Notorious Iranian militant has a connection to alleged assassination plot against Saudi envoy
Wshington Post / Peter Finn
14-Oct-2011 (7 comments)

When nearly $100,000 landed in an undercover FBI bank account from a source linked to an Iranian paramilitary force, officials began taking seriously an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador that at first had seemed outlandish.

And as the investigation unfolded over recent months, a name emerged that chilled some in the U.S. government. The Iranian cousin of the man accused of plotting the assassination was Abdul Reza Shahlai, a senior commander in Iran’s Quds Force, who had been linked to the killing of American troops in Iraq.

Shahlai was known as the guiding hand behind an elite group of gunmen from the feared militia of the cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. They had dressed as American and Iraqi soldiers and, in a convoy of white SUVs, stormed a provincial government building in Karbala on Jan. 20, 2007.

Five Americans were killed and three were wounded in the attack,whose brazenness rattled the military. The daring raid became even more notorious after some of the suspected killers were later released by the Iraqi government.

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Rea

IranFirst

by Rea on Sat Oct 15, 2011 04:10 PM PDT

OK, I'll be a suspect. And rightfully so.

But it doesn't mean there was a highly elaborate, intricate IRI plot that had been presented to us.

Just a poor 2nd hand car bugger.


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IranFirst

Rea and G.R

by IranFirst on Sat Oct 15, 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Rea

Knowing Red and 7 dwarfs is one thing, but if they send you $100k (on record) with promise of $1,5m to kill the wolf or the grandma or soneone else, then you will be a suspect.

 Dear G.R, I agree with you.


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Rea

I have a connection to the Little Red Riding Hood

by Rea on Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:43 PM PDT

I also know personally Snowhite n the 7 dwarves.


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G. Rahmanian

IranFirst:

by G. Rahmanian on Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:48 AM PDT

My comment was originally meant for the news article Ari has posted below this one. At any rate, there are conspiracy theorists who want to see this whole thing as a conspiracy by some in the US. They also want to see logic in IR's criminal behavior. The militarists and mullahs in power in Iran would do anything to prolong their murderous rule. As I wrote earlier in my comments, as long as any accusations hurt IR criminals, I welcome them. This is a problem between IR and the US government. If it helps the intensification of hostilities vis-a-vis IR and more sanctions imposed on IR's interests, so be it. I want IR gone!


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Bavafa

In addition to this investigation which is legitimate....

by Bavafa on Sat Oct 15, 2011 08:35 AM PDT

Washington Post should seriously and credibly investigate what the American soldiers were in Iraq to begin with?

'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 

Mehrdad


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IranFirst

These will be answered during Tial

by IranFirst on Sat Oct 15, 2011 07:49 AM PDT

G.R., the evidence will be shown and facts will come out during the
trail. This Mansoor guy seems like a looser, but a useful idiot to the
handlers in IRI (or IRI factions). $ 100K is not big money for terrorist
IRGC, could have been a small investment adventure for this Shahlai
guy, who is emboldened by his sucessful killing of Americans in Iraq
(therfore taking this risk). IRI routinely kills opponents outside Iran
(Iraq, Afghanistan..), using proxies (Hezbolah, Sard people,...). This
time they used this looser Mansoor, since they don't have their handy
Hezbola in US.


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G. Rahmanian

If

by G. Rahmanian on Sat Oct 15, 2011 04:54 AM PDT

If they were planning to supply Afghani opium to the Mexican drug producers/dealers, then why the need to transfer money when it involves so much risk at a time when you have difficulty wiring your own hard-earned money through banks you've had accounts with for decades. Couldn't they send US $1.5 million worth of opium? They were going to deal in opium, anyway. For drug dealers transferring drugs would be much easier than money. And they wouldn't need collateral. There would always be the fear of not getting their money. What guarantees did they have except for a worthless drug dealer(Arbabsiar) whose life is not worth US $1.5 million?


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