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Iran to be 'held accountable' for assassination plot, says Joe Biden
Iran will be "held accountable" for its foiled plot to kill Saudi Arabia's US ambassador, according to  Joe Foreign Policy Whiz KidBiden, The former Senator-for-Life from Delaware, an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body... the US Vice President. Does that mean a demand for the plotters to be handed over, followed by a declaration of war if they don't? Mr Biden delivered a strong rebuke to Iran, warning them that "nothing has been taken off the table", regarding Washington's reaction after the US Justice Department charged two men with conspiring with Iranian government factions to kill Saudi Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir on US soil. The alleged high-level plot involved detonating a bomb at a restaurant the envoy frequented, an act which could also have claimed the lives of countless of innocent patrons. "It is an outrageous act, where the Iranians will have to be held accountable," Mr Biden told ABC television's Good Morning America. "The first thing we do is make sure the entire world and all of the capitals in the world understand what the Iranians had in mind," Biden said. He called the alleged plot "an outrage that violates one of the fundamental premises, which is the safety and sanctity of diplomats. Posted by: tipper 2011-10-12 |
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