tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post298823049433247279..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: UK To Expel Israeli Diplomat Over Dubai AssassinationFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-39206772325918566022010-03-25T04:26:10.474-07:002010-03-25T04:26:10.474-07:00As related by the Dubai press spokespeople, the st...As related by the Dubai press spokespeople, the story of the assassination of this Hamas arms trader has always had the feel of a Brian Rix farce to me. And I give Mossad the credit for having better script writers than that.<br /><br />Either this is the straightforward Muslim appeasement as alleged, or there is something even more underhand going on. I have no idea what that might be, but government actions in the recent past have given me every reason to dread it.<br /><br />In discussions, please remember to distinguish between the British government, and the British people. The US government probably has more influence over the British government than the British people do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-25418615478277143192010-03-23T12:47:14.069-07:002010-03-23T12:47:14.069-07:00Assuming Israel is behind this assaination and thi...Assuming Israel is behind this assaination and this is a big IF one might disagree with the methods used. This is a fair debate but the actions by Britian seem to be a bit over the top here.<br /><br />First it has to be understood that Israel is the only "Western" country who faces an enemy directly on its borders, it is surrounded by these enemies, and these enemies have global reach. As such, it would be hardly surprising that Israeli officials might find it necessary to carry out assainations of enemies in parts of the world that lie beyond their borders. <br /><br />If Britian faced the same type of existential threat that Israel faces, I would expect the Britons to act in much the same fashion. I'm sure the British would hope their government would react in a similar fashion. <br /><br />With this said I'm skeptical that the Israelis were behind this. Israel faces intense scrutiny by the news media at all levels. Other people who would want this man dead do not face the kind of scrutiny Israel does and they would have both motive, opportunity, and ability. I think there is a saying that applies to any kind of detective work. To roughly paraphrase, before we embrace an exotic theory about something we first must eliminate the most likely culprits. It is far more likely that others did this than Israel. Given the scrutiny Israel faces, it would be very difficult for them to carry this out and it would be extremely risky. If Israel did carry this out, a good question would be what made this man dangerous enough to take this kind of risk? Of course this would involve good detective work and a desire to get to the truth rather than the partisian witch hunt the British seem to be on here.<br /><br />Has British intellegence never assainated someone who interests were opposite theirs own foreign soil? Some how I think they have. I'm thinking alot about glass houses lately. Speciffically those who live in them should not be throwing stones.B.Posternoreply@blogger.com