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malu User ID: 206474 United States 04/06/2007 03:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | very fucking interesting! i was just wondering about the FBI agent who came up missing in iran, ??? now i have a clue "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
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malu User ID: 206474 United States 04/06/2007 03:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i have gotten tid bits of this here , there, and everywhere, this is much more concise than i have seen before "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
malu User ID: 206474 United States 04/06/2007 04:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | A former FBI agent missing in Iran since early last month has been identified as Robert A. Levinson of Coral Springs, Fla., according to U.S. officials and a former colleague. Levinson was a 28-year veteran of both the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI, according to a biography on the Web site of Business Integrity International, a consulting firm where he worked until two years ago. The State Department has not received a response from Iran after a formal query about his whereabouts and welfare, an agency official said yesterday. It was the second message sent by Washington to Tehran through Swiss diplomatic intermediaries since Levinson was last heard from on March 8. The initial message was sent a few weeks ago, with a follow-up at a higher level on Monday, U.S. officials say. The Swiss Embassy in Tehran has represented U.S. interests in Iran since relations were cut off in 1980. Nuclear Development in Iran * Iran Partially Suspends U.N. Cooperation * U.N. Backs Broader Sanctions On Tehran * Dispute Halts Delivery Of Atomic Fuel to Iran * U.S., Allies Agree to Drop Proposed Iran Travel Ban * U.N. Nuclear Agency Curtails Technical Assistance to Iran More Stories At a Glance * U.N. Resolution 1696 * Timeline: Iran's Nuclear Program * Graphic: Tracking Nukes' Spread The IAEA The latest reports on Iran from the International Atomic Energy Agency. * In Focus: IAEA and Iran * In Focus: Non-Proliferation Treaty * Full Text of Treaty (PDF) Save & Share Article What's This? Digg del.icio.us Yahoo! ad_icon Business Integrity's Web site says Levinson has "extensive international experience and has focused on criminal activities, business intelligence projects, asset location and recoveries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Russia and Europe." It also says he represented the United States while serving on task forces dealing with organized crime and money laundering in Europe and the Eastern bloc. The site also says that Levinson, a graduate of the City College of New York, knows Russian and Spanish. Levinson had been involved recently in investigations in Ukraine and Russia, according to a former colleague. Calls to Levinson's office and cellphone were not returned. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said yesterday that the United States does not have credible information about Levinson's situation. The State Department has been communicating with Levinson's family and has been trying to track his movements for more than two weeks, U.S. officials said. He was visiting Kish Island, an Iranian resort and free-trade zone off the southern coast that does not require a visa to visit. He had traveled to Iran from the United Arab Emirates, U.S. officials said. The FBI and State Department have said that Levinson -- a tall, middle-aged man who retired from the FBI more than a decade ago -- was not working for the U.S. government. He worked in private investigations for corporate clients, according to FBI spokesman John Miller. As an FBI agent, Levinson was not assigned to Middle East issues, officials said. The State Department said Levinson was in Iran to meet someone to set up an interview for a project involving a book and a documentary by a producer and author believed to be from Canada. A senior U.S. official said Levinson's project was "innocuous" and "had no connection with anything political." Levinson also may have been doing some consulting work, U.S. officials said. "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 203965 United States 04/06/2007 04:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Iran has nukes and will test same in Israel!! they have the worlds best delivery ssytem, Hamas and Hizzy-bullies. who will say anything after we use bunker nukes on Iran. the rest of the world will get behind closed doors and laugh at President Dickweed. a whole lot will hope it ends the pesky Joos for a few years. |
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malu User ID: 206474 United States 04/06/2007 04:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | this is really something,, what i don't know yet? "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
malu User ID: 206474 United States 04/06/2007 04:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | this just posted at GLP: Apr 6, 2007 Iran to mark nuclear day TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit the key Iranian nuclear plant in the central city of Natanz on Monday to mark the national day of nuclear technology. “Ceremonies marking the national day of nuclear technology will be organised in the presence of President Ahmadinejad in Natanz on April 9,” said a statement from Iran's atomic energy organisation. Ahmadinejad has promised that he will soon be announcing “good news” about Iran's nuclear programme, and news of his visit is likely to fuel speculation he will choose the occasion to make an important announcement. The head of Iran's atomic energy organisation, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, had said on Monday that the Islamic republic would be announcing good news on its nuclear programme next week. Natanz is the plant where Iran carries out enrichment of uranium, a sensitive process that the West fears could be diverted to make nuclear weapons. Iran insists the atomic drive is peaceful.—AFP hmmm? coincidence? probably nothing "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
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paladin (OP) User ID: 219702 United States 04/06/2007 06:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | this just posted at GLP: Quoting: maluApr 6, 2007 Iran to mark nuclear day TEHRAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit the key Iranian nuclear plant in the central city of Natanz on Monday to mark the national day of nuclear technology. “Ceremonies marking the national day of nuclear technology will be organised in the presence of President Ahmadinejad in Natanz on April 9,” said a statement from Iran's atomic energy organisation. Ahmadinejad has promised that he will soon be announcing “good news” about Iran's nuclear programme, and news of his visit is likely to fuel speculation he will choose the occasion to make an important announcement. The head of Iran's atomic energy organisation, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, had said on Monday that the Islamic republic would be announcing good news on its nuclear programme next week. Natanz is the plant where Iran carries out enrichment of uranium, a sensitive process that the West fears could be diverted to make nuclear weapons. Iran insists the atomic drive is peaceful.—AFP hmmm? coincidence? probably nothing hey malu.. do you think he will say we..Iran already has nukes |
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Neesie User ID: 215939 United States 04/06/2007 07:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | this story sounds fishy to me. I read somewhere that a nuke only has a shelf life of 10 yrs. why would we need to invade iraq for expired nukes that probably dont even funtion anymore. .A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. C. S. Lewis |
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San Diegan User ID: 183570 United States 04/06/2007 08:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's sad that this guy gets pinned...his stuff is no more accurrate than Sorcha Faal or whatever that person's name is. Pat Wayne Madsen "sources" told him that Bush and Cheney had been indicted, that the military was about to stage a coup, etc... TOTAL B.S. |
malu User ID: 206474 United States 04/06/2007 08:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | this story sounds fishy to me. I read somewhere that a nuke only has a shelf life of 10 yrs. why would we need to invade iraq for expired nukes that probably dont even funtion anymore. Quoting: NeesieThe nation's nuclear weapons were originally designed to last for 20 to 25 years. Each year, the directors of the Department of Energy's three nuclear weapons labs must certify that the stockpile weapons will perform as designed. If the performance of an older weapon becomes questionable, lab scientists must decide how to replace its aging parts in order to restore its peak performance. Aging weapon parts are a major topic for materials scientists Paul Dunn, Rusty Gray, Dave Teter, and Dan Thoma, who are working to extend the lifetimes of stockpile weapons in two of Los Alamos' highest-priority programs. The goal of one of these programs is to extend the lifetime of a 25-year-old weapon system to 75 years, which will guarantee its performance until at least 2042. Materials science is key to these efforts because, as Thoma says, "The only things that change in a stockpiled nuclear weapon are the materials." These scientists must determine how the materials are changing so they can predict when a part will fail. it would be worth worrying about, and i think, i would be more worried about an unstable weapon over an unstable ruler "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
Redheaded Stepchild User ID: 215100 United States 04/06/2007 08:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Since we are fleshing out the MADSEN piece... Mind you, I'm posting the following not because I believe it, but because where one source piece leaves off, many more might be buried within, or linked from outside. NOTE: there are links imbedded in the article... 03 April 2007 [link to writingcompany.blogs.com] Still missing in Iran The State Department and the FBI seem to be spinning the story of Bob Levinson's disappearance in Iran. A story by Robin Wright in today's Washington Post characterizes Levinson's background this way: The ex-agent, whose name is not being disclosed by the State Department for privacy reasons, had a long career in investigating organized crime in the United States. A middle-aged man who retired from the FBI more than a decade ago, the American worked in private investigations for corporate clients, according to FBI spokesman John Miller. As an FBI agent, he was not assigned to terrorism or Middle East issues, officials said. Here's a press release about him that appeared in 2006 on the website of SafirRosetti LLC: Seasoned Investigator Robert Levinson to Head New Office Robert A. Levinson, formerly the CEO of his own investigative firm, will head the division, which is located at 4530 Conference Way South, Boca Raton. The new office will significantly enhance SafirRosetti's accessibility to industries in Latin America and enable the firm, with a strong presence already in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to help companies secure their facilities, fight counterfeiting, conduct due diligence and other investigations on a global scale. Mr. Safir said, "The addition of Bob Levinson to our team gives us the ability to build a successful Latin American operation able to reach new markets, offering the skill and experience of an extremely seasoned professional." ... Mr. Levinson said, "I am proud to join the SafirRosetti team and be part of what is becoming the most important sector of modern business - physical and intellectual security and protection." Prior to joining SafirRosetti, Mr. Levinson was both the principal of R.A. Levinson & Associates, an investigative security firm, and also the Managing Director in charge of the Miami Office of Decision Strategies. In each of these capacities, Mr. Levinson directed worldwide investigations involving litigation support, the collection of business intelligence, due-diligence, product piracy, and threats to legitimate businesses. Mr. Levinson was employed by the U.S. Department of Justice for 28 years, serving for six years as a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in its New York and Denver field offices and also at DEA Headquarters. Subsequently, Mr. Levinson transferred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and served that agency as a Special Agent in Los Angeles, New York and Miami. While with the government, Mr. Levinson specialized in the investigation of international organized crime, international fraud, and money laundering activities. He served as a representative of the U.S. on a number of international organized crime task forces attacking such problems as the Colombian drug cartels and the criminal groups operating in the former Soviet Union. During his government service, Mr. Levinson taught as a guest lecturer at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Academy in Ottawa, Canada, the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Virginia and the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest, Hungary. SafirRosetti may be reached in Miami at 561-982-5338. (Levinson, by the way, no longer appears on the SafirRosetti website.) Here's another bio of Levinson from the website of Business Integrity International LLC, for whom he seems to have been working at the time of his disappearance: Bob Levinson is a twenty-eight year veteran of both the DEA & FBI. He offers extensive international experience and has focused on criminal activities, business intelligence projects, asset location and recoveries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Russia and Europe. He has represented the USA while serving on international Task Forces dealing with organized criminal and money laundering activities in Europe, Russia/Eastern Block countries. Previously he was the Managing Director for an international investigative firm and was responsible for consulting and directing investigations in the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, Russia and the former Soviet republics. Bob is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of CCNY, and a member of numerous organizations. Bob is fluent in Spanish and conversant in Russian. Levinson also has his own private security business, R. A. Levinson & Associates. (His email account at BII still seems to be functioning, however.) Levinson's emphasis in recent years has been money laundering cases, especially ones connected to Russia. (He was a witness in the trial of Russian mob boss Sergei Mikhailov.) Here are some Levinson quotes from a 2003 article published on moneylaundering.com: As of late 2003, Western law enforcement and security/intelligence agencies have been directed by their governments to afford the highest priority to counter-terrorism matters,” says Robert Levinson, a retired Federal Bureau of Investigation agent with extensive experience combating Russian organized crime. “This has left a large gap in the detection of traditional money laundering organizations which service organized crime groups, drug trafficking networks, arms dealers and other international criminals, particularly from the former Soviet Union, " Levinson, now with the investigative firm SafirRosetti, warns, “It has now become incumbent on financial institutions, multinationals, and other business organizations dealing on an international scale to insure that an adequate defense is mounted against those criminal groups seeking to exploit the fact that law enforcement is focused elsewhere. Russian organized crime and corrupt financial operatives are continuing efforts, begun in the 1990s, to penetrate Western business. The Bank of New York scandal was, for all intents and purposes, just a beginning.” Levinson is extensively quoted as a source (p. 274: "the ex-FBI agent based in Miami who specialized in the Russian mafia") in Robert Friedman's 2000 book, Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America. He was also interviewed extensively for the PBS Frontline documentary, Mafia Power Play: An investigation into the connections between Russian NHL players and Russian organized crime. The production was directed by Neil Docherty of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, who has done a number of other Frontline documentaries for PBS, including Canada: The Cell Next Door (2007) Al Qaeda's New Front (2005) and, interestingly, Terror and Teheran (2002). According to the Washington Post article: The State Department said the missing man was going to meet someone to set up an interview or interviews for a project involving a book and a documentary by an independent producer and author believed to be from Canada, U.S. officials said. Anyone want to wager that the "independent producer and author" was Neil Docherty? And does anyone still believe Levinson's disappearance had nothing to do with Iran's ties to terrorism and international money laundering—or that it's just a another missing person case? "Until you are willing to organize your friends and neighbors and literally shut down cities - drive at 5mph through the streets of major cities on the freeway and stop commerce, refuse to show up for work, refuse to borrow and spend more than you make, show up in Washington DC with a million of your neighbors and literally shut down The Capitol you WILL be bent over the table on a daily basis." 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bbb User ID: 174138 United States 04/06/2007 08:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's sad that this guy gets pinned...his stuff is no more accurrate than Sorcha Faal or whatever that person's name is. Quoting: San Diegan 183570Pat Wayne Madsen "sources" told him that Bush and Cheney had been indicted, that the military was about to stage a coup, etc... TOTAL B.S. Forgot to read the disclaimer at the bottom huh ? |
malu User ID: 206474 United States 04/06/2007 08:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | And does anyone still believe Levinson's disappearance had nothing to do with Iran's ties to terrorism and international money laundering—or that it's just a another missing person case? definitely just another missing person case, move along people , nothing to see here otherwise it could be something very serious that could be why we attacked iraq and potentially iran, which so far has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousand of innocent people and billions of dollars of tax payers money on false pretenses.... nah "By way of deception, thou shalt do war." Israel's Mossad "The truth shall set you free." U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Motto |
paladin (OP) User ID: 219702 United States 04/06/2007 08:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | DEFINITIONS The following terms are taken verbatim from U.S. Defense Department Directive 5230.16, "Nuclear Accident and Incident Public Affairs (PA) Guidance," issued December 20, 1993: BROKEN ARROW A Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff term to identify and report an accident involving a nuclear weapon or warhead or nuclear component. [link to www.cnn.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 219752 Germany 04/06/2007 09:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've been telling everyone at GLP for years that Iran acquired nukes from a Russian syndicate in 1998. All the main intel agencies know this and that's why the war of words will always be just that -- words. There will be NO attack on Iran. Not now, not ever. |
Redheaded Stepchild User ID: 215100 United States 04/06/2007 09:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm interested in how the Russian mafia figures into it. Oh, and the Brits who killed Kelly! Yeah, don't want to forget them. Is it just Iran? Nope. Lots of people are involved in the illegal arms markets. Lots. Some of them are from the same nation that screams about Iran loudest. Hmmmmm...whodahthunkit? "Until you are willing to organize your friends and neighbors and literally shut down cities - drive at 5mph through the streets of major cities on the freeway and stop commerce, refuse to show up for work, refuse to borrow and spend more than you make, show up in Washington DC with a million of your neighbors and literally shut down The Capitol you WILL be bent over the table on a daily basis." Karl Denninger Don't blame me; I voted for Ron Paul. Silence is consent. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 219752 Germany 04/06/2007 09:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm interested in how the Russian mafia figures into it. Quoting: Redheaded StepchildIt wasn't the Russian Mafia. During the days anarchic and corrupt Yeltsin regime, many nuclear scientists and nuclear plant security operatives were so poor they sometimes went without food. Paychecks simply weren't honored because the entire system had collapsed. Syndicates were formed to leverage their experience and access to hardware. It was these oligarchic syndicates who sold nuclear weaponry to Iran, not the mafia. The mafia got involved in small-scale weapons trafficking, that's all. |