The decision came two weeks after Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, shown above, recommended dropping all the convictions in the case. (AP)Morgenthau vs. Tehran -- Wall Street Journal
If only the CIA were as effective against Iran as Manhattan's D.A.
There's good news, and some really bad news, about Iran's efforts to evade U.S. sanctions and infiltrate the U.S. financial system.
The good news is that Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau's indictment this week of the Chinese firm LIMMT and its principal Li Fang Wei exposed some of Iran's illicit transactions. The bad news is that Tehran wasn't seeking U.S. currency simply as a safe haven in a turbulent market. The mullahs wanted dollars to buy critical ingredients in the production of long-range missiles and atomic warheads. And Mr. Morgenthau says they got them.
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My Comment: Where was the FBI? Where was the CIA? Someone missed the ball on this one.
What is more troubling in this case, is that it appears that the defense of the U.S. is now going to be more reliant on legal and police vigilance .... in other words ..... back to the world that was pre-9/11. Speaking personally .... I do not feel comfortable nor safe with this difrection.
Kudos to the D.A. for uncovering this case, but something tells me that this was a lucky break.
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