Iranian nuclear scientist killed in Tehran: report

[Bosonic]

Source: Reuters

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday, Iran's student news agency ISNA reported without giving his name.

"An Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated in front of his house today ... and his wife was also wounded," it said. No other details were immediately available.

Read more: http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE76M1WI20110723

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Mossad? CIA? Jilted lover?

all THREE???:shrug:

[damntexdem]

2. Mossad.

I doubt that the CIA is that competent.

Although a jilted lover might run a close second. ;-)

[hack89]

3. Talk to Osama bin Laden about the CIA's competency. nt

[Tempest]

4. We would have gotten him sooner if not for the CIA screwups

The biggest screw up was torturing Mohammed which caused him to clam up.

It wasn't until the torture stopped that he started opening up.

[hack89]

5. Of course - silly me. nt

[lonestarnot]

6. Iranian nuclear scientist shot dead on Tehran street

Source: Los Angeles Times

Gunmen on a motorcycle shot physicist Dariush Rezai outside his home near a military base, an Iranian news agency reports. He's the latest victim in a series of attacks on nuclear scientists in Iran, which is suspected of trying to build a nuclear weapons program.

Reporting from Beirut— An Iranian nuclear scientist tied to the country's controversial atomic research program was shot dead Saturday on a street in Tehran, Iranian news outlets reported.

It was the latest in a series of attacks targeting the country's nuclear scientists.



Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-nuclear-scientist-20110724,0,7237741.story

[Exultant Democracy]

7. Targeted assassination of civilians, seems like a war crime by whomever my be responsible.

[stockholmer]

didn't you get the memo? war crimes can never be committed by the CIA, MI6, or the Mossad

:sarcasm:

[Downwinder]

12. Must have been Mossad.

We would have used a drone.

[dipsydoodle]

9. Dulicate LBN ?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4932512

[cpwm17]

10. That's too bad

Iran has just as much right to a nuclear program as anyone else. And they certainly have a much less history of aggressive war than most (all?) countries with nuclear weapons programs.

Nuclear power is not the way to go. That's been proven already. But this is probably about Iran's imaginary nuclear weapons program.

[hack89]

11. They don't have the right to an illegal nuclear program

a nuclear program operated within international law for energy purposes is OK. It is just hard to imagine why they would go to so much pain running an illegal program just to generate electricity.

[harmonicon]

13. Illegal? nt.

[hack89]

15. There have been seven UN resolutions condemning Iran's nuclear program

according the UN and the IAEA, Iran is in gross violation of various treaties and agreements controlling the proliferation of nuclear technology and arms.

Why do you think half the world has implemented sanctions against Iran?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran

[harmonicon]

17. I think it's because the US is still butt-hurt about having our puppet regime removed from power.

We have an awful lot of influence over other countries. As far as I see it, if it's wrong for one country to have nuclear weapons, it's wrong for any, including the US.

[hack89]

18. So countries can ignore the UN when they want?

is the world a better place with a neutered UN?

[harmonicon]

24. They do all of the time.

Our great ally, Israel, has been ignoring the UN for decades. When we don't like a lot of things the UN proposes, we use or security council veto to stop it. The US only gives a shit about what the UN says when our government agrees with it and ignore it at all other times. If the UN doesn't want Iran to have nukes and proposes sanctions, I think every country with nukes should have sanctions placed on them.

[hack89]

27. I share your belief that the UN has outlived its usefulness

What should replace it?

[harmonicon]

28. I just think it should be reformed.

There should be something like it in the world where people from all countries meet. However, having members with permanent veto power on a supposed "security" council has been a travesty. In addition to this, we need a real international criminal court so that something can be done if the UN says "this is illegal". Thus-far the US has yet to recognize such a court.

The purpose of the UN was supposed to be to end needless wars, but how many of them are going on right now? I can't imagine that the majority of the world wants these wars (not just the ones we're involved in either), but there is no effective mechanism to stop them.

[hack89]

19. No - it is wrong to violate international law.

Iran signed a treaty saying they would not acquire nuclear weapons. Don't you think they should keep their word? Or are you of the option that international law should be obeyed only when convenient?

[cpwm17]

22. What nuclear weapons program?

Our own (the US) intelligence services say that there is no evidence that Iran has a nuclear weapons program.

[hack89]

23. You need to square away the UN and IAEA then - they seem to have some concerns. nt

[cpwm17]

20. The US is violating Iran's rights.

The US has used its power to push through some illegal UN resolutions condemning Iran's nuclear program.

Iran has the world most closely guarded nuclear program. Iran has lived up to its agreements. The US has no right to tell the Iranians that they can't have a nuclear program.

[hack89]

21. Take it up with the UN and IAEA

I think they would disagree that Iran has "lived up to its agreements.".

[roamer65]

14. I wonder what would be happening if this were an Israeli nuclear scientist?

[hack89]

16. Israel is strong enough to retaliate. nt

[lonestarnot]

8. Iranian nuclear scientist shot dead on Tehran street

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[FLPanhandle]

25. Imagine the outrage if it was done with a drone

Luckily it was just done in person.

[Ash_F]

26. So basically they murdered a guy who loved physics all his life.

And dedicated it to its study, getting a very advanced education over long years in a country where that is extremely difficult to accomplish.

That is what happened. Politicians from various countries(and some DU posters) like to call it "Securing our nation's interests" but is it just murder. Just like that Norwegian guy. Don't be confused.

While you argue about whether Iran's nuclear program is illegal, don't be confused about whether this was murder.

[harmonicon]

29. +1 (nt)