Eighteen US firms suspected of selling war materiel to Iran

WASHINGTON, July 10 (AFP)

Eighteen US companies are under investigation for allegedly selling hi-tech military equipment to Iran through a London-based front company, the Bureau of Customs and Immigration Enforcement (CIE) said Thursday.

The illegal exports, the CIE said in a statement, include components for HAWK missiles, F-14 Tomcat fighter jets, F-4 Phantom fighter jets, F-5 fighter jets, C-130 Hercules aircraft and military radars.

The statement said searches were carried out Wednesday in the offices of the 18 companies in 10 states. It said they allegedly furnished the arms components to the British company, which itself procures weapons for the Iranian military.

The CIE identified the London company as "Multicore, Ltd. (also known as) AKS Industries." The US firms were not named.

"The affidavit alleges that Multicore conducts no legitimate business and receives military purchasing instructions from the Iranian government," said the statement. ---

"Yesterday, ICE and DCIS agents executed search warrants on 18 businesses in 10 states, including Louisiana, Texas, New Hampshire, Colorado, New York, Florida, Kansas, Wisconsin, Oregon, and South Carolina," said the CIE statement. ---

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Right on!!

I seem to have lost my bookmark to it.

Thanks

It would be interesting to know the names of these companies: doubtless the "Pioneers" list would be the best place to start.

http://www.nctimes.net/news/120900/wwww.html

The Customs Service began investigating Multicore Ltd. after receiving a tip Feb. 10, 1999, from a military aircraft parts vendor that the company was seeking prices for restricted parts used in the F-14 fighter aircraft.

Saeed Homayouni entered the United States on a visa that allowed him to work in a specialized field. In Bakersfield, he worked for Pretek, Halliburton Oil Services, and Processes Unlimited International.

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They sold nuke tech to N. Korea.

http://www.thememoryhole.org/corp/iraq-suppliers.htm

1. Honeywell (R, K)

2. Spectra Physics (K)

3. Semetex (R)

4. TI Coating (A, K)

5. Unisys (A, K)

6. Sperry Corp. (R, K)

7. Tektronix (R, A)

8. Rockwell (K)

9. Leybold Vacuum Systems (A)

10. Finnigan-MAT-US (A)

11. Hewlett-Packard (A, R, K)

12. Dupont (A)

13. Eastman Kodak (R)

14. American Type Culture Collection (B)

15. Alcolac International (C)

16. Consarc (A)

17. Carl Zeiss - U.S (K)

18. Cerberus (LTD) (A)

19. Electronic Associates (R)

20. International Computer Systems (A, R, K)

21. Bechtel (K)

22. EZ Logic Data Systems, Inc. (R)

23. Canberra Industries Inc. (A)

24. Axel Electronics Inc. (A)

"I'm shocked - SHOCKED - to find that gambling is going on in here." !

Gotta go get those reciepts just like they had to do in Iraq. Chichenhawk Dick can't leave any paper trails.

A trashed economy is good for recruitment. Gotta have a big ol Whup Ass Military so they can police up their tracks.

and also get any upstart Aaaa-Rabs/Persians with loose lips, or even those thinking about squealing.

http://www.nctimes.net/news/120900/wwww.html


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Saeed Homayouni, a naturalized Canadian from Iran,
was working for Multicore Ltd., a company that was
the subject of seven previous U.S. Customs
investigations for illegally exporting military
equipment, according to an affidavit filed in U.S.
District Court in San Diego.

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Saeed Homayouni entered the United States on a visa
that allowed him to work in a specialized field. In
Bakersfield, he worked for Pretek, Halliburton Oil
Services, and Processes Unlimited International.

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Oilfield Equipment - UK suppliers
... Montex Ltd, London NW1. Motherwell Bridge Group, Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Multicore
Ltd, London W1. Natco Group, Camberley, Surrey. Perhome Ltd, London W8. ...
www.kellysearch.com/product-5162506.html - 39k - Cached - Similar pages

in it's UN weapons declaration. The companies that aided Saddam's WMD programs...

...and the list ChimpCo had removed from the document before the US released it to the UN.

F-14 Grumman
F-4 McDonald Douglas
F-5 Northrup
C-130 Lockeed Martin

I don't think Iran has F-14 Tomcats. Last I heard they only had F-4's.