Comments on: Feeding The Hand That Bites You http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/553 Latest News on DDTC, BIS, OFAC, and other export law matters Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mr. D. Davis http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/553/comment-page-1#comment-91943 Mr. D. Davis Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:10:43 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/?p=553#comment-91943 I've been doing elaborate research on Mr. Monsieur, compiling an in-depth counter intelligence profile. And a little birdie told me he was arrested in Panama and taken back to New York by U.S. officials. My comprehensive report will be available shortly. Jury selection begins November 30 at 08:45am and the trial will immediately follow. I can be reached at execdirector@paxamericana.org I’ve been doing elaborate research on Mr. Monsieur, compiling an in-depth counter intelligence profile. And a little birdie told me he was arrested in Panama and taken back to New York by U.S. officials. My comprehensive report will be available shortly. Jury selection begins November 30 at 08:45am and the trial will immediately follow. I can be reached at execdirector@paxamericana.org

]]> By: willy Van Damme http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/553/comment-page-1#comment-91640 willy Van Damme Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:32:06 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/?p=553#comment-91640 There are two official public documents in the Belgian parliament available that detail in great extent his relationship with Belgian and other Western intelligence services. These confirm the version he gave in his sole interview with RFI. These documents were the result of an official investigation by the so-called Comité that oversees for parliament the Belgian intelligence services. His name isn't mentioned in these reports as such but everybody knows it is about him. Members of parliament of that comite I have this month gone on the record on TV about him again. Every politician, wether prime, defense or foreign minister claimed not being aware of his embargo breaking and weapons trade and no one in the two intelligence agencies was ever sanctioned for this and for hiding it from the police investigators. His version of events is also confirmed by the French investigation in the Elf affair that started his downfall. So there is no doubt he was a spy and an arms dealer infiltrating Iran. Jailing him is logic but what about those who worked in tandem with him and gave him orders? They escape justice. Ask Richard Holbrook and Robert Gates about his activities. There are two official public documents in the Belgian parliament available that detail in great extent his relationship with Belgian and other Western intelligence services. These confirm the version he gave in his sole interview with RFI. These documents were the result of an official investigation by the so-called Comité that oversees for parliament the Belgian intelligence services. His name isn’t mentioned in these reports as such but everybody knows it is about him. Members of parliament of that comite I have this month gone on the record on TV about him again. Every politician, wether prime, defense or foreign minister claimed not being aware of his embargo breaking and weapons trade and no one in the two intelligence agencies was ever sanctioned for this and for hiding it from the police investigators. His version of events is also confirmed by the French investigation in the Elf affair that started his downfall. So there is no doubt he was a spy and an arms dealer infiltrating Iran. Jailing him is logic but what about those who worked in tandem with him and gave him orders? They escape justice. Ask Richard Holbrook and Robert Gates about his activities.

]]> By: Hillbilly http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/553/comment-page-1#comment-91499 Hillbilly Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:33:25 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/?p=553#comment-91499 A report in today's Defense Industry Daily states that Iran is in fact buying advanced fighters and air defense systems from Russia through a joint ptocurement led by Syria. Instead of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to try and incarcerate M. Monsieur, the USG would be better off to take a big fine, paid up front, and let him go. A report in today’s Defense Industry Daily states that Iran is in fact buying advanced fighters and air defense systems from Russia through a joint ptocurement led by Syria.

Instead of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to try and incarcerate M. Monsieur, the USG would be better off to take a big fine, paid up front, and let him go.

]]> By: Hillbilly http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/553/comment-page-1#comment-88614 Hillbilly Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:11:14 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/?p=553#comment-88614 This GE engine has a civilian version which differs in that it lacks an afterburner, and which shares the same parts outside of the afterburner. It is used in several aircraft other than the F-5 (which weren't exactly first line fighters when they were new over 35 years ago). The Iranians can buy nice new Su-30MKs and could probably buy Mig-35s and Su-35s, any of which can beat a F-15A/B or F-16A/B, if they were willing to shell out the cash; so, this wasn't exactly the arms deal of the century. Its just more DoJ puffery with little real meaning, except to M. Monsieur of course. This GE engine has a civilian version which differs in that it lacks an afterburner, and which shares the same parts outside of the afterburner. It is used in several aircraft other than the F-5 (which weren’t exactly first line fighters when they were new over 35 years ago). The Iranians can buy nice new Su-30MKs and could probably buy Mig-35s and Su-35s, any of which can beat a F-15A/B or F-16A/B, if they were willing to shell out the cash; so, this wasn’t exactly the arms deal of the century. Its just more DoJ puffery with little real meaning, except to M. Monsieur of course.

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