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Enrique

(27,461 posts)
Fri Jan 13, 2012, 12:26 PM Jan 2012

I missed this: U.S. condemns assassinations of Iranian scientists

I knew they denied our involvement, i missed the part where we condemned it.

I'm also not aware of any Republicans attacking Obama for condemning the assassinations. Maybe they don't want to be on record advocating terrorism?

I know that Santorum is all for it. What about the rest of the GOP candidates, where do they stand on this?

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/01/201211244648837585.html

(...)

Tommy Vietor, a National Security Council spokesman, added: "The United States had absolutely nothing to do with this. We strongly condemn all acts of violence, including acts of violence like this."

Victoria Nuland, Clinton's spokeswoman, said the state department condemned "any assassination or attack on an innocent person and we express our sympathies to the family".

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I missed this: U.S. condemns assassinations of Iranian scientists (Original Post) Enrique Jan 2012 OP
Presumably that means the other firm did it. dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #1
Who would do such a thing ? lumpy Jan 2012 #2
Israel mabye Enrique Jan 2012 #5
Juan Cole has some ideas. MH1 Jan 2012 #7
30 years from now MinervaX Jan 2012 #3
So what are the consequences for the evil-doers who did it? hunter Jan 2012 #4
I do not believe the US did it. tabatha Jan 2012 #6
 

MinervaX

(169 posts)
3. 30 years from now
Fri Jan 13, 2012, 12:49 PM
Jan 2012

some former covert CIA operative will write a book about how it was a US operation and nobody will even bat an eye.

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