Posted on 04/16/2014 7:00:23 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
Mozaffar Khazaee, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who worked for defense contractor Pratt & Whitney, was arrested last week for allegedly trying to smuggle boxes of documents related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the plane expected to be the Pentagon’s next generation fighter jet. He was picked up in New Jersey on his way to Iran.
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Take him out back and put him down like a wild animal.
Put his ass in Florence Supermax.
You know, I wouldn't want to be accused of profiling or anything, but maybe it's not such a very good idea to have citizens of enemy countries working on the U.S. defense systems.
Just a thought. Anybody with me?
DOD diversity mandates on defense contractors at its best!
Panetta and Hagel are to thank here.
Never underestimate the destructive power of political correctness.
Based on the title, I half expected this story to be about Air Force One and all the vacation flights it has taken and will take for the Dear Leader. I mean, that’s got to be about $1.5T over the 8 years, right?
Totally.
A 1.5 TRILLION jet?!!!!! Did the U.S. buy 11 of them?
Bet he doesn’t serve anywhere near the prison time Pollard has.
You have an Arab Bolshevik at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Work backwards from that thought....
They couldn’t build one even if could give them all the documents, CAD files, and tooling.
✔ Count me in.
“Boxes”. Proves the Iran ins could never capitalize on the info.
I suppose you could be so paranoid that you don't trust email or postage, but then to be so stupid as to try and carry the actual documents abroad seems unlikely.
Boxes of documents? That’s strange. Engineering drawings, specifications, and such are almost entirely digital these days. A thumb drive would be much easier to conceal than boxes of documents. Either this Iranian is an idiot, or something isn’t quite right. Why would anyone ship boxes of documents versus a DVD or thumb drive? Maybe these “brochures and manuals” were training guides or sales brochures. That sort of stuff isn’t going to be in depth enough to actually build an F-35. Again, hmmm. This may be more innocent than the article implies unless the brochures and manuals were actually classified. Did I miss mention that they were classified in the article?
Damn straight. That's where one of the lead designers of the B-2 Stealth bomber is, you know.
American companies hire foreigners like Chinese and Russians all the time. Anyone thinking our secrets on the F-35 are safe is delusional.
“a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen...”
Nothing like divided loyalties in sensitive positions. Reminds me of a politician formerly known as Steve Dunham — Barry Soebarkah.
USA/Iran? Brings up Valerie Jarrett:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2951918/posts
That's racis!
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