Whoever is not working for the Mossad, raise their hand.
Unlike everyone else I have no idea who is behind the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai. While there is no direct or indirect evidence linking Israel to the assassination one would never know it. While the Mossad has used forged passports of other nations it is not the only spy agency to do so nor is it the only spy agency to use targeted assassination. Even though Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on the list of for enemies of the Jewish state; al-Mabhouh was a far cry from anyone’s top 10,000 most beloved list and his enemies were legion. Ha’aretz makes this point quite clear:
Haaretz earlier Thursday learned the identities of two Palestinians arrested in Jordan in connection with the January 20 killing at a Dubai hotel. Ahmad Hasnin, a Palestinian intelligence operative, and Anwar Shekhaiber, an employee of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, were arrested in the Jordanian capital Amman. Jordan on Tuesday confirmed it had extradited the two to Dubai.
The two were residents of the Gaza Strip until Hamas seized control there in 2007, a Hamas source told Haaretz. Both moved to Dubai, where they were employed by a real estate company belonging to a senior official of Fatah, the political faction headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
A third man, a Hamas security operative, is under arrest in Syria on suspicion of having assisted the hit squad, the British daily The Guardian reported late Wednesday. Palestinian sources in the Gulf said Nahro Massoud was in detention and under interrogation in Damascus, the Guardian reported.
Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshal has denied the allegation, according to the report, saying “It is not correct at all”. But Palestinian sources insisted Massoud was being questioned amid speculation that potentially senior Palestinian defectors may have been involved in the plot.
Now if we are to continue to believe the Mossad is the only game in Dubai we have two Fatah affiliates, one employed directed in Ramallah and the other a Palestinian intelligence operative, and a potential Hamas turncoat working for the Mossad. All of which makes me ask – is there anyone other than me who is not working for the Mossad?
