Iran blames French, German intelligence for killing nuclear scientists

[Steak-Sauce]

Here's hope the BND was actually involved.

[Astaran]

Here's hope the BND was actually involved.

I hope not, because the following ****storm in Germany would make "our" politicians looking for some scapegoats in the BND. I don't want to see our intelligence service castrated for some political bitchfest of the usual suspects.

[Mordoror]

but the DGSE has dipped it's beak into the blacker side of things on occasion.

And still is
However "Homo" operations (codename for Human targettings) are not supposed to be common
Well i am pretty splitted over the issue. To carry targetted assasinations, you need a serious Humint. I am not sure that for european agencies if it is really worthy to put in danger some intel grids (already painfuly harmed by the green revolution crack down) in order to kill an handful of scientists
Bribery and money could be as efficient

[JCR]

However "Homo" operations (codename for Human targettings)

So the rest of the DGSE is a strict "no homo" service?

[Frenchdude]

So the rest of the DGSE is a strict "no homo" service?

God mordoror, never use the french word for kill mission ! It make us look gay ! Even in French .

[Mordoror]

God mordoror, never use the french word for kill mission ! It make us look gay ! Even in French .

Lol yep that's the funny part of the thing
A gay codename for efficient black ops
Kinda ironic isn't it ?

[Astaran]

God mordoror, never use the french word for kill mission ! It make us look gay ! Even in French .

Haha, don't you worry. I just wonder how you guys came up with this codename: Because back in the days, the agent would sneak up and "stab" the target from behind?

Edit: Noooo, I wasted my 2,500th post for a gay joke

[Atlantic Friend]

Maybe these countries (US, Britain, Israel, etc...) should try to fulfill their objectives without assassinating civilian scientists

What, and let those nifty stamps go to waste?



Cynically speaking, killing scientists is a lot more efficient (and considerably less costly in human lives) way to hinder a program than bombing the sites.

[Mordoror]

Haha, don't you worry. I just wonder how you guys came up with this codename: Because back in the days, the agent would sneak up and "stab" the target from behind?

Edit: Noooo, I wasted my 2,500th post for a gay joke

Lol
To answer serious your question though Homo is just meaning man in Latin and is also the diminutive for homicide
Others codenames are Obs, Arma etc They always use diminutive words.

[tluassa]

The German agents would most probably only provide the exact whereabouts and information for the killing to "interested People", and than lean back watching them beeing eaten by the many others sharks in the pond

The same Way they guided bombs in Baghdad during the start of the Iraq War. (officially only helping with "information", so that hospitals and stuff would NOT be hit. Yeah sure. ^^ )

[muck]

So they've broadly accused American, British, French, German, and Israeli intelligence agencies of taking out their scientists?

Really. I could only hope the West was that cohesive, unified and coordinated.

You're spoiling the fun for them.

[Flamming_Python]

What, and let those nifty stamps go to waste?



Cynically speaking, killing scientists is a lot more efficient (and considerably less costly in human lives) way to hinder a program than bombing the sites.

These scientists have commited no crime and from their point of view they were only working towards trying to establish security for their nation.

[muttbutt]

These scientists have commited no crime and from their point of view they were only working towards trying to establish security for their nation.

They are in a dangerous professon in that part of the World...you roll the dice you take your chance, big boys rules.

The Israeli's think this programme is an existential threat then they'll do what they believe is needed to stop it...just like Iran supplies her proxies to wage war on Israel.

[IDF_TANKER]

These scientists have commited no crime and from their point of view they were only working towards trying to establish security for their nation.

As apposed to, say, soldiers of the nation in question, right..?

[Flamming_Python]

As apposed to, say, soldiers of the nation in question, right..?

No, as in they are civilians, not soldiers, and they are not at war anyway. These assasinations are being done with the aim of terrorising the Iranian scientific community.