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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.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nuclear; un
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To: marstegreg

The UN is the Chicago way on steroids.


41 posted on 10/21/2009 10:16:35 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: maquiladora

Sounds like something the Unpunished Nazis would have a hand in.....the Unpunished Nazis want to get rid of Israel

And, never trust the “story” from any Globalist organization....especially the UN. Never trust the UN, WTO, Globalists, Free Traders, Communists, CFR, etc...on anything they say


42 posted on 10/21/2009 10:17:32 AM PDT by UCFRoadWarrior (The Return of America)
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To: maquiladora

Was Obama in Austria at this time? Just saying...


43 posted on 10/21/2009 10:19:37 AM PDT by montyspython ("I don't believe in 'no win' scenarios." - James T. Kirk)
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To: penelopesire

Here’s another one ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5515672/Top-nuclear-expert-missing-in-India.html


44 posted on 10/21/2009 10:27:37 AM PDT by maggief
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To: montyspython
Was Obama in Austria at this time?

I think a better question would be where is Rahm Emanuel.... ; )

45 posted on 10/21/2009 10:34:40 AM PDT by ravingnutter
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To: SaraJohnson

There was a story I read, just yesterday, I think. The main point of it was that a collection of specific Iranian actions and announcements related to their nuclear program lead an intelligence analyst to conclude that the Iranians had been tipped off.

Some sort of joint team, comprised of US, UK, and French personnel, had been developing intelligence concerning the Iranian nuclear facility at Qom, I think. Just before exposing what they had learned to the world at a scheduled event, the Iranians beat them to the punch with an announcement and maybe moved some stuff. The consclusion was that there was a leak.

The dead guy was British, right?


46 posted on 10/21/2009 10:45:39 AM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: swain_forkbeard

Right, the dead guy was British. Thanks for filling me in on the piece of the puzzle I was missing.


47 posted on 10/21/2009 10:59:15 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: swain_forkbeard; SaraJohnson

Where did two Iran nuclear scientists disappear to?
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1119425.html#


48 posted on 10/21/2009 12:44:48 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: benjibrowder

We are at war.


49 posted on 10/21/2009 1:03:10 PM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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To: b4its2late

LOLOL! Thanks for the ping!


50 posted on 10/21/2009 1:29:56 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: benjibrowder

I remember in the 60s when Czechs tried to get out from under the Soviet thumb events began to happen that were refereed to with the term: “defenstration.”


51 posted on 10/21/2009 1:36:49 PM PDT by KC Burke (...but He has made the trains run on time.)
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To: maggief

Weird! Same forest in India..one attempted kidnapping and one missing. What is the deal with that ‘forest’ and nuclear scientists...lol. ‘Dead drop’ zone?


52 posted on 10/21/2009 1:45:14 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: penelopesire

No suicide note has been found.

The incident happened on Tuesday as the United States, France, Russia and Iran held talks close by aimed at cooling tensions over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Investigators refused to reveal any further background information on the official but confirmed an autopsy will be held.

Four months ago another UN worker also believed to be British fell a similar distance at the same building, according to other staff working there.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/austria/6399887/British-nuclear-expert-falls-120ft-to-his-death-in-Vienna.html


53 posted on 10/21/2009 1:49:02 PM PDT by maggief
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To: maquiladora

Timothy Hampton, age 47

British nuclear expert dies in 40-metre plunge
By Thomas Hochwarter

Police are investigating after a British nuclear energy expert involved in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme fell 40 metres to his death from a UN building in Vienna.

Officials announced today (Weds) that the man – named as Timothy Hampton – died on the spot yesterday after a fall from the 17th floor at Vienna International Centre (VIC), one of the United Nations’ (UN) main headquarters along with New York, Nairobi and Geneva.

Authorities said the 47-year-old man – a member of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) – had joined the UN’s current talks with Iran over its nuclear programme.

Investigators refused to reveal any further information on the case but said they ordered an autopsy.

The UN press office refused to comment, but staff told the Austrian Times that there had been a similar case recently in which an employee died when he fell from a comparable height.

http://austriantimes.at/news/General_News/2009-10-21/17423/British_nuclear_expert_dies_in_40-metre_plunge


54 posted on 10/21/2009 1:54:16 PM PDT by thouworm
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To: maggief; penelopesire

meant to ping to post # 54 — name of deceased

VIENNA — A British nuclear expert died on Wednesday after falling from the 17th floor of the United Nations offices in Vienna, police in the Austrian capital said.

(snip)

A UN spokesman said there were no “suspicious circumstances” surrounding the man’s death.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hU5fHTXBIWMBo5wjzd4PkBkh_M_Q

17 floor??? no suspicious circumstances???
Of course not, the UN official quickly replied...these things happen.


55 posted on 10/21/2009 2:03:15 PM PDT by thouworm
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To: maggief

HUH? This is the second UN British ‘worker’ to ‘fall’ to their death at the same building?!! WTH is going on? Good digging as always mag. I guess the question is who is killing these people? Wonder if we can find out some things about these two people...like professional papers they have written, etc. Would love to get a feel for their policy standpoints. El Baradei has always been untrustworthy and in need of investigating. I had hoped that President Bush would put the CIA on his tail...hopefully he did. My wild guess is that this somehow involves him.


56 posted on 10/21/2009 3:28:04 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: thouworm

Awesome..you found the name. Good work. Thanks for the ping. This is a very suspicious ‘incident’. I’ll see what I can find out about the man later tonight when I get a chance to research him a bit. We should dig a little into this stuff. Obama, just last week, fired all of our nuclear arsenal generals(air force and navy). That’s not just something you do imho. It takes years to understand all of that stuff. This is very disconcerting to say the least.


57 posted on 10/21/2009 3:39:43 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: thouworm

Just going to put some stuff here. Not sure what it means if anything. A Timothy Hampton was working with some pretty heavy army research back in the 1980s. Page 3:

DISTRIIUTION/AVAILABILITY OF ABSTRACT21. ABSTRACT SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONUNCLASSIFIIEDAJNLIMITCO 0 SAME AS RPTQ•o•Ic USERSUNCLASSIFIEDa. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL22b TELEPHONE (Include Area Code) 22c OFFICE SYMBOLTIMOTHY E. HAMPTON(301) 671- 2914SMCCR-SPD-RDO FORM 1473,84MAR83]

http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:0jooGNNa6fEJ:handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA171472+%22Timothy+Hampton%22+%2B+%22nuclear%22&cd=45&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Also a Timothy Hampton here(same kind of stuff):

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:-O66JFAcx0kJ:handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA187481+%22Timothy+Hampton%22+%2B+%22nuclear%22&cd=68&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us


58 posted on 10/21/2009 4:50:49 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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