Comments on: The Plot Thickens: Missing Iranian Nuclear Scientist Turns Up in D.C. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/13/the-plot-thickens-missing-iranian-nuclear-scientist-turns-up-in-d-c/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Spindok http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/13/the-plot-thickens-missing-iranian-nuclear-scientist-turns-up-in-d-c/#comment-20505 Spindok Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:00:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=17378#comment-20505 Wait, we have actual spies, who do spy stuff like this? Good thing that good honest patriots like Justin are actually aware to warn the rest of us. (sarcasm) My opinion is they grabbed a not so very useful source and set him adrift having gathered all they could. They were probably at a point where they could not hope to extract his family and he had to make the choice. Maybe the Iranians promised a better deal. This is nothing new in how things are done in the spook world which is as old as history. In current events anyone watching the situation concerning Iran and it's dealings knows that most of what happens is under the table. It is only recently that one gets the sense that maybe western sources have achieved a level of covert operations to match those of Hizbolla and the rest of the Iranian effort. This is war by other means. Yet it is a war and has been for some time now between the US and Iranian regime. Perhaps those who feel uncomfortable with this undeclared war would prefer the alternative. Big storm clouds happening now with major naval operations, antimissile defense, and more than enough firepower between US and Israel to wipe out the Iranian defences in short order. I like Iranian people as much as anyone. I have friends from there. It is no good to plea to the Iranian government to avert this catastrophe. The people there have spoken and have no chance of overthrowing the oppressive regime. I think the west will wait again, probably until it is too late Spindok Wait, we have actual spies, who do spy stuff like this?

Good thing that good honest patriots like Justin are actually aware to warn the rest of us. (sarcasm)

My opinion is they grabbed a not so very useful source and set him adrift having gathered all they could. They were probably at a point where they could not hope to extract his family and he had to make the choice. Maybe the Iranians promised a better deal.

This is nothing new in how things are done in the spook world which is as old as history.

In current events anyone watching the situation concerning Iran and it’s dealings knows that most of what happens is under the table. It is only recently that one gets the sense that maybe western sources have achieved a level of covert operations to match those of Hizbolla and the rest of the Iranian effort.

This is war by other means. Yet it is a war and has been for some time now between the US and Iranian regime. Perhaps those who feel uncomfortable with this undeclared war would prefer the alternative. Big storm clouds happening now with major naval operations, antimissile defense, and more than enough firepower between US and Israel to wipe out the Iranian defences in short order.

I like Iranian people as much as anyone. I have friends from there. It is no good to plea to the Iranian government to avert this catastrophe.

The people there have spoken and have no chance of overthrowing the oppressive regime.

I think the west will wait again, probably until it is too late

Spindok

]]> By: Albert Bakker http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/13/the-plot-thickens-missing-iranian-nuclear-scientist-turns-up-in-d-c/#comment-20504 Albert Bakker Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:01:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=17378#comment-20504 Well, this thickened plot gives pretty much a definitive answer as to which of the dueling videos last time was the real fake. This gets tiresome in it's repetitiveness, sigh. http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2010/07/13/the-shahram-affair/ Well, this thickened plot gives pretty much a definitive answer as to which of the dueling videos last time was the real fake. This gets tiresome in it’s repetitiveness, sigh.

http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2010/07/13/the-shahram-affair/

]]> By: Chris the Canadian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/13/the-plot-thickens-missing-iranian-nuclear-scientist-turns-up-in-d-c/#comment-20503 Chris the Canadian Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:05:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=17378#comment-20503 Hmmmmmm, US agents COULDN'T have kidnapped him. Goodness gracious no the US doesn't do things like that!!! I think there is some very potential viability to the idea that he was taken by US agents while in Saudi Arabia and questioned about Iran's Nuclear program then once all the info was gained, released him to an embassy to go home. Why is this such a preposterous notion for people to believe? The report shown in Iran is suspicious only because we all have seen enough about Iranian state news to understand how they spin things, but it's also not against the realm of legitimate possibility that this happened. It could possibly also be a case of him coming forward and saying he wanted to defect then changing his mind. Hmmmmmm, US agents COULDN’T have kidnapped him. Goodness gracious no the US doesn’t do things like that!!! I think there is some very potential viability to the idea that he was taken by US agents while in Saudi Arabia and questioned about Iran’s Nuclear program then once all the info was gained, released him to an embassy to go home. Why is this such a preposterous notion for people to believe? The report shown in Iran is suspicious only because we all have seen enough about Iranian state news to understand how they spin things, but it’s also not against the realm of legitimate possibility that this happened.

It could possibly also be a case of him coming forward and saying he wanted to defect then changing his mind.

]]> By: Andrew Moseman http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/13/the-plot-thickens-missing-iranian-nuclear-scientist-turns-up-in-d-c/#comment-20502 Andrew Moseman Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:06:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=17378#comment-20502 @Chance I wouldn't be surprised if other people are crafting a lot of his statements, although in this case he was broadcast in Iran, so maybe something got lost in translation between Farsi and English. @Chance I wouldn’t be surprised if other people are crafting a lot of his statements, although in this case he was broadcast in Iran, so maybe something got lost in translation between Farsi and English.

]]> By: rabidmob http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/13/the-plot-thickens-missing-iranian-nuclear-scientist-turns-up-in-d-c/#comment-20501 rabidmob Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:29:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=17378#comment-20501 If he was a defector, I don't see how he could actually go home. In fact even if he's not a defector, having heard a few horror stories about the Iranian Legal / Judicial system I think he'd not do well returning home. If he was a defector, I don’t see how he could actually go home.

In fact even if he’s not a defector, having heard a few horror stories about the Iranian Legal / Judicial system I think he’d not do well returning home.

]]> By: Chance http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/13/the-plot-thickens-missing-iranian-nuclear-scientist-turns-up-in-d-c/#comment-20500 Chance Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:52:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=17378#comment-20500 "in the internet"??? You'd think a nuclear scientist would be better educated. Perhaps a sign that it was a politician crafting the statement and not a nuclear scientist?!? “in the internet”??? You’d think a nuclear scientist would be better educated. Perhaps a sign that it was a politician crafting the statement and not a nuclear scientist?!?

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