As I typed that I knew someone might pick up on it but I wasn't really sure of another way to word it. I guess 'Just 2 middle eastern nations' would have probably worked better in hindsight.

I think the definition of arab is pretty lax anyway. Does it work by religion, region or language. They share a religion (albeit of a different flavour) and region.

Interestingly, Isreal and Persia have been more or less cordial in the past, vs the arab world.

Islam is not a Persian religion, it is an arab one.

[hidetheelephants]

jbi said:

Frankeh said:

Jimbeaux said:

Iran is not an Arab nation.

As I typed that I knew someone might pick up on it but I wasn't really sure of another way to word it. I guess 'Just 2 middle eastern nations' would have probably worked better in hindsight.

I think the definition of arab is pretty lax anyway. Does it work by religion, region or language. They share a religion (albeit of a different flavour) and region.

Interestingly, Isreal and Persia have been more or less cordial in the past, vs the arab world.

Islam is not a Persian religion, it is an arab one.

Iran is an Aryan nation, not to be confused with The Aryan Nation.

[Jimbeaux]

Frankeh said:

Jimbeaux said:

Iran is not an Arab nation.

As I typed that I knew someone might pick up on it but I wasn't really sure of another way to word it. I guess 'Just 2 middle eastern nations' would have probably worked better in hindsight.

I think the definition of arab is pretty lax anyway. Does it work by religion, region or language. They share a religion (albeit of a different flavour) and region.

Just screwing with you, no worries.

[anonymous-user]

Frankeh said:

As I typed that I knew someone might pick up on it but I wasn't really sure of another way to word it. I guess 'Just 2 middle eastern nations' would have probably worked better in hindsight.

I think the definition of arab is pretty lax anyway. Does it work by religion, region or language. They share a religion (albeit of a different flavour) and region.

[eldudereno]

Frankeh said:

Blatantly Mossad.

The US wouldn't bother sending people in as it would cause a st storm if they were found out. Lets the Israelis deal with it and if they get caught who cares? It's just two Arab nations squabbling.

Recruiting Iranian exiles, training them up and providing equipment is as good as sending US people in as every single country knows who is responsible for the car bombs and explosions, be it the CIA, Mossad or MI6. You never know, some might even have US citizenship. You wouldn't really expect them to send in a white CIA agent with a US passport or dog tags on him. No matter what muted condemnation statements might be made by other countries, they're all too happy for this covert war to continue as it isn't in any other countries interests at all for Iran to have nuclear weapons.

The CIA, Mossad and MI6 will have had their own people and trained exiles in there for many years and various war plans have been in place with Iran for well over a decade.