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One has to question the reason why this information was leaked now. My guess is that Israel or the US wants Iran to be paranoid about a secret agent within thei
by micahgoulart 15y ago
One has to question the reason why this information was leaked now. My guess is that Israel or the US wants Iran to be paranoid about a secret agent within their nuclear facilities and go hunting for a mole. Imagine if Israel planted evidence on a prominent Iranian physicist? Good luck proving your innocence.
The whole Stuxnet story would make for a great spy novel, that's for sure.
- kposehn 15y agoWe've been at covert war with them for some time, and this is just another shot fired. That said, one hell of a shot. They hit Iran, Syria, Russia, China (and Germany!) with one little leaked bullet...each of those countries is eyeing their industrial processes and engineers just a but more closely after today.
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- redwood 15y agoVery interesting take: in other words maybe the infection did really come from a russian technician as originally reported, but now the "leak" will add doubt within the scientist circles. Still it feels the Iranians are one step ahead in much of this. After all the stuxnet failed
- andrewfelix 15y agoThere's no subtlety to what Israel is doing. They aren't encouraging paranoia or planting evidence, they're literally killing the scientists involved. I don't care which side of the fence you sit on, assassinating scientists for a presumed 'greater good' is awful.
- tkahn6 15y agoHere's your subtlety: http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010175602 http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010175602 > Wife of Assassinated Scientist: Annihilation of Israel "Mostafa's Ultimate Goal"
- andrewfelix 15y agoWho needs justice when there are obscure and author-less articles floating around the internet to justify the killing of civilians? Remember this goes both ways. There are people who think American civilians assisting the occupation in Iraq are legitimate targets. I am not one of those people.
- tkahn6 15y agoYou're clearly not aware of this but Fars News Agency is essentially a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime. This is a propaganda piece. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fars_News_Agency http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fars_News_Agency
- andrewfelix 15y agoAuthorless? Check. Obscure? Check. A legitimate news source? No. A basis to judge the value of a human life? Most definitely not.
- tkahn6 15y agoHmm ok let's get more concrete. It would have been unjustifiable in your view for Japan to have assassinated Oppenheimer during his time at Los Alamos, yes or no?
- philwelch 15y ago> American civilians assisting the occupation in Iraq That's a euphemism for "private military contractors", which is a euphemism for "mercenaries". Legitimate targets? As much as any, really.
- andrewfelix 15y agoNo I meant the kind of people that refill vending machines at US camps.
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- philwelch 15y agoThat's a disingenuous argument. If you're building nuclear weapons for a hostile government, you're as much a target as anyone else. It doesn't matter if you're a scientist or a solider.
- andrewfelix 15y agoLike I said below I don't think it's ever justifiable, and it goes both ways. There are thousands of good scientists working with the DoD. The US is technically at war. However I do not believe their scientists should be considered legitimate targets. It's also debatable as to whether they're developing a nuclear weapon.