Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Did France Make A Secret Deal With Iran To Release Prisoners?



Did France Make A Deal With Iran To Exchange Prisoners? -- Time Magazine

Was France's decision on Tuesday to release a convicted Iranian assassin part of a swap that secured Sunday's return of a French academic who'd been detained on spying charges in Tehran? That is what some observers in France suspect, after a French court ruled that the convicted killer of former Iranian Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar be freed so that Interior Ministry officials could execute his expulsion to Tehran — in accordance with an order they had signed less than 24 hours before. Iranian and French officials deny that any deal was made.

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More News On France's Release Of Former Iranian Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar's Assassin

Suspicions of Deal Hang Over Iran's Release of French 'Spy' -- ABC News
France denies deal to release 'spy' from Iran -- The Independent
France accused of striking deal with Iran on prisoner releases -- Times Online
French accused of releasing killer of Iranian leader in prisoner swap -- The Guardian
French researcher freed by Iran 'helped' DGSE, ex-agent says -- Politico
French teacher accused of spying did work for French MI6 -- The Telegraph
Reiss was not a spy, says angry French government -- Reuters
France to deport killer of former Iranian PM -- Financial Times
France decides to expel Iranian killer -- Reuters
In other news, France claims sunrise and daylight are entirely coincidental -- Macleans

My Comment: Talk about coincidences .... NOT.

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