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Mystery over British nuclear expert's death plunge at UN HQ
Metro ^ | Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Posted on 10/21/2009 9:41:00 AM PDT by maquiladora

A British nuclear expert has plunged to his death from the 17th floor of a United Nations HQ, just as top-level talks with Iran began.

The 47-year-old official, only identified so far as Timothy H, toppled about 120ft from the UN's building in the Austrian capital yesterday.

He is believed to have been a member of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation and was due to take part in the UN-Iran discussions starting today.


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KEYWORDS: nuclear; un
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1 posted on 10/21/2009 9:41:01 AM PDT by maquiladora
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To: maquiladora

“...toppled...”? That’s an odd, whimsical word to use.


2 posted on 10/21/2009 9:43:35 AM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: maquiladora

The “leaker” maybe?


3 posted on 10/21/2009 9:44:16 AM PDT by paulcissa (The first requirement of Liberalism is to stand on your head and tell the world they're upside down)
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To: maquiladora

I don’t even know what to think of this.


4 posted on 10/21/2009 9:47:01 AM PDT by benjibrowder (For Neda. May God bless those fighting for freedom.)
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To: maquiladora
Maybe it wasn't his idea.
5 posted on 10/21/2009 9:49:12 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: nuconvert

Ping.


6 posted on 10/21/2009 9:49:40 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: maquiladora; STARWISE; maggief; SE Mom; 444Flyer; Miss Didi

hmmmmm.....ping!


7 posted on 10/21/2009 9:49:40 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: maquiladora
That is creepy........what did he know and why commit suicide (murdered?) in such a public way at such a specific time at the U.N. building discussing Iran nukes? Was he mistaken for Mr. Caplan to or is the $hit about to hit the fan?
8 posted on 10/21/2009 9:50:18 AM PDT by Mat_Helm
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To: paulcissa

Or someone who could help finger the leaker?


9 posted on 10/21/2009 9:50:26 AM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: benjibrowder

Coincidental accident is pretty far down on my list.


10 posted on 10/21/2009 9:50:57 AM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: maquiladora

Maybe the U.N. has adopted “the Chicago Way”.


11 posted on 10/21/2009 9:51:02 AM PDT by marstegreg
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To: maquiladora

Its very easy to overdose on gravity.


12 posted on 10/21/2009 9:51:21 AM PDT by DainBramage
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To: maquiladora

Did he shoot himself in the back twice before he jumped?


13 posted on 10/21/2009 9:52:16 AM PDT by Never on my watch (The lunatics are in the White House - meet me on the dark side of the Moon.)
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To: maquiladora

More here:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2692985/UN-official-falls-120ft-to-death.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News


14 posted on 10/21/2009 9:52:18 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: Never on my watch

Pushing is more likely.


15 posted on 10/21/2009 9:52:45 AM PDT by benjibrowder (For Neda. May God bless those fighting for freedom.)
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Maybe the U.N. has adopted “the Chicago Way”.

The M.O. of the U.N. is the Chicago Way.
16 posted on 10/21/2009 9:52:45 AM PDT by aruanan
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To: Deb
"toppled?"

Other witnesses described more of a sashay or flounce.

17 posted on 10/21/2009 9:53:12 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: maquiladora

Anybody remember all those microbiologists who died mysteriously shortly after the 911 attacks?


18 posted on 10/21/2009 9:53:21 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: maquiladora; benjibrowder

Perhaps related to “Moon scientist Stewart Nozette held as Israeli spy in FBI sting” http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367581/posts

Just a little odd that 2 Western nuclear scientists with high level nuclear security clearances, who deal with the Middle East, go “down” within 24 hours of each other.


19 posted on 10/21/2009 9:53:42 AM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: maquiladora

"Must be a board meeting."

20 posted on 10/21/2009 9:54:24 AM PDT by dfwgator
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