Posted on 03/01/2010 5:12:31 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — At least two suspects in the killing of a Hamas official in a hotel here in January traveled to the United States afterward, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
That disclosure broadened the scope of an international investigation that has already fostered diplomatic tensions and has cast a harsh new light on the methods of Israel’s intelligence service, the Mossad, which police officials here accuse of ordering the killing.
One suspect traveling on a British passport arrived in the United States on Feb. 14; the other used an Irish passport and arrived on Jan. 21, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case. He did not say where the men entered the country, and added that there is no known record of them leaving.
Many of the 26 suspects identified in the case used stolen identities — most of them taken from dual nationals living in Israel — and that appeared to be true of the two men who traveled to the United States, who used the names Roy Allan Cannon and Evan Dennings. On Friday the Israeli newspaper Haaretz identified the real Mr. Cannon as “a 62 year-old, ultra-Orthodox father of six” who moved to Israel in 1983. Irish officials said last week they believed Mr. Dennings was also a victim of identity theft.
As foreign nationals, the two suspects would have been photographed and finger-printed on arrival in the United States, and could therefore presumably be tracked. But in light of the identity theft practiced in the case, it seems possible that the men could have left the United States under false travel documents.
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“Cast a harsh light” on Mosssad practices? Another NY Times anti-Israel slant. Most nations loved the operation and only wish they could have done it to Castro, Chavez, or Phil Agee.
What’s wrong with taking out a multiple killer? Only at the NY Times is this wrong.
Meanwhile in the real world ...
Fantastic....I was hoping we at least helped do this but wished we had have been a little cleaner in the process.
So,at least two people slipped into the US using fake passports, how many other have?
Congress should give them a medal.
Are you kidding? We had nothing to do with this. Obama would have tipped off the terrorists.
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