Iran's chief nuclear Moshen Fakhrizadeh was just assassinated in a
brazen attack near Tehran. Here are some details on this man:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-scientist-assassinated-mohsen-fakhrizadeh.html
I have no doubt that the
Israeli Mossad pulled off this attack. Many of you readers already know that
from July of,1995 to July of 2005 I worked on the biography of a Mossad agent.
One of my great achievements in life was getting the book published.
Over the ten years working
on the book, I came to admire, respect, and even love the men and women who
work at this intelligence agency. They do not have big budgets like the US, Russia,
China, etc. This agency is still "flat out" the best intelligence
agency on planet earth!!!
The state of Israel does not
have capital punishment as a part of its criminal justice system. However, if a
very-dangerous terrorist (for example) or some party or parties seriously
threatens to destroy the state of Israel, capital punishment can be carried out
in an extra-judicial manner.
When I was researching the
Mossad, its headcount was roughly 1,200 men and women. Only 12 of these
employees had the legendary license to kill that the famous novel and movie
secret agent James Bond had. These men and women were organized into 4x
3-person teams known as Kidon teams. Kidon is a Hebrew word that can be
translated several different ways including arrowhead, spear, or perhaps
Buffalo's head.
The State of Israel is a Democracy governed by
rule of law. An extra judicial killing is a very serious matter. It can have
devastating domestic and international consequences. Vladimir Putin learned
this well when several of his attempted "hits" failed.
A death warrant must be
personally signed by both Israeli's Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of the
Israeli Supreme Court (robo signatures are not accepted.) Once this is done,
the target is located. A Yarid Team or teams is dispatched. The subject is
placed under surveillance. This can last up to several months. By the time this
surveillance is complete, the Israelis know the subject just as well as the
people who live with this person. They know all the weaknesses in security
measures to protect this subject.
The Kidon Team moves in to
carry out the death warrant. In the case of the Iranian scientist I have no
doubt that the US intelligence apparatus knew of this plan. They helped the
Israelis with spy satellites, signal intercepts, and super-advanced computer
technology.
The Iranian leadership is
shaken right to its core. The frightening thought goes through their minds:
"If they can get him, they can get any of us." There is also rage as
Iran has been made a fool of in front of its own people and the world.
There will be calls for
revenge against Israel and the US. We could spend pages talking about what form
the revenge would take. One thing that I have no doubt of is that any revenge
would get retaliation from President Trump in the form of a bomber and/or
stealth missile attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. The escalation that
followed would shut down the transport of Iranian oil to customers all over the
world. Iran's economy is weakened by sanctions and the devastation of Covid-19.
The loss of oil revenues will lead to an economic collapse. Most people in Iran
will hate the US and Israel. I will leave you to reflect on what happens next.
It will not be a happy ending.
Be careful out there!
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