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Ex-Iranian official talks to Western intelligence (Years of terrorist plans down the drain)
MSNBC ^ | 3/8/2007 | Dafna Linzer/WP

Posted on 03/08/2007 1:22:18 PM PST by tobyhill

A former Iranian deputy defense minister who once commanded the Revolutionary Guard has left his country and is cooperating with Western intelligence agencies, providing information on Hezbollah and Iran's ties to the organization, according to a senior U.S. official.

Ali Rez Asgari disappeared last month during a visit to Turkey. Iranian officials suggested yesterday that he may have been kidnapped by Israel or the United States. The U.S. official said Asgari is willingly cooperating. He did not divulge Asgari's whereabouts or specify who is questioning him, but made clear that the information Asgari is offering is fully available to U.S. intelligence.

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KEYWORDS: hezbo; iran
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1 posted on 03/08/2007 1:22:24 PM PST by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill; HonestConservative

Father, thank you for this gift. Please protect Ali's family and friends in Iran. In Jesus Name.


2 posted on 03/08/2007 1:24:29 PM PST by Jo Nuvark (Those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse Israel will be cursed. Gen 12:3)
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To: tobyhill

I thought a "US official" told FoxNews he was not talking to us.


3 posted on 03/08/2007 1:25:32 PM PST by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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To: edcoil

He'll talk or we'll just ship him back to Iran.


4 posted on 03/08/2007 1:26:44 PM PST by tobyhill (The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
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To: Jo Nuvark

Yes. Amen and Amen!

Particularly from the globalists and the Islamists.

And from our State Dept.

In Jesus' Name.
Amen.


5 posted on 03/08/2007 1:33:19 PM PST by Quix (GOD ALONE IS WORTHY; GOD ALONE PAID THE PRICE; GOD ALONE IS ABLE; LOVE GOD WHOLLY)
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To: tobyhill

Sounds like a conversion to me.


6 posted on 03/08/2007 1:35:19 PM PST by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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To: tobyhill
How very convenient for drawing up target sets for when the time comes to separate Iran from its nuclear capability.

This man will save many innocent civilian lives, both Israeli and Iranian.

-ccm

7 posted on 03/08/2007 1:36:20 PM PST by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)
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To: ccmay

Lets hope he's not a plant by the Iranians. I'm sure we covered that aspect in the research of just who to kidnap. But I won't put it past our Democrat leaders to be involved in that type of setup - pure treason in other words. Not like they haven't done it before.


8 posted on 03/08/2007 1:39:41 PM PST by Domicile of Doom
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To: Jo Nuvark

AMEN!

Bless all of us who love the Lord, and draw the rest to him.


9 posted on 03/08/2007 1:57:33 PM PST by HonestConservative (Bauer wears Mark Levin pajamas/Drive the fight to the right! ( http://gohunter08.com ))
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To: Domicile of Doom
Lets hope he's not a plant by the Iranians.

Why are some so concerned by this ??? He would have to give up some very valuable information, which would be verified/corroborated, and we don't have to act on anything he says.

10 posted on 03/08/2007 3:01:56 PM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: AmericaUnited
People are worried about it because this has been a strategy of intelligence and counter-intelligence time immemorial.
11 posted on 03/08/2007 3:06:13 PM PST by Domicile of Doom
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To: Domicile of Doom

It's not really an issue unless you're stupid.


12 posted on 03/08/2007 3:45:57 PM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: tobyhill

Wit a psycho as their president I wouldn't be surprised to see more of these defections.


13 posted on 03/08/2007 3:49:47 PM PST by carolinalivin
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To: tobyhill
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if his family is already out...

...then he defected.

else he was prolly snatched.

14 posted on 03/08/2007 4:03:06 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: AmericaUnited

I guess your right. Only a moron, complete buffoon, or bucket headed twit, would even bring it up one way or the other.


15 posted on 03/09/2007 6:31:15 AM PST by Domicile of Doom
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To: Domicile of Doom
You're missing my point completely. Intelligence pros don't do all of the fretting over whether the person is 'legit'. They have ways to test them. The person must give up very valuable information which is very damaging to the other side as a litmus test. They would do this again and again. Only stupid people would take whatever they say as gospel.
16 posted on 03/09/2007 6:35:57 AM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: AmericaUnited

Are you saying their KGB trained spies are not as good as our CIA trained spies? I don't put it past any country that has any modicum of wealth to have as good or better spies than us - regardless of the tests, interrogations, or any type of tool to reveal the truth. A plant is a plant is a plant etc, etc, etc. Regardless you and I won't know until the History Channel has a special on this in 30 years. I'll refrain from argument until then.


17 posted on 03/09/2007 6:46:32 AM PST by Domicile of Doom
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To: tobyhill

Wouldn't surprise me if the Mossad had a hand in making his defection (if that's what it is) possible.


18 posted on 03/09/2007 6:58:45 AM PST by Basheva
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To: Basheva
"Wouldn't surprise me if the Mossad had a hand in making his defection (if that's what it is) possible."

Mossad Implicated In Missing (Iranian) Defector Mystery

19 posted on 03/09/2007 7:25:20 AM PST by blam
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To: Domicile of Doom

You still don't get it.


20 posted on 03/09/2007 7:54:53 AM PST by AmericaUnited
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