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2005-08-05 Home Front: WoT
Israeli Businessman Sentenced in Plot to Ship Nuclear Detonation Devices
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Posted by Steve 2005-08-05 13:16|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Khan remains at large.

OK, someone's gotta say it: Khaaaaaaaaan!
Posted by Xbalanke 2005-08-05 14:17||   2005-08-05 14:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Link to LA Times article
Bratt said in court Thursday that the U.S. government still did not know for whom Khan was purchasing the spark gaps or where the disabled components were.

But Bratt told the judge that the buyer was either the government of Pakistan and its nuclear program, another country that Pakistan was secretly helping with its nuclear program or a Pakistani political organization that supported "jihadist elements" or other rogue groups.

"The choices for the true recipient of the triggered spark gaps are not comforting," Bratt said.

The agents, James Brigham and David Poole, said they could not comment on the case or on their continuing investigation, for which they have tried to travel to Pakistan to conduct interviews.

They and others have been unable to do so, authorities have confirmed, in part because the departments of Commerce and Homeland Security have failed to gain adequate support from within the Bush administration to pressure Pakistan into letting them in the country
Posted by john 2005-08-05 14:26||   2005-08-05 14:26|| Front Page Top

#3 The SA Tribune link is written by:

By M T Butt & Syed Saleem Shahzad

Boy, that one's too easy! Can hear Beavis & Butthead now!
Posted by BA 2005-08-05 15:04||   2005-08-05 15:04|| Front Page Top

#4 john: They and others have been unable to do so, authorities have confirmed, in part because the departments of Commerce and Homeland Security have failed to gain adequate support from within the Bush administration to pressure Pakistan into letting them in the country

Possibly because this is part of some giant sting operation, where Khan's creds are being pumped up so that jihadis will come calling. We can only speculate.
Posted by Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei  2005-08-05 15:30|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com]  2005-08-05 15:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Why on earth did Karni only get 3 years? I do hope it's because he is talking just as fast as he can. Otherwise this is a travesty, and sets a dangerous precedent for others thinking of exporting dangerous toys under the table.
Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-05 15:50||   2005-08-05 15:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Asher Karni,

Quite possibly, the blood of many Jews are going to be on your hands, you stupid moron. You maybe out in 3 yrs but, you rebelled against the God of Israel by selling tech. to the Jewish enemy.

Numbers 26:
..were among Korah's followers when they rebelled against the LORD. v.10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men. And they served as a warning sign.
Posted by Poison Reverse 2005-08-05 16:22||   2005-08-05 16:22|| Front Page Top

#7 PR-
That's the first reference to the Korah Curse I have ever seen on line.

Karni is probably still arranging the payoff from both sides before he declares he converted to Islam before the transaction. It would be simpler for everyone if he just announced this. Everyone should payoff.
Posted by Penguin 2005-08-05 16:28||   2005-08-05 16:28|| Front Page Top

#8 It is interesting that the Pak nuclear weapon program is reliant on medical devices - triggered spark gaps designed for lithotripters imported from abroad.
Posted by john 2005-08-05 16:52||   2005-08-05 16:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Penquin,

Jew converting to Muslim = Traitor
Jew selling tech. to Muslim= Traitor

Posted by Poison Reverse 2005-08-05 19:12||   2005-08-05 19:12|| Front Page Top

#10 Unfortunately there are Jewish traitors, just like everyone else. The description sounds like he was in it strictly for selfish financial gain, not for idealistic reasons (like imminent conversion to Islam). Convict the man, then give him a couple of years in solitary confinement without any sunlight, and let his family disown him from shame.
Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-05 19:22||   2005-08-05 19:22|| Front Page Top

#11 Israeli Businessman? Sounds to me like South African businessman, who happened to be a Jew and therefore eligible for an Israeli passport (and had obtained one, very common for south africans). If he had a british born grandparent and hence been eligible for a UK passport and obtained one, would he have been described as a British Businessman? I doubt it.
Posted by phil_b 2005-08-05 19:31||   2005-08-05 19:31|| Front Page Top

#12 Phil_b. Asher Karni is a Hebrew name.
Posted by gromgoru 2005-08-05 20:20||   2005-08-05 20:20|| Front Page Top

#13 Karni was born in Hungary and has lived for 20 years in South Africa, moreorless as long as he lived in Israel (I'm not sure when he left Hungary).
Posted by phil_b 2005-08-05 21:00||   2005-08-05 21:00|| Front Page Top

#14 Why was South African Karni flying into DIA? Denver just had a (Saudi national, I think) U of Co professor sentenced for mistreating his Asian slave/maid. Denver is also on the list of previous mentioned targets. They are a sanctuary city that seems to harbor illegal gang members from south of the border, but I didn't know about a Muslim population. Couldn't doctors access these dual-use kidney stone busters? Maybe that's how the rumor Bin Laden needed dialysis got started...I also read in Bill Gertz' book Treachery that a German company, Siemens, had sold some to Iraq, also via South Africa, I think. I hope they are doing a sting and onto something here.
Posted by Danielle 2005-08-05 21:23||   2005-08-05 21:23|| Front Page Top

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