Chris Henrys Dealer Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 [url="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1490124.ece"]http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/worl...icle1490124.ece[/url] Defected? Paid? Who knows, however as the article points out, intelligence services in Israel will probably be jumping for joy. Although I wouldn't be surprised if the US only offers that info in return from some info back from Mossad, e.g. removal of some agents they might have operating in the States currently. [quote]March 09, 2007 Elite Iranian general defects with Hezbollah’s arms secrets Richard Beeston and Michael Theodoulou An Iranian general who went missing on a visit to Turkey last month appears to have defected to America, taking with him a treasure trove of his country’s most closely guarded secrets. Ali Resa Asgari, 63, a general in the elite Revolutionary Guards and former Deputy Defence Minister, vanished on February 7 after arriving in Istanbul on a flight from Syria. He had reservations at the Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel but never checked in. Iran has notified Interpol and raised fears that General Asgari might have been kidnapped. Yesterday, however, several sources confirmed reports in America that General Asgari had fled to the West, becoming the first senior Iran official to defect since the revolution 27 years ago. Danny Yatom, the former head of Mossad and a member of the Knesset, said that the general could provide Western intelligence with a unique insight into Iran’s foreign operations in Lebanon and beyond. Related Links * Top Gun aircraft are seized from US museums in ‘paranoia’ raids * US ready to join Syria and Iran at talks “From the very start I thought this was a defection,†Mr Yatom told The Times. “All the signals showed that it was well planned and executed. He left Iran with his family, so that no one would be able to put pressure on them. I assume the defection was to the US.†Mr Yatom described the missing general as very important and said that he would be able to shed light on one of the murkiest chapters in recent Middle East history. From the early 1980s Iran funded, trained and armed members of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon, which began as a small Shia Muslim militia but is today the most powerful paramilitary force in the Levant. The Iranians are accused of using Hezbollah to launch suicide bomb attacks against American, French and Israeli targets, to kidnap Westerners and to build a state within a state in southern Lebanon. They are also suspected of carrying out operations in Europe and even Argentina. “He is a significant figure,†said one Western source, who follows Iran closely. “It has so far been very difficult to get reliable information on how Iran ran its operations in Lebanon. This could be a big break.†Last summer Israel fought a bloody, 33-day war with Hezbollah after the group seized two Israeli soldiers, whose fate is unknown. At the time, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader, boasted: “Israel doesn’t know our capabilities on every level. The Zionist enemy has not succeeded in infiltrating our group.†General Asgari could lift that veil of secrecy. “It means for the first time, Hezbollah’s adversaries may have accurate estimates of stockpiles, weapons types, even perhaps placement and tactics,†said Nicholas Noe, the author of a forthcoming book on Hezbollah. “This is crucial because the limits and placement of Hezbollah’s weaponry has been a major problem.†After Lebanon, General Asgari returned to Iran as a high-ranking official dealing with the arms trade and weapons industry, including the development of the Shaab-3 ballistic missile. He stepped down as Deputy Defence Minister in 2005. Iranian officials have played down General Asgari’s importance, saying he has been “out of the loop for four or five years. But his defectioncould cause a serious blow to Iran.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 He probabally got paid bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bengalrick Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 in the war against "the war w/ iran", this is a very good thing... one of the biggest reasons we went into iraq is b/c we underestimated their weapons programs in the first gulf war and we had no (there may have been some, but the 9/11 commission report said there was no agents) agents in iraq after something like 1996... we assumed that our intel was underestimated again, but this time we overestimated... having a guy like this giving us inside info, we will have real info and probably even give us ways to diplomatically beat iran... this is a good thing if you are against any military involvement in iran... and i am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 [quote name='bengalrick' post='454212' date='Mar 9 2007, 04:42 PM']in the war against "the war w/ iran", this is a very good thing... one of the biggest reasons we went into iraq is b/c we underestimated their weapons programs in the first gulf war and we had no (there may have been some, but the 9/11 commission report said there was no agents) agents in iraq after something like 1996... we assumed that our intel was underestimated again, but this time we overestimated... having a guy like this giving us inside info, we will have real info and probably even give us ways to diplomatically beat iran... this is a good thing if you are against any military involvement in iran... and i am [/quote] This guy has no knowledge of Iran's nuclear aspirations or secrets, he was mostly involved with forming and supporting Hezbollah. Also, it has been stated that he's been "out of the loop" for 4 or 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actium Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 it's Karl Rove in Persian make-up and attire. He will try to complete the image by constantly eating pomegranates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 [quote name='Actium' post='454303' date='Mar 9 2007, 06:39 PM']it's Karl Rove in Persian make-up and attire. He will try to complete the image by constantly eating pomegranates. [/quote] Pomegranates better have salt on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actium Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 [quote name='IKOTA' post='454348' date='Mar 9 2007, 03:43 PM']Pomegranates better have salt on them[/quote] I've never had them. They look really delicious though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 [quote name='Actium' post='454350' date='Mar 9 2007, 07:13 PM']I've never had them. They look really delicious though.[/quote] Pomegranates = [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/38.gif[/img] ; Pomegrantes with salt = [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/38.gif[/img] [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/38.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actium Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 [quote name='IKOTA' post='454353' date='Mar 9 2007, 03:45 PM']Pomegranates = [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/38.gif[/img] ; Pomegrantes with salt = [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/38.gif[/img] [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/38.gif[/img][/quote] I'll pick some up next time I'm at the grocery store. Hope Kroger has them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 [quote name='Actium' post='454355' date='Mar 9 2007, 07:16 PM']I'll pick some up next time I'm at the grocery store. Hope Kroger has them.[/quote] Hope you find some good ripe ones. The trick is to cut them in quarters and then get a tub of water, put the 4 pieces in the water and de-seed the fruit that way. This will allow for minimal juice flying up and permanently staining your clothes. Dont forget to try them with salt edit: Sorry for hijacking thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actium Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 [quote name='IKOTA' post='454364' date='Mar 9 2007, 03:51 PM']Hope you find some good ripe ones. The trick is to cut them in quarters and then get a tub of water, put the 4 pieces in the water and de-seed the fruit that way. This will allow for minimal juice flying up and permanently staining your clothes. Dont forget to try them with salt [/quote] Thanks for the advice. I hope the incognito Rove does the same or everyone will see through his disguise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bengal Migration| Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 [quote name='Actium' post='454303' date='Mar 9 2007, 09:09 PM']it's Karl Rove in Persian make-up and attire. He will try to complete the image by constantly eating pomegranates. [/quote] I dunno much about pomegranates (though I've seen the juice for sale here) but my first thought was the same as what you were likely mocking here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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