Posted on 02/04/2007 8:14:24 AM PST by tobyhill
WASHINGTON — A prize-winning Iranian nuclear scientist has died in mysterious circumstances, according to Radio Farda, which is funded by the U.S. State Department and broadcasts to Iran.
An intelligence source suggested that Ardeshire Hassanpour, 44, a nuclear physicist, had been assassinated by Mossad, the Israeli security service.
Hassanpour worked at a plant in Isfahan where uranium hexafluoride gas is produced. The gas is needed to enrich uranium in another plant at Natanz which has become the focus of concerns that Iran may be developing nuclear weapons.
According to Radio Farda, Iranian reports of Hassanpour’s death emerged on Jan. 21 after a delay of six days, giving the cause as “gas poisoning”. The Iranian reports did not say how or where Hassanpour was poisoned but his death was said to have been announced at a conference on nuclear safety.
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In Iran, Shi'ite happens!
It was actually US supported Iranian Radio that first reported it was "mysterious circumstances".
Someone issued a noxious fatwa..
I was immediately thinking that this is the high-tech version of the Pali "work accident" where a bomb engineer blows himself up in the course of his "work."
Can a Freeper who understands Uranium enrichment confirm that 3,000 centrifuges are required for enrichment. This seems to be too large of a number for this operation.
How on earth did Bush manage to pull this one off?
Great news.... The MSM, "Democratic party" and the Left will now say....Hey, no need for a military solution now!
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