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>Until then, he remains a once-big-fish in a small pond, living in exile and under armed guard in Beirut for the foreseeable future. How secure is he in Beruit

>Until then, he remains a once-big-fish in a small pond, living in exile and under armed guard in Beirut for the foreseeable future. How secure is he in Beruit? If Japan really wanted him badly, I would guess he would be pretty easy for Israeli Mossad to pick up.

wk_end 5y ago
It's pretty easy for Mossad to pick up whoever they want, but he's accused of white-collar crime, not matters of national security; I'd be surprised if Israel (or any other country) would be willing to deploy their intelligence services and violate another nation's sovereignty over it. Is that something they've ever done?
- atatatat 5y ago
  Why would you hear about it...?
yborg 5y ago
Lebanon is an economic disaster area right now, so while this won't directly affect the fabulously wealthy Ghosn, he's ironically sort of imprisoned in a failing state.
- emptyparadise 5y ago
  I'd take that over being in a prison cell.
- 55555 5y ago
  He's Lebanese. It's one of his homes.
  - foogazi 5y ago
    How does this make Lebanon less of an economic disaster area?
mschuster91 5y ago
> How secure is he in Beruit? If Japan really wanted him badly, I would guess he would be pretty easy for Israeli Mossad to pick up. The Mossad only does what's in the national interest of Israel, they are not bounty hunters for hire. If Japan really wants Ghosn they will either have to send their own team with all the headaches that entails and/or they will need to negotiate with the various groups currently in control of Lebanon... and given they're falling apart, failing to secure food, medicine and fuel for electricity generation, a rich multi-millionaire with a private security force isn't exactly at the top of their priority list.
- Danieru 5y ago
  Not a priority for justice, but Ghosn is instead prime material for a house trade. Foreign loans in exchange for an extradition treaty, etc. It might not happen now, but Ghosn needs it not to happen for the rest of his natural life. Japan only needs one chance. Ghosn needs an unstable country to stay together and be not-desperate for a long time.
Tams80 5y ago
Wtf would Mossad get involved, and if they did why would they send him to Japan. If he were funding Hezbollah (other than through paying taxes in Lebanon), they'd have gotten him anyway by now.
- anonu 5y ago
  Taxes dont go to fund Hezbollah in Lebanon. For one simple reason. Taxes are never collected. If they were the country wouldn't be in a financial crisis.

wk_end 5y ago

It's pretty easy for Mossad to pick up whoever they want, but he's accused of white-collar crime, not matters of national security; I'd be surprised if Israel (or any other country) would be willing to deploy their intelligence services and violate another nation's sovereignty over it. Is that something they've ever done?

atatatat 5y ago
Why would you hear about it...?

yborg 5y ago

Lebanon is an economic disaster area right now, so while this won't directly affect the fabulously wealthy Ghosn, he's ironically sort of imprisoned in a failing state.

emptyparadise 5y ago
I'd take that over being in a prison cell.
55555 5y ago
He's Lebanese. It's one of his homes.
- foogazi 5y ago
  How does this make Lebanon less of an economic disaster area?

mschuster91 5y ago

> How secure is he in Beruit? If Japan really wanted him badly, I would guess he would be pretty easy for Israeli Mossad to pick up. The Mossad only does what's in the national interest of Israel, they are not bounty hunters for hire. If Japan really wants Ghosn they will either have to send their own team with all the headaches that entails and/or they will need to negotiate with the various groups currently in control of Lebanon... and given they're falling apart, failing to secure food, medicine and fuel for electricity generation, a rich multi-millionaire with a private security force isn't exactly at the top of their priority list.

Danieru 5y ago
Not a priority for justice, but Ghosn is instead prime material for a house trade. Foreign loans in exchange for an extradition treaty, etc. It might not happen now, but Ghosn needs it not to happen for the rest of his natural life. Japan only needs one chance. Ghosn needs an unstable country to stay together and be not-desperate for a long time.

Tams80 5y ago

Wtf would Mossad get involved, and if they did why would they send him to Japan. If he were funding Hezbollah (other than through paying taxes in Lebanon), they'd have gotten him anyway by now.

anonu 5y ago
Taxes dont go to fund Hezbollah in Lebanon. For one simple reason. Taxes are never collected. If they were the country wouldn't be in a financial crisis.