Another Muslim nation turns on Israel, no surprise.
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Smiling takes 6.
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Posted on 03/23/2010 4:49:43 AM PDT by darkside321
The UK is to expel an Israeli diplomat over the use of twelve cloned British passports in a Dubai murder, the BBC has learned.
Foreign Secretary David Miliband will make a statement to Parliament later.
Israel has said there is no proof that its agents were behind the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in a Dubai hotel room in January.
Diplomatic sources stressed the British government has stopped short of accusing Israel of the murder.
However Mr Miliband had demanded that Israel co-operate fully with the investigation into how the passports were obtained.
The foreign secretary is to make the statement after Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency found proof of the cloned passports, said BBC correspondent Jeremy Bowen.
Strong message
Diplomatic sources stressed the British government was not accusing Israel of involvement in the killing, our correspondent added.
He also said that the diplomat to be expelled would not be Israel's ambassador to London, Ron Prosor.
However the expulsion is bound to send a very strong message of Britain's displeasure at the cloning of UK passports.
Last month Mr Miliband described the use of fake UK passports as an "outrage" and vowed that the inquiry would "get to the bottom" of the affair. Twelve fake British passports were used in the murder of Mr Mabhouh - the founder of Hamas's military wing - in his hotel room in Dubai on 19 January.
Dubai officials said they are "99% certain" that agents from Israeli secret service Mossad were behind the killing but Israel has refused to confirm or deny the allegations.
Other members of the hit squad travelled on fake Irish, French and Australian travel documents, Dubai police said.
Following his death, Mr Mabhouh's family said medical teams that examined him determined he had died after receiving...
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This seems fair enough. Passports are a matter of sovereignty.
Well, they had to kill the guy and Dubai wouldn’t let people with Israeli passports in. Here’s the great turning on Israel predicted in the Bible.
And I like how they call it a murder over and over.
I wonder how the Israeli government would feel if the SAS went out, assassinated some al-Qaeda operatives all over the world, and left Israeli passports behind as “evidence.”
Another Muslim nation turns on Israel, no surprise.
If it were the Mossad, it was executed with Keystone Cops like efficiency.
While it certainly smells like Israel, I have a hard time believing that the Mossad thinks it takes 23 operatives to hit one guy. While it was successful, as a covert operation it was bungled beyond imagination. The UK is correct in getting royally bent out of shape over it.
Not that I am upset about Mr. Mabhouh’s untimely demise. You live by the sword, you die by the sword.
If they were fighting for the life of their nation, they could be excused.
Oh, sure. How about if it was YOUR name on the passport in question?
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