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Iranian nuclear scientist ‘assassinated by Mossad’
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by nukegingrich | February 4, 2007 at 08:46 am
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Updated 2/5/07
An Iranian nuclear scientist has died in mysterious circumstances, according to Radio Farda, which is funded by the US State Department and broadcasts to Iran.An intelligence source suggested that Ardeshire Hassanpour, 44, a nuclear physicist, had been assassinated by Mossad, the Israeli security service.
The Times said the intel source was the private corporation, Stratfor. Given the increasing privatization of security (e.g. Blackwater), and intel, can the increasing privatization of the War on terror be part of the ultimate exit strategy for the US? And what does this portend going forward? Seems like I read something about this at TCS daily, last year. I'll check the archives and post as an update if relevant.
Related story: NYT- In Washington, Contractors take on biggest role ever
UPDATE
John Manchester has written a compelling piece on stateless warfighting organizations. "Stateless warfighting organizations are all the rage these days. From Al Qaeda to Blackwater, they come in all shapes and sizes and pursue all varieties of ends." ...
This is the first of a two-part series entitled "The Road to Anti-Qaeda" Read it all
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at 17:43 on February 4th, 2007
Nice piece nukegingrich. The reason I like it is you have added your own comment, PLUS provided a link to a related story.
Good job - Matte NP Ed
at 08:49 on February 5th, 2007
At NowPublic, this is high praise from NowPublic editors! Your story is now on the home page for awhile, and everywhere else the “good stuff” box shows up. This story brings up a number of important issues, and I look forward to any investigative follow up you may find.