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Man sentenced for trying to ship sensors to Iran

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A computer technician was sentenced to a year in prison for trying to ship to Iran more than 100 pressure sensors that could be used as components in explosive devices.

In'shal'la'Ahma'dinner'jacket

Posted by RD 2006-08-08 00:15|| 2006-08-08 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 My first read was 1 year per sensor. but a re-read proved me wrong; a Google search turned up the fact that he is a Clinton appointee; only 1 year for 100+ sensors to an enemy of the state. And he wil probably get out w/ time served or some other BS. Silly me for thinking we are serious.

Posted by USN,Ret 2006-08-08 00:38|| 2006-08-08 00:38|| Front Page Top

#3 US citizen of ~~Iranian~~ muzzie descent,

An oxymoron.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-08 07:05|| 2006-08-08 07:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Born in 1979? Natural-born citizen, or naturalized later, I wonder?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-08-08 09:29|| 2006-08-08 09:29|| Front Page Top

#5 should be shot as a traitor...a bullet for each US soldier killed in Iraq.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-08-08 11:11|| 2006-08-08 11:11|| Front Page Top

#6 A computer technician was sentenced to a year in prison for trying to ship to Iran more than 100 pressure sensors that could be used as components in explosive devices. Mohammad Fazeli, 27, pleaded guilty in May to one count of violating a US embargo prohibiting trade with Iran. Under a plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop one count each of conspiracy and making false statements.

ONE YEAR? For potentially facilitating Iran's nuclear weapons R&D? You've got to know that these pressure sensors were most likely destined for efforts at physically modelling the explosive lensing needed to initiate a fission or fusion reaction (read; nuclear explosion). Other applications could be for monitoring line pressure in centrifuge outputs or hexaflouride production reactors.

Fazeli, a US citizen of Iranian descent.

Yoohoo, State Department. Are any of you connecting the dots with respect to how severe the problem of mixed alliegences are within America's Muslim population?

Finally, why in blue blazes was this maggot offered any sort of plea bargain? The obviously got the goods on this traitorous maggot. Collaborating with a terror sponsoring rougue regime that has overtly threatened use of nuclear weapons against America does not merit any sort of plea bargain. Rather the opposite, I would think. Maximum hard time, with no reduced sentencing for good behavior and minimum privileges during incarceration. These are our mortal enemies and are out to do us serious harm. It's long past the time for the judiciary to begin acting accordingly.

Posted by Zenster 2006-08-08 15:58|| 2006-08-08 15:58|| Front Page Top

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