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Iranian Nuclear Scientists Killed: Israel Teamed With Terror Group To Coordinate Deadly Attacks, U.S. Officials Say

Rock Center With Brian Williams  |  By Richard Engel  |  Posted: 02/09/12 06:53 AM ET  |  Updated: 02/09/12 06:55 AM ET

Iranian Nuclear Scientists
Iranians take part in the funeral of assassinated nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, holding his portraits (left and center)and a poster bearing U.S. President Barak Obama with the Star of David on his forehead (right), in Tehran on January 13, 2012, two days after he was killed when men on a motorbike slapped a magnetic bomb on his car. (File photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Deadly attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists are being carried out by an Iranian dissident group that is financed, trained and armed by Israel’s secret service, U.S. officials tell NBC News, confirming charges leveled by Iran’s leaders.

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robertstone1robert
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01:52 PM on 02/14/2012
The question has to be asked. Why expose the method an ally uses to dispose of a common enemy? The answer: The morons in the fancy pants in the State Dept. did it deliberately. This precisely coincides with the appeasement philosophy of this administration. It is also running scared. Israel has to realize this is no ally in the White House. Obama has been indoctrinated too much by Wright, who is wrong in everything.
03:58 PM on 02/17/2012
If our ally is supporting terrorism, I'm fine with us not lying to cover their tracks.
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robertstone1robert
My micro bio is too big.
11:00 PM on 02/18/2012
If we or our allies have to resort to terrorism to combat the acquisition of nuclear weapons by the madmen in Iran, threatening the whole world, I can afford to hold my tongue.
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Nwo2012
Sue me, I boycott products from the settlements
06:23 PM on 02/11/2012
"But when articles invoking the Holocaust and urging “creative destruction” in Iran appear on the same day (Feb. 7) in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and Bloomberg News, a skeptical observer might be forgiven for suspecting a well-coordinated propaganda campaign."

http://www.salon.com/2012/02/09/israels_real_target_obama/singleton/

Read it all, as they say.
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Thelastofthemoderates
04:30 PM on 02/11/2012
Just a thought.... I mean it does make sense that Israel would pull something like that after the whole Munich death squad and all. Doesn't it also make sense that Iran HAS THE BOMB, and was sealing leaks about it by killing their own scientists, and in the slight of hand grabbing diplomatic advantage by pointing the finger at Israel for those deaths. . .

Just saying ... Could be either way, but I wouldn't put it past Iran
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Nwo2012
Sue me, I boycott products from the settlements
06:22 PM on 02/11/2012
*eyeroll*
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Thelastofthemoderates
07:31 PM on 02/11/2012
Just saying and all, if I was Tom Clancy I would have a best seller on my hands.
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itiswhatitmaybe
My micro-bio is NOT empty, it's contemplating.
12:58 AM on 02/10/2012
"Other than a 45 minute conversation in Geneva, there was really no effort put into negotiatio­ns. We've spent more time getting the Taliban to the table than getting the Iranians to the table."

– Vali Nasr
Salon, Sanctions v. negotiations on Iran
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/31/sanctions_v_negotiations_on_iran/singleton/

US fingers MEK, Israel in scientist killings; Lieberman seeks to block diplomacy
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/

Propaganda Used Ahead of Iraq War Is Now Being Reused over Iran’s Nuke Program, Seymour Hersh
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/21/seymour_hersh_propaganda_used_ahead_of

IRAN AND THE I.A.E.A., Seymour Hersh
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2011/11/iran-and-the-iaea.html

Iran: The Neocons Are At It Again, Ralph Nader
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/11-9
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Nwo2012
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03:51 AM on 02/10/2012
Seymour Hersh nails it. Thanks
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BcemXAHA
אני כלום בלעדיהם
11:27 AM on 02/12/2012
I love how they're gagging you, warms my heart! have another bon bon!
uk progressive
He took a face from the ancient gallery
11:54 PM on 02/09/2012
Israel=terror
Hand=glove
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anton123
12:20 AM on 02/10/2012
reason != stupidity
progressive != blind
criticize != bashing
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60699
10:44 AM on 02/10/2012
You must not have done very well on those grade school aptitude tests..
uk progressive
He took a face from the ancient gallery
11:21 AM on 02/10/2012
Yes top of my class.
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yomero
11:01 PM on 02/09/2012
Wonder if mossad going to be called a terrorist organization by Homeland Security..?
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BcemXAHA
אני כלום בלעדיהם
10:01 AM on 02/11/2012
Just as soon as the CIA is!
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yomero
04:55 PM on 02/11/2012
Might be because CIA and MOSSADA sleep in the same bed.
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yomero
10:54 PM on 02/09/2012
Freedom fighters or terrorists....?..all is on the observer opinion.
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erehwon2
12:18 PM on 02/10/2012
Let me make it simple for you:

Terrorists: direct violence specifically at civilians in order to induce terror in the masses

Freedom fighters: strike primarily at military targets while protecting their own people
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yomero
04:16 PM on 02/10/2012
agree
04:05 PM on 02/17/2012
They're just political terms, if al-qaeda were only planting bombs on our military bases, we'd still call them terrorists. When we want the ruling party to be overthrown (usually to install a government more identical to our ideal system), we call them freedom-fightors, rebels at worst (so long as we know they're good rebels, like the ones in Star Wars.)
10:23 PM on 02/09/2012
What kind of terrorists? You mean the Freedom fighters of Iran that Hilary threw under the bus a couple of years ago?

I think payback for countless IED's Hamas attacks, Kidnappings .... is in order here. Not to mention buying time.

Maybe Brian knows where we can find a few more Iranian Scientists? Perhaps we should bring Brian in for a waterboard session and find out how he knows so much?
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analyse this
Everything is temporary anyway
10:16 PM on 02/09/2012
Terrorism is terrorism. If you support Israel in terrorism, just say so. But don't hide behind veneers of justice, victimization, nationalism or the sins of the other. "Israel supports terrorists and I support it"- say it out loud. But you lose the right to complain about anybody else advocating terrorist harm on Israel.
11:04 PM on 02/09/2012
I don't think assassinating a evil scientist in order to postpone the development of a nuke by a hostile government counts as terrorism more like the bush policy of preemptive action only this time on a surgical level.
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Freenation
11:41 PM on 02/09/2012
"assassinat­ing a evil scientist"

how do you know he was evil? because he was iraninian....
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anton123
12:11 AM on 02/10/2012
Completely agree.
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itiswhatitmaybe
My micro-bio is NOT empty, it's contemplating.
09:04 PM on 02/09/2012
“…direct evidence that (a) Israel is involved and (b) the U.S. has engaged in substantial covert acts of war aimed not only at the Iranian nuclear program generally but at Iran’s nuclear scientists specifically.”

-- Glenn Greenwald
Salon, Iran and the Terrorism game
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/12/iran_and_the_terrorism_game/singleton/

"...overall, I can say the situation is pretty serious since the West is trying to misuse Iran’s nuclear program, which is peaceful so far. Iran is definitely not building a bomb. The West are using fraudulent reports by the IAEA – I was there twice, I spoke to diplomats – there’s a big scandal. They are using it to build up a war case against Iran with the Western populations through our misguided media. It is a very dangerous situation."

-- Christoph R. Hoerste
RT, Oil toy: ‘Iran embargo to bring little joy to EU’
http://rt.com/news/oil-iran-eu-nuclear-253/
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anton123
12:22 AM on 02/10/2012
Another clueless one that considers propaganda from Russia Today as real journalism :-)
Any unbiased sources?
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08:39 PM on 02/09/2012
If this is true then Gold comes out of Khomeni's Tuchas!
08:39 PM on 02/09/2012
Cool....go Israel, The community organizer has abandoned our most loyal ally, so Israel go for it. Take out Iran once and for all!
Hopefully the community organizer will be finished come 2012, and we will once again support the "GOOD GUYS"
coach5532
No more LIES
08:38 PM on 02/09/2012
Why would US Officials be so stupid as to provide this type of classified information to the news media. The US Official responsible should be brought up on charges.
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Nwo2012
Sue me, I boycott products from the settlements
09:50 PM on 02/09/2012
The arrogant tools in Netanyahu's government have overplayed their hand with Obama.

This was deliberate.
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anton123
12:24 AM on 02/10/2012
Really??
You must have very serious connections in Netanyahu'­s government then...
Are you a secret Zionists? ;-)
Or just regular blabber. :-)
10:14 PM on 02/09/2012
Well, it was obvious to most everyone long ago that Israel was the one assassinating the Iranian scientists wasn't it?
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LostDemocracy
Equality in Opportunity, NOT in outcome
08:23 PM on 02/09/2012
An article in the Iranian press circulated now in the Revolutionary Guard's Fars news agency but originating at the website Alef, which has ties to the Supreme Leader – calls for genocide against Jews.

I would rather see Israel, a living Israel condemned than a dying Israel receive the sympathy and condolensces of the international community.
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Nwo2012
Sue me, I boycott products from the settlements
10:29 PM on 02/09/2012
Link please!

Go on ill wait.