Comments on: UPDATED: The Vexing Case of the Vanishing Iranian Scientists

By: Rebel Without a Clause

Rebel Without a Clause — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:05:31 +0000

Shortly after the Mullahs’ overthrew the Shah, there was for some time a violent domestic opposition called “Forgan” that specialized in just this sort of thing: use of motorcycles for drive by shootings and bombings. I’d say the Mossad &/or CIA is now netted in with these people. Such State terrorism is, of course, an Act of War (cf. Sarajevo, 1914). I imagine the Iranians will eventually respond in kind. Or, they may simply sink the next US carrier to run the Straits. Israel, America, and NATO are embarked on a fantastically dangerous course. Oh. Did I mention 1914?

By: My RON-PAUL i

My RON-PAUL i — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:01:54 +0000

Back when Iran was our “ally”, the State Department and the Iranian Government wanted MIT to train an Iranian-selected group of 54 Iranians:

http://www.cse.iitd.ernet.in/~arindamp/files/MIT.pdf

and I was quite skeptical at the time – “what if the Shah gets overthrown?” “What is Iran going to do – hold a Plutonium tupperware party?” – but what the hell do I know? This training was at rates well above normal tuition and bypassed usual school procedures at the behest of the State Department.

Now, all of a sudden – it is nuclear death squads. I suppose it is better than an embargo, bombings, occupation, and drone strikes – but it is a bit “spooky” (“literally”, Rick Perry!). I guess the two positive things are: (1) delaying an Iranian nuclear weapon and (2) providing new job openings for scientists in Iran!

Still, current policies of murdering Khadaffi after he dismantled his nuclear program and destabilizing Pakistan which has nuclear weapons only serve to make things far worse. America or England or Israel or Russia … – I guess there is something positive about “uncertainty” in the traceability of the attack.

By: Theodor Lauppert

Theodor Lauppert — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:42:31 +0000

Many Iranians saw Col. Muammar Gadhafi as the “founding father of the Islamic revolution.” They will probably have felt deep satisfaction on the news of his death.

In general I think that the USA still have quite a good reputation in Iran. It’s not so long ago that the crowds chanted “Marg bar Russiye” on the Mullah’s “Marg bar Amrika.”

I can’t remember any (non-official) Iranian comments that the USA might be involved in the killings. There have been occasional speculations that it might be an inside job, but the general consensus seems to be that this is the Mossad’s work.

But, as one forum poster said: “I wouldn’t get too angry at them killing our scientists. If Saudi Arabia was trying to acquire the bomb Iran would do the same thing. It’s just the way things are.”