CNN just reported a plot to assassinate a US diplomat by Iran. The Koch brothers

[Lint Head]

violated trade laws with Iran. It's time to damn prosecute!

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Lint Head.

[elleng]

2. MSNBC,

2 charged w plot to kill Saudi Ambassador to U.S.

[SpiralHawk]

3. The Koch (R) billionare Republicon PuppetMasters in bed with Iran

is a totally PEEculiAR disgrace.

Why are Republicons so intimate with what they used to call the "Evil Empire?"

Is this some ugly occult Republicon sTranGe-bEd-feLLoWs strategery against America?

[Worship Money]

8. Because

The Iranian fascist theocrats and the right wing in this country have TONS in common.

I would say they are natural allies, but it goes beyond this. They are actually substantively the same entity on an international scale...the global right wing.

It pays them both massive dividends to call each other names in public, but to tacitly do business and agree to divy up the world into spheres of influence they can all in the end benefit from.

[Old and In the Way]

18. Creating fear and pushing nationalism marginalizes the moderate majorities.

They both create the outside "evildoers" to keep themselves in power. This world would be better off if were to rid ourselves of all war mongering/war profiteering theocrats in all countries that push their xenophobic agenda to maintain their control of their respective governments and populations.

[Old and In the Way]

14. Dick Cheney, while CEO of Halliburton, was trading with Iraq around the US embargo.

Make money for defense contractors by starting a war as SecDef...make money in the private sector by trading with Iraq....repeat the war making profits when "elected" as VP. This seems to be a feature of the modern Republican Party.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. Phoo-woo-hoo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXteg4mSyd8

[maddezmom]

5. the Saudi Ambassador not US diplomat and it's not clear if they acting for Iran or just Iranian

news conference coming up. MSNBC saying there is still one person at large.

[Lint Head]

9. They are reporting it was elements of the Iranian government.

[maddezmom]

10. yes, Holder said a faction of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard

[Lint Head]

6. Correction. Apparently a Saudi Ambassador on our soil.

[maddezmom]

7. right :-)

[FarCenter]

11. Not a problem -- we kill citizens of country X on the soil of country Y all the time.

[pacalo]

12. K&R.

[Bragi]

13. Look, something bright and shiny!

No need to think any more about OWS. Think about how bad Iran is.

Yeah, that's the ticket!

[randome]

15. Why would you link these two things?

And without any evidence to back up your implication?

BTW, the Koch Brothers are evil, no doubt about it. That doesn't mean we need to link them to whatever other evil thing bobs to the surface.

[Tom Ripley]

16. I must confess that my concern level went to 0 upon finding out the target's origin

No love for the criminal despots of the House of Saud here

[tk2kewl]

17. Did they indicate why Iran allegedly want this person killed?

:shrug:

Sounds like yellow cake to me.

[Old and In the Way]

20. I wonder if this is a Sunni vs. Shia issue?

A religious war between these 2 main factions of Islam is just what the ME needs right now. :-(

[joeybee12]

19. I have my doubts...the neocons want to invade...false stories help their cause...nt

[NRaleighLiberal]

21. First reported by ABC - LBN link/ABC link below

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x5023174

[kooljerk666]

22. These guys ought to be worried..........

So far the only thing that tried to ambush them was ABC news.

I had a great laff watching him run to his car.
It looked like when a mobster is being questioned outside the court.

I would consider a permanent camp outside his park ave apt.
With a little rime maybe his neighbors would have him thrown out.

Look he helps Iran, Iran want nukes, Iran wants to nuke Israel.

Where is the outrage?

(EDIT) OWS targets Koch-roach den
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2102472
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