Here's an interesting news story which quotes a bunch of sources as claiming that Israel plans to commit "targeted killings" in the United States and other friendly countries, and quotes some other sources as saying the story is rubbish.
There is some historical precedent here. On July 21st, 1973, an Israeli assassination team thought they had located a PLO security officer on Israel's hit list, and mistakenly ambushed a waiter outside a movie theatre in Norway, and gunned him down in front of his pregnant wife. Interesting reading... http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030115-035849-6156r ----- Israel to kill in U.S., allied nations By Richard Sale UPI Intelligence Correspondent From the Washington Politics & Policy Desk Published 1/15/2003 7:14 PM Israel is embarking upon a more aggressive approach to the war on terror that will include staging targeted killings in the United States and other friendly countries, former Israeli intelligence officials told United Press International. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has forbidden the practice until now, these sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Israeli statements were confirmed by more than a half dozen former and currently serving U.S. foreign policy and intelligence officials in interviews with United Press International. But an official at the Israeli Embassy in Washington told UPI: "That is rubbish. ... -- Eric Michael Cordian 0+ O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
