Attempted murder, really? Do they give a Nobel prize for attempted physics?

Does the first sentence make sense to anybody else?

"Iran plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States into a new global campaign to isolate the Islamic republic."

So they recruited a used car salesman to hire Mexicans for an attack on a restaurant frequented by Senators and ambassadors.

I'm not so sure about all of this.

It seems like the US is more upset about it than the Saudis.

SmackLT: Hey, try not to blow up any foreign diplomats on the way through the parking lot!

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/That post is Fark in a nut shell.

Ambitwistor: Does the first sentence make sense to anybody else?

"Iran plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States into a new global campaign to isolate the Islamic republic."

into = in?

I still don't know why I should care. Weren't the 9/11 hijackers all Saudis?

Besides the USA has some warring to do against Pakistan and eventually China and we'll need Iran to be friendly or at least neutral. Seriously.

Dear Iran:

We here in the US strongly condemn these acts!

US

Anyone who believes this BLATANT propaganda is a fool.

Ambitwistor: Does the first sentence make sense to anybody else?

"Iran plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States into a new global campaign to isolate the Islamic republic."

CBS?

/Iran trying a new global campaign to isolate themselves?
//In third person?
///snorts

The whole thing is pretty fishy.

There are some odd drug business things going on behind the scenes of this whole thing that haven't really come out in the news yet.

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If they can't send a drone to do their killing, fark them.

We blow up folks in Yemen all the time, what's the deal?

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That's it. I'm moving in with my auntie and uncle in al-belaar.

"now"?

I just wonder where the Koch Brothers stand with all this. Iran is a major part of their business. And yes, all the 9/11 Hijackers were Saudis, Mohammad Atta was a Bashar in the Saudi intelligence service and a member of the royal family. Thats roughly equivalent to a rank of Colonel here.

Once is an anomaly. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.

Photo of diplomatic message sent by the US in response to this plot: Link (pops to new window)

Tyrone Slothrop: Attempted murder, really? Do they give a Nobel prize for attempted physics?

The standards for the Peace Prize have been pretty slack of late.

I have no great love for Iran...but...

Didn't we just assassinate someone a week or so ago?

This is what is used to distract us while the politicians and corporations that are in bed with them (I was going to say something much ruder, but I couldn't decide who was doing it to whom) blithely steal our tax dollars.

What can I say? Don't fall for this shiat, people. These are scare tactics and shiny keys.

15 farking pages, with 2 paragraphs (almost) per page?
Not clicking through.

/click revenue
//can't haz
/not yours

masercot: I have no great love for Iran...but...

Didn't we just assassinate someone a week or so ago?

There is a difference. The guy we killed was a terrorist (and proud of it). They guy Iran wanted to kill was a diplomat. Apples and oranges.

david1963: I still don't know why I should care. Weren't the 9/11 hijackers all Saudis?

Besides the USA has some warring to do against Pakistan and eventually China and we'll need Iran to be friendly or at least neutral. Seriously.

The only problem with your theory is that Iran hasn't been neutral since 1979. So, there is quite the issue with your warm fuzzy feelings about Iran.

Biden called the purported plot "really over the top."

Quickly followed by "he is also a very naughty boy"

"The idea that they would attempt to go to a Mexican drug cartel to solicit murder-for-hire to kill the Saudi ambassador? Nobody could make that up, right?" Clinton said [...]

Un-possible!

The Iranian language that I've seen cited several times, describing this plot as "childrens' stories" and whatnot really has me wondering what the hell they tell their kids for bedtime stories. Of course, this is a country where you can expect to be brutally killed by your neighbors in the town square if you're a woman that has premarital sex, so perhaps they keep it real at storytime too.

HotWingConspiracy: So they recruited a used car salesman to hire Mexicans for an attack on a restaurant frequented by Senators and ambassadors.

I'm not so sure about all of this.

yeah it all smells fishy to me. why would they risk provocation for such a target as a diplomat?

"U.S. aims to "unite the world" against Iran"

Boy, Obama is really pulling out all the stops to try to win back Jewish/Israeli support this election.

If you believe that Iran was behind this then I've got a bridge to sell you.

False flags don't get any more obvious than this.

masercot: I have no great love for Iran...but...

Didn't we just assassinate someone a week or so ago?

Sure. Lets just let countries attempt to blow up embassies left and right in our country, because its only fair since we attack Taliban and Al Qaida militants, that we allow people to blow our stuff up and kill people on our soil. Or are you saying that Iran is retaliating? In that case they are putting themselves on the side of Al Qaida. So really, I'm not sure what you are trying to say, but it is sounding pretty dumb.

The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves

It seems like the US is more upset about it than the Saudis.

Hey, we have a TSA to fund & to attempt to appear useful.

FTFA: "The idea that they would attempt to go to a Mexican drug cartel to solicit murder-for-hire to kill the Saudi ambassador? Nobody could make that up, right?" Clinton said shortly after U.S. prosecutors accused two suspected Iranian agents of trying to murder Saudi envoy Adel Al-Jubeir.

She doesn't sound conviced...i think someone just got added to the secret drone kill list.

Lipo: They guy Iran wanted to kill was a diplomat. Apples and oranges.

Not really, on the apples and oranges thing. It's a complex game. Take one diplomat that opposes a country's policies - that country would likely see him as an enemy, whereas many others would see him as a diplomat. Besides, diplomats have been repurposed as spies for years in virtually every single country with an intelligence service, it's hard to tell from a public standpoint whether there's something more to this.

Besides, we're still hypocrites for using this as a pre-text to war. With the dozens if not hundreds of times we tried to assassinate castro, the US really shouldnt be making the call for war..

"you know what I noticed? Nobody panics when things go according to plan. Even if the plan is horrifying. If tomorrow I tell the press that like a gang banger, will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, nobody panics, because it's all, part of the plan. But when I say that one, little old ambassador will die, well then everyone loses their minds!"

Why so serious ?

factoryconnection: The Iranian language that I've seen cited several times, describing this plot as "childrens' stories" and whatnot really has me wondering what the hell they tell their kids for bedtime stories. Of course, this is a country where you can expect to be brutally killed by your neighbors in the town square if you're a woman that has premarital sex, so perhaps they keep it real at storytime too.

have you ever seen an episode of 24, or any other 'high drama' spy thrillers? childrens stories.

Hey Iran, we're a little more surgical with our attempts. Also a little more difficult to foil with law enforcement.

masercot: I have no great love for Iran...but...

Didn't we just assassinate someone a week or so ago?


Israel assassinates people in Dubai? No problem!

The US assassinates a few guys in Yemen? Hooray!

Iran (allegedly) plots to assassinate some Saudi in the US? ATTACK!!!!


/God I love hypocrisy

Hobodeluxe: HotWingConspiracy: So they recruited a used car salesman to hire Mexicans for an attack on a restaurant frequented by Senators and ambassadors.

I'm not so sure about all of this.

yeah it all smells fishy to me. why would they risk provocation for such a target as a diplomat?

It wasn't even a high-level diplomat.

tankjr: If you believe that Iran was behind this then I've got a bridge to sell you.

False flags don't get any more obvious than this.




What the actual flag might look like.

We don't assasinate, we liquidate, with extreme prejudice.

Amos Quito: masercot: I have no great love for Iran...but...

Didn't we just assassinate someone a week or so ago?


Israel assassinates people in Dubai? No problem!

The US assassinates a few guys in Yemen? Hooray!

Iran (allegedly) plots to assassinate some Saudi in the US? ATTACK!!!!


/God I love hypocrisy

Why are you against American jobs?

Nothing was more predictable than an internet wide:

"Why Iran, the most trustworthy and least involved country in islamic paramilitaries/ terrorist organizations across the world would never undertake such a deed against their regional arch enemy! Clearly this is the work of the fascists in our own gov't! Now we must turn our collective minds to coming up with a series of unfounded alter explanations which fit our narrative of the only country that does bad stuff in the world is the US! Grab your pipes, long coats, magnifying glasses, yarn, and thumb tacks, we need to get to the bottom of this!"

Robert Baer thinks it's bullshiat.

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