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2007-03-08 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Missing Iranian Minster Reportedly Cooperating with Western Intelligence

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Posted by Steve 2007-03-08 11:31|| || Front Page|| [13 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A spokesman from the American State Department told Asharq Al-Awsat that he could not comment on the issue.

"...and if I could comment, I'd have leaked it to the New York Times well before you. Nothing personal."

Posted by eLarson 2007-03-08 13:12|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-03-08 13:12|| Front Page Top

#2 And another S.U.O. talks to FOX:
TEHRAN, Iran A former Iranian deputy defense minister who disappeared from Turkey last month is not cooperating with Western intelligence agencies and his whereabouts remain a mystery, a U.S. official told FOX News Thursday. The Washington Post reported Thursday that Ali Rez Asgari, who is credited with founding the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, was fully cooperating with and divulging information to U.S. and other intelligence services.

However, a senior U.S. official flatly denied the report. U.S. intelligence agencies remain extremely interested in Asgari's case, the official said, but they do not know his current whereabouts. The official did not rule out the possibility that Asgari, who once commanded Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards and served as the country's deputy defense minister, was conducting negotiations with an intelligence organization, but denied that there was any type of cooperation with the U.S.

"I know nothing! Tell them, Hogan."

Posted by Steve 2007-03-08 14:25|| 2007-03-08 14:25|| Front Page Top

#3 hummm, innocuous out-away nooks in Virgina, surely some RBee knows the territory.

Posted by RD 2007-03-08 15:08|| 2007-03-08 15:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Way out in VA, sounds like NSA.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-03-08 15:25|| 2007-03-08 15:25|| Front Page Top

#5 hummm, innocuous out-away nooks in Virgina,

Anyone besides me notice Fred has been gone alot lately?

Posted by Steve">Steve 2007-03-08 16:58|| 2007-03-08 16:58|| Front Page Top

#6 There's a new guy running the gift shop at Luray Caverns...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-03-08 17:25|| 2007-03-08 17:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Is that Fred or Dr Phibes at the mighty Wurlitzer, Sea? Too much hair for Fred......

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-03-08 17:35|| 2007-03-08 17:35|| Front Page Top

#8 "out away nooks in Virginia" Well there's so many Iranians and Arabs running around out here in the VA countryside, it would be hard to spot a new face.

Posted by in Leesburg VA 2007-03-08 18:01|| 2007-03-08 18:01|| Front Page Top

#9 "Way out in Virginia"

Mount Weather, anyone? :-D

(BTW, I drove by there once - very innocuous-looking place.)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-03-08 19:12|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2007-03-08 19:12|| Front Page Top

#10 Probably working on unNatural Bridge.

Posted by Shipman 2007-03-08 23:12|| 2007-03-08 23:12|| Front Page Top

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