Thursday, February 18, 2010

Meet The Man Who Probably OK'd The Hamas-Dubai Assassination



The Powerful, Shadowy Mossad Chief Meir Dagan Is A ‘Streetfighter’ -- Times Online

The brazen assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh has thrown the spotlight on one of Israel’s most powerful but shadowy figures, Meir Dagan, the current Mossad chief, who yesterday faced calls for his resignation.

There is a piece of folklore often repeated about him: when he was appointed in 2002, Ariel Sharon, then the Prime Minister, ordered him to run the Israeli spy agency “with a knife between its teeth”. Eight years on, Mr Dagan appears to have followed his orders to the letter. The killing in Dubai of one of the top men in Hamas is only the most recent in a string of assassinations that have been traced to Mr Dagan.

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More News On The Assassination Of Hamas Commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh

Dubai police: Interpol should nab Mossad chief if Israel killed top Hamas man -- Haaretz
Interpol puts Dubai killing suspects on wanted list -- BBC
Arrest the head of Mossad, says Dubai police chief -- Times Online
Dubai points finger at Mossad over Hamas assassination -- Times Online
Dubai blames Mossad for Hamas commander's slaying -- AP
Dubai Police Chief '99%' Sure Israel's Mossad Killed Hamas Militant -- NPR
Dubai official says Israel is behind murder of senior Hamas figure -- L.A. Times
Mossad chief 'won't resign over Dubai murder' -- Gulf News

After Dubai, Israelis question Mossad methods -- Reuters
Use of citizens' identities in assassination roils Israel -- L.A. Times
Fake passports fuel questions about Israeli role in Hamas official's slaying -- Washington Post
Europeans press Israel for answers after Dubai killing -- CNN
France demands Israel explain Dubai passport affair -- Reuters
Israel's envoy asked about fake British passports used by Dubai hit squad -- Christian Science Monitor
Israelis Share Suspicions in Hamas Leader’s Killing -- New York Times

Why did Hamas chief Mahmoud al-Mabhouh go to Dubai? -- BBC
Factbox: Israel's Mossad intelligence agency -- Reuters
Assassinations: A time to kill -- The Economist
Anatomy of a very professional hit job, caught on film -- Jay Bookman, AJC

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