Nokia and Siemens Broke Embargo to Help Iran Crack Down on Protesters

washingon times/the lid ^ | 6/22/09 | The Lid

[Shellybenoit]

You would think with all of the embargoes that the US government has on doing buisness with Iran and its crazy President Ahmadinejad , that it would be pretty difficult for companies that do buisness with the United States to sell systems to the terrorist regime that would enable it squash dissidents. Of course if you thought that, "you would think..." wrong.

Back in April, Eli Lake of the Wash Times times Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), a joint venture between the Finnish cell-phone giant Nokia and German powerhouse Siemens have sold a "big brother-like" spy system to Ahmadinejad's nut house:

[hoosiermama]

First questions that pops into my mind: Any connections with Bo’s brother and his business?

[IYAS9YAS]

Nokia and Siemens off the buy list - check.

[snarks_when_bored]

Just wait until the latest U.S. military crowd control devices get perfected. It’s a sure bet that they’ll end up in the hands of dictators everywhere, making it super easy for them to control crowds and also avoid the bad publicity that follows the shooting of crowd members. Hugo Chavez probably already has his minions out trying to get their hands on prototype models.

[La Lydia]

When I read this story in the paper, I wondered if our government has purchased it, or is developing something similar.

[US Navy Vet]

IBM sold tabulating machine technology to Nazi Germany for the 1936 German census. How do you think that Hitler and the boys knew where the Jews were?

[LucyT]

Already happened here. This explains what happened in our last election.

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[SunkenCiv]

Back in April, Eli Lake of the Wash Times times Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), a joint venture between the Finnish cell-phone giant Nokia and German powerhouse Siemens have sold a "big brother-like" spy system to Ahmadinejad's nut house

[Fitzy_888]

Here is Siemens SSK (Iran) celebrating the grand opening of their state of the art training center in Iran providing training to staff and customers. Presumably, this is where the creme of the crop basiji or secret police might go. A place to learn the skills required to efficiently monitor and archive the private communications of their fellow countrymen {in the interest of future prosecution, torture and death}.

As Siemens SSK puts it: “The new building disposes in its classrooms of several facilities such as wireless LAN and telecommunication cabling, data projectors and accessories, 380V PDBs, suspended ceiling and anti-static raised floor.”

Oh look, what a nice day and fun time for all:

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[ Note I don’t know how to post a picture, if someone might post them directly. Otherwise, they have been saved for ‘posterity’. ]