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| "Semi-Premeditated Stroke": Iran Goes Medieval | |||
| 2003-09-23 | |||
| An agent for Iran’s Intelligence Ministry was charged with murder Monday in the death of an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist from injuries she received while in custody. This appears to be a compromise clearing Iran’s government of any wrongdoing and blaming an individual agent with acting alone. However, Canada’s foreign minister has said government agents would not act without orders from above. Which "above", is the problem here. And the compromise appears to be between Iran, and Iran. The Tehran prosecutor’s office said a judge investigating the case charged the intelligence agent with "semi premeditated murder." There was no immediate explanation of the charge. This is well over the line and must be dealt with harshly. Semi-premeditation, as in "near-pregnancy"? Can he plea bargain to quarter-premeditation?
The unidentified agent was one of two ministry officials charged earlier over Kazemi’s death. But earlier this month the prosecutor’s office rejected the charges and called for further investigations. In its statement Monday, the prosecutor’s office said the second agent was acquitted. ...in a shocking courtroom drama... "The crime is attributed to one of the (Intelligence Ministry) interrogators," it said. ...clearly the work of a lone bludgeoner...
...relief to have the facts out in the open... In Montreal, Kazemi’s son, Stephan Hachemi, said the charge was insufficient. "It’s the same thing we saw a few weeks ago. As long as the prosecutor keeps his post there is no way for a judge to conduct a proper investigation in the case." Initially, the hard-line Tehran prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, was quoted as saying Kazemi died of a stroke. But a presidential-appointed committee discredited this version and concluded she died of head injuries sustained while in custody. Right, death is a symptom of both conditions, anyone can make a mistake. Intelligence Ministry officials have denied their agents were responsible, claiming a judicial agent beat Kazemi on her head. A "judicial agent". Why don’t WE have those? Sharia NOW! Canadian Foreign Minister Bill Graham has accused Mortazavi of being implicated in the killing, saying agents would not act without orders from above. Tough call. Gubmint bludgeoners walk a fine line, it’s a thankless job. Canada has Like write them on some 2000 lb. notepaper? "One cannot rely on Iranian justice to designate the guilty," he said. One guy gets it. | |||
| Posted by:Mark IV |
| #2 The mullahs are shocked that people suddenly care these days… BETWEEN 1979 and 2000, Tehran's agents murdered 46 Iranians, 17 of them in France, and killed more than 80 non-Iranians in various terrorist operations in the European Union. On each occasion, the European country concerned made some angry noises, and, in some cases, gestures such as closing the embassy and recalling the ambassador. In the end, however, they all ended up eating humble pie at the hand of the triumphant mullahs. |
| Posted by: Karma 2003-9-23 5:41:41 AM |
| #1 Iranian Riyals (IRR)! Semi. Uh huh. This is the classic sacrificial goat. What will be funny is the outrage of the Black Hats that Canada (or at least Graham & Hachemi) doesn't just swallow their crudely obvious ploy hook, line, and sinker. I expect a torrent of threats and such. They are truly the most disingenuous bunch of fools I've ever seen. BTW, PP (percentage pregnancy) is what we used to call PM (project management). The "reports" that the PM's could come up with were jewels of prevarication and obfuscation. Reminds me of the 90/90 Rule of Project Management: It takes 90% of the time alotted to perform the first 90% of the project. The remaining 10% of the project will require the other 90% of the time alotted. And I am 47.5% pregnant. Uh, got any koscher dills? |
| Posted by: .com 2003-9-23 4:57:07 AM |