Israel Matzav

Mahmoud's kind of guy

And you thought Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad didn't care about anyone. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is apparently quite upset over the sudden demise of Hamas terrorist and arms dealer Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, and is doing everything he can to keep the murderer's memory alive.

WHEN THE Iranian foreign minister raises the issue at the UN, it illustrates that they are attempting to keep the story alive, since most European politicians received appropriate intelligence briefings on the matter and are now back-pedaling to distance themselves from their initial reactions. Fanning the flames further benefits Iranians in ensuring such eliminations do not happen in the future, as they would like to protect their network of arms dealers. These select reliable agents and facilitators are quite valuable, not to mention extraordinarily expensive to sustain. Even with a large delegation of foreign nationals on their payroll across the world, it is difficult to groom stable contacts and facilitators to replace Mabhouh.

Awww....

By the way, the rest of the article is fascinating, including the fact that the author's name was changed to protect his/her identity (first time I've seen that in the JPost). It also solves the mystery of the Arctic Sea, the Russian ship that was 'hijacked' last September.

Read the whole thing.

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:48 AM