Posted on 02/26/2010 7:06:09 AM PST by hennie pennie
Suspected Israeli assassins have inadvertently given the world an unusual master class in clandestine killing in broadcast surveillance video of them going about their murderous trade. There is cold-eyed admiration in the intelligence community for a near flawless "hit" by the nondescript group of travellers who executed a Hamas commander undetected within hours of his arrival in Dubai thanks to strong teamwork and preparation.......
"They got in, killed the guy and disappeared, without leaving proof of who they were," said Robert Ayers, a former U.S. intelligence officer.
"It doesn't get any better than that."
Israel has not denied or confirmed it played any role.
Experts say the fact they would be caught on security cameras would have been factored in, although Dubai's decision to publish the photos might have raised eyebrows.....
.....The killers and their support team -- shorts-wearing tennis players, a black-haired young woman in a business suit, heavyset men in leisure gear, a bearded middle-aged man wearing a cap -- look forgettable. Not too smart, not too dowdy. Like anyone.
"The best intelligence agent in the world is five foot six, balding and pudgy," said Mr. Ayers.
"Being middle-aged can help."
.....Dubai is hunting for at least 26 people over the killing, and some commentators have been struck by the number, suggesting this is a cumbersome number for an assassination squad.
But the prevailing view in the intelligence community for now is that this indicates the seriousness of the killers' intent.
"It's entirely normal. Things can and do go wrong, and if they do, you need to get out. For that you need support," a former member of a European intelligence service said.......
(Excerpt) Read more at theglobeandmail.com ...
Of course, the crime scene is destroyed by the 200 innocent students, and no one has any recollection of any middle aged guys at all.
New models for "gettign things done" are being constructed.
Way to go, Israelis!
The anti Israeli bench is two hundred million deep. Whack-A-Israeli/West Hater.
That said, nice, workman like hit, with no home court advantage.
Colonel Mustard, in the study...
“...without leaving proof of who they were”
But that doesn’t keep the usual cast of characters from blaming Israel out of hand though, does it?
I'd like to apply for a job, please.
(Actually, I do have a good supply of hair, but could wear a skull cap.)
...with the Menorah... :)
Don’t Mess with the Zohan.
Here's a story which will interest you which I posted earlier this morning:
Mossad Sees Soaring Popularity (help wanted; job openings)
Regardless of who did this, I find it fascinating.
Knock knock.
“CandyGram.”
You're one of those encyclopedia salesmen aren't you?
Man’ I wish they could do that to ImAdinnerjacket! Would that be cool or what?
As I watched the Dubai video, I couldn’t help being more worried about the number of video cameras Big Brother used to piece this together. I think I am more concerned about that than a Mossad hit squad and one less Hamas terrorist.
“Knock knock.”
Hot chick.
Oh, come in loose western woman!
— sizzle cattle prod —
Yup. You might want to google "assasination politics". There were some interesting discussions about this on the cypherpunks mailing list several years ago.
It would be awesome if we could model the entire WOT after this. No more civilian deaths, lots of terrorist corpses, and tons of terrorists shaking in their boots.
Beware the chunky-looking tennis player...
Great scenario. Very creative.
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