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Iranian nuke plot vaporized in the city: NY banks unwittingly aided in material transfers, says DA
NYDaily ^ | 04.07.09 | Melissa Grace

Posted on 04/07/2009 5:47:10 AM PDT by Dr. Marten

The Manhattan district attorney's office has smashed a sinister plot to smuggle nuclear weapons materials to Iran through unwitting New York banks, the Daily News has learned.

Officials plan to unseal a 118-count indictment Tuesday accusing a Chinese national of setting up a handful of fake companies to hide that he was selling millions of dollars in potential nuclear materials to Tehran.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; chinesenationals; iran; nuclearweapons; proliferation; russiachinaalliance; wmd
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

“Ya ya ya. Straw man argument.”

No, the mere idea of considering all ‘ethnic’ Chinese to be spies is completely ludicrous - not to mention reminiscent of the McCarthyism days. There are a lot of ETHNIC Chinese who are loyal patriots to this country.

Your statement might have more merit if you meant Chinese nationals. You can’t single someone out based on their ethnicity when it comes to something like this in America - not all Americans are caucasian.


21 posted on 04/07/2009 6:43:14 AM PDT by Dr. Marten
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To: Dr. Marten

Well, Iran was laundering money in order to buy nuclear weapons material. Imagine that. Part of their peaceful nuclear power program, no doubt.

Our wonderful government can’t be that stupid. They should know what’s going on in Iran’s nuclear program. For whatever reason, Obama doesn’t care. But his minions will keep lying to us.


22 posted on 04/07/2009 6:44:15 AM PDT by popdonnelly (The greatest crimes in history have been perpetrated by governments. You've been warned.)
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To: skimask

While Hillary issues a statement about how “unhelpful” this was.


23 posted on 04/07/2009 6:45:28 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: Dr. Marten

It’s high time to apologize for western European colonialism
And pay reparations to Iran


24 posted on 04/07/2009 6:47:58 AM PDT by Flavius
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To: Dr. Marten

PING


25 posted on 04/07/2009 6:50:47 AM PDT by Ulysse
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To: Dr. Marten

Another distraction, an “in-your-face” effort to overwhelm us. Not saying it isn’t true. There seem to be just too many “balls” to keep an eye on. Regrettably, there aren’t enough “balls” attached to the males in positions of Power to do what needs to be done. (No offense, ladies.)


26 posted on 04/07/2009 6:53:41 AM PDT by HotLead61 (Death as a Free Man is much preferred to "life" as a slave)
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To: rockinqsranch

You nailed it...

Stumbling over something like this is designed to do two things...

Expose, then create doubt, and draw out the conspiracy theorist...Diffuse the outrage, and kook up the outrage...

And...

Eliminate any legitimate or compitent investigation into this by any entity...

The spin off will be that this is a signal to those involved in the fringes of all of this to let them know that the effort has been a success, and that their involvement is safe from any additional (remember legitimate and credible) scrutiny...

They’ve won another battle...


27 posted on 04/07/2009 7:01:19 AM PDT by stevie_d_64
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To: Calpernia

Just a rogue act, I’m sure. Just as I’m equally sure the PLA doesn’t have its hands in the cyber attacks on the Pentagon and other US gov’t computer systems. OR the theft of military design secrets. Trust Uncle Mao.


28 posted on 04/07/2009 7:01:46 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: ETL

PING


29 posted on 04/07/2009 7:04:58 AM PDT by Ulysse
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To: Ulysse

We are NOT at war with Islam - Presiden Obama 2009


30 posted on 04/07/2009 7:14:26 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
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To: Calpernia

Re. Bechtel Group Inc. and Fluor Corp, isn’t/wasn’t Di Fi’s husband heavily unvolved with them?


31 posted on 04/07/2009 7:25:04 AM PDT by Roccus (The Capitol, the White House, the Court house.....................America's Axis of Evil!)
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To: chuck_the_tv_out

So are ‘paid for’ politicians.


32 posted on 04/07/2009 7:35:14 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Roccus

What does Di Fi stand for?


33 posted on 04/07/2009 7:42:31 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Dr. Marten

>>>Your statement might have more merit if you meant Chinese nationals.

That would not work either. Look at all the Chinese nationals enslaved in the human trafficking industry.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597900/posts
‘Sister Ping’ Convicted in Smuggling Scheme

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1622395/posts
Golden Venture Survivors Face Another Hurdle

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1602444/posts
Heart recipients’ hospital has China death-row link

and what happens when they are sent back.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1350794/posts
China: Execution of Tibetan Prisoners (photos, warning: gruesome)


34 posted on 04/07/2009 7:47:14 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Calpernia

Diane Feinstein, senator DiFi


35 posted on 04/07/2009 7:56:01 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: Calpernia

Sen. Feinstein....her husband is Richard Blum.


36 posted on 04/07/2009 8:03:51 AM PDT by Roccus (The Capitol, the White House, the Court house.....................America's Axis of Evil!)
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To: MHGinTN

Oh, yes, sorry.

Here:

Richard Blum, husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein of Blum Capital Partners.

Bechtel Group Inc., one of the lead contractors in the reconstruction of Iraq gets $600,000,000.00 and $1.03 billion contracts for Iraq work. Diane Feinstein’s husband, Richard Blum owns 24% of the company that got the contract.

Perini Corp, with contracts worth up to $525 million in Iraq and Afghanistan, is owned by a group of investors that includes Richard Blum, husband of Sen. Diane Feinstein, California Democrat and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

The San Francisco based engineering firm URS Corp. received its second major Army contract since February. All told the company could make $3.7 billion over the next eight years.

URS is owned in part by Richard Blum the husband of California Senator Dianne Feinstein.


I’m not sure about Fluor Corp. I think you may be thinking of URS Corp.


37 posted on 04/07/2009 8:08:31 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Roccus

Yes, thanks.


38 posted on 04/07/2009 8:09:36 AM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Dr. Marten

Sounds like a good first step.


39 posted on 04/07/2009 8:13:08 AM PDT by HattonFarmer (Fear the government that fears your gun.)
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To: Calpernia
Great post on Tiger Song, thank you.

I had no idea.

40 posted on 04/07/2009 8:14:47 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (From Messiah to Massah in one swell foop.)
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