Iranian Cabinet nominee wanted in Argentine attack
jpost.com
The man Iran's president has named to be defense minister is wanted in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, and his nomination drew an outcry Friday from Argentina and Jewish groups.
Ahmad Vahidi, who commanded a unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard known as the Quds Force at the time of the attack, was nominated by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday
More.. along with others named to fill Cabinet positions. The Quds Force is involved in operations abroad, including working with Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, which is accused to carrying out the Buenos Aires attack.
Argentina Prosecutor Alberto Nisman told The Associated Press Friday that Vahidi is accused of "being a key participant in the planning and of having made the decision to go ahead with the attack against the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association."
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Added: Aug 21 2009 In: middle_east
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israel is wanted for gaza massacre???
Posted Aug-21-2009 by "BANBANBANG" (R)
israel did massacre civilians in Gaza and no one is wanted for that??
Posted Aug-21-2009 by "BANBANBANG" (R)
would u even be suprised if this were true??no...and this is nothing like a massacre in gazA u dum** this happened on someones elses soil ..if it was on isreals turf okay, so what,.. but thats not the case .
Posted Aug-21-2009 by "claudiod1989" (R)
Agreed. This is a terrorist bombing Argentine civilians.
And no, I'm not surprised. Free Iran now!
God bless the second amendment. If our government tried to pull this shit -- wait, they did.
Posted Aug-21-2009 by "aaronis31337" (R)
I didn't realize Argenitina had jurisdiction there.
Posted Aug-21-2009 by "too_much_noise" (R)
Lies, president Cristina Kirchnner and her husband are pro-terrorist supporters, friends of chavez.
Posted Sep-10-2009 by "PrOcUsTo" (R)