[lbo-talk] Glenn Greenwald on the Very Scary Iranian Plot

[Andy]

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 10:14 PM, martin schiller <mschiller at pobox.com> wrote:
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> On Oct 13, 2011, at 7:01 PM, ken hanly wrote:
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>> I still have not seen a reasonable explanation as to why Iran would want to do this. One explanation is that they are desperate. Desperate to get themselves in more hot water?
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> Could it be to provoke the dying beast? Baiting the bull?

Juan Cole makes it all sound improbably improbable (short posts):

http://www.juancole.com/2011/10/is-an-iranian-drug-cartel-behind-the-assassination-plot-against-the-saudi-ambassador.html

http://www.juancole.com/2011/10/wagging-the-dog-with-irans-maxwell-smart.html

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Andy