Terrorists Kill Two Iranian University Professors

[Formaldehyde]

Come on man, use your logic. Who else would it be?

I think it is the notion that there may actually be reasonable proof that modern-day Israel engages in terrorist activites, as they did in the past. You can't very keep claiming they have the moral high ground when they are actually no better than Hamas.

 

[RedRalph]

The U.S. military can be treated as civilians for victim-of-terrorist purposes, so this shady reclassification is nothing new - just ask about the act that got Reagan to cut and run from Beirut.

You just ruined something I was setting up

 

[JollyRoger]

I think it is the notion that there may actually be reasonable proof that modern-day Israel engages in terrorist activites. You can't very keep claiming they have the moral high ground when they are actually no better than Hamas.

Actually they are better - if you use number of killed civilians as a measure of success.

 

[Formaldehyde]

Ah, but now the vast majority can no longer be rationalized away as "collateral damage" due to the cowardly Hamas hiding amongst inncoent victims.

Any government that supports, protects or harbours terrorists is complicit in the murder of the innocent and equally guilty of terrorist crimes. George W. Bush

 

[Pangur Bán]

Unfortunately, a link with Israel is very likely. The US is possible if much less likely, but have no doubt that one of the two was behind it.

 

[bhsup]

Without ANY evidence. It really, truly amuses me how you guys, who really are the same group that demonize the WMD in Iraq argument. You really should have been "Well, there probably are WMDs, so yeah we should back this invasion" if you are willing to believe this is Israel or USA without evidence.

Without any evidence and you guys already know who did it. And you might be right, but then that'll just be a lucky guess. It could just as easily be home grown opposition forces opposed to the current regime, or any other number of possibilities.

 

[Pangur Bán]

There is some evidence already as well as signs for some time that Israel have been planning to step up anti-nuclear activity, but the bulk of probability derives from motive.

Many here seem to think Israeli and US foreign agents would never do this kind of thing, but it has been part of the strategy of both nations since the 1940s.

 

[Dachs]

I'm disappointed that anybody got caught.

 

[MobBoss]

I'm disappointed that anybody got caught.

Dont assume that those caught actually had anything to do with it at all, despite those 'confessions' we hear about....

 

[Dachs]

Fair enough.

 

[MobBoss]

No, it doesn't work that way. Your local postman is a civilian, as am I, as are these professors. You don't get to redefine the word 'civilian' to suit your agenda.

Professors cant work for the government? Really? Why, I had no clue...

RR, government employees can be civilian as well as military, I had thought that would be obvious to you since you are one as well...

 

[Silurian]

Without ANY evidence. It really, truly amuses me how you guys, who really are the same group that demonize the WMD in Iraq argument. You really should have been "Well, there probably are WMDs, so yeah we should back this invasion" if you are willing to believe this is Israel or USA without evidence.

Without any evidence and you guys already know who did it. And you might be right, but then that'll just be a lucky guess. It could just as easily be home grown opposition forces opposed to the current regime, or any other number of possibilities.

Why would home grown terrorists bomb nuclear scientists.

I would have thought they would go for military, political, security etc leaders or general terror. What would they gain?

I did not realise that Kaczynski was Iranian.

 

[bhsup]

I am not saying that is what happened. But it is just as legitimate a guess as "JEWS!"

 

[amadeus]

Terrorism in U.S.: blowback.
Terrorism in Iran: terrorism.

WTH guys, srsly

 

[MobBoss]

Why would home grown terrorists bomb nuclear scientists.

Maybe they are eco-terrorists?

 

[Silurian]

I am not saying that is what happened. But it is just as legitimate a guess as "JEWS!"

There is a difference between legitimate guess and likely.

MOSAD - highly effective espionage organisation with a history of carrying out assignations. Iran does not like Israel and could develop nuclear weapons soon. - So quite possible
CIA - could have got local terrorists to do it - less likely
Arabs - do they have a history of this - less likely?
Local terrorists not working for outsiders have no reason - unlikely
Russians - maybe but did they do anything to stop Pakistan getting the bomb - less likely


But yes there is no proof.

 

[Silurian]

Maybe they are eco-terrorists?

I think the Iranian opposition is more interested in basic freedom.
So this is extremely unlikely

 

[Formaldehyde]

Terrorism in U.S.: blowback.
Terrorism in Iran: terrorism.

WTH guys, srsly

So you are saying that terrorism against the US is just as invalid a claim?

And it is ironic that they both are apparently caused from blowback from absurd governmental policies.

And do you think Iran has no more right to nuclear weapons than Israel, or even the US, does? Do you want to assassinate Israelis who have worked on their highly successful nuclear program? Do you think any Muslim country has the right to do so? How about the French who helped them?

And what about the South African program? Legitimate?

 

[bhsup]

Well if you love international law, then you are okay with Israel having nukes and with Iran not being allowed to. Iran signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Israel did not.

 

[Formaldehyde]

Ah, that makes doing anything possible to try to stop one country from ever having nuclear weapons perfectly acceptable simply because you suspect they may someday have that capability, while deliberately looking the other way when a rogue state actually does develop the capability that directly jeopardizes the safety of the entire region, and doing absolutely nothing about it.