A few months before the Nov 2006 assassination:
SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 : () Russia’s parliament on Friday ratified a global treaty aimed to prevent nuclear terrorism, a year after President Vladimir Putin became the first leader to sign the pact. Ratification of this document answers to the interests of Russia and the entire international community, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. -————Russia signs [sic; ratifies] treaty to prevent nuclear terrorism (The Jerusalem Post, 15Sep06, AP)http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1157913634576&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
AUGUST 6, 2006 : (REPORT : SLEEPER CELLS LINKED TO IRAN HAVE BEEN SCOUTING NUCLEAR SITES IN THE UK) It has also emerged that terror cells backed by Iran may be prepared to mount attacks against nuclear power plants in Britain. Intelligence circulating in Whitehall suggests that sleeper cells linked to Tehran have been conducting reconnaissance at some nuclear sites in preparation for a possible attack. The parliamentary intelligence and security committee has reported that Iran represented one of the three biggest security threats to Britain. ——— “Iran’s plot to mine uranium in Africa,” by Jon Swain, David Leppard and Brian Johnson-Thomas, The Sunday Times (U.K.) ^ | 08/06/06 |