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Siemens parts caught headed for Iran
jpost ^ | 8/8/10 | JPOST.COM STAFF

Posted on 08/07/2010 10:27:48 PM PDT by Nachum

Customs at Frankfurt airport found a delivery of Siemens AG equipment that was headed to Iran, German weekly Der Spiegel reported on Saturday night. The switches, components and computer modules, manufactured by the German engineering giant, were allegedly headed for Moscow in June, and from there would be sent to the nuclear reactor at Bushehr, despite EU sanctions on Iran. German customs told Der Spiegel that since late 2009, about half a dozen deliveries to Iran were caught leaving Frankfurt, from three German companies other than Siemens.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: headed; iran; parts; siemens

1 posted on 08/07/2010 10:27:50 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Fairly normal procedure for German companies in any sanctions or embargo situation, any time, any country.


2 posted on 08/07/2010 10:32:07 PM PDT by I am Richard Brandon
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To: Nachum

well well well...are any charges being filed.


3 posted on 08/07/2010 11:17:58 PM PDT by dalebert ( an)
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To: dalebert
well well well...are any charges being filed.

That is about as likely as AG Siemens being hauled into a US court for fraud against the USPS, for equpiment the USPS bought that doesn't work worth half a damn... In short, no way...

the infowarrior

4 posted on 08/08/2010 12:03:20 AM PDT by infowarrior
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