What if the Iranians start killing scientists?

[Scurrilous]

The next phase of the assassination war is liable to turn international scientific conferences into arenas of assassination.

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"Israel's official response to news of the assassination last week of Iranian nuclear scientist Mustafa Ahmadi Roshan was a deafening silence. The unofficial response was a wink. The day before, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, grinning slightly, spoke about "unnatural events" that were delaying Iran's nuclear program. The Israeli self-congratulation was obvious.

The Israeli public did not question the wisdom of assassinating the Iranian scientists. In Israeli culture, which sanctifies security, such questions are seen as treason. If the hit was successful - the scientist was eliminated and the assassins disappeared - you don't ask questions.

But U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted on calling a spade a spade: She categorically denied all U.S. involvement in the latest assassination and even declared that the United States emphatically opposed the assassination of scientists. Her announcement was received with shock and even dismay in Israel. Where is the wisdom in making this kind of public statement, some asked; and in any event, it's hypocritical in light of the fact that President Barack Obama has killed more terrorists using unmanned aerial vehicles than his predecessors.

In order to understand the American criticism of the hits on the scientists, one must ask the questions that Israelis avoid: Do such killings do real damage to Iran's nuclear program? What could be the negative results of the assassination policy? Is it right to create a situation in which scientists (first nuclear scientists and then perhaps scientists in general and senior officials ) become pawns in a war of assassinations and counter-assassinations?"

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/what-if-the-iranians-start-killing-scientists-1.407511

[vminfla]

1. What if Iran already started killing scientists in the opposition party?

Iran has more to gain than any other party for the deaths of these scientists. But, in this "Israel is guilty until proven innocent" Haaretz world, start with the blood libel and then give a half-hearted retraction when proven wrong again.

[Fozzledick]

2. They don't have the patience to wait for them to graduate

They're too busy shooting rockets at kindergarden students.

[King_David]

3. Very important topic, thanks for posting .