May not be fake, but they took care of this in June.
The announcement this late smacks of political opportunism
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BrokenCoccyx doesn't mind if you grope on, Wed 12 Oct 2011, 13:42,
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How did they take care of this in June?
"Mr Arbabsiar, who was arrested at New York's John F Kennedy airport on 29 September, has confessed to his involvement in the alleged plot, Mr Holder said."
Also there's the case American courts being public.
Well they could have given them one of those secret military trials that are all so popular but they've chosen and open court by the looks of things.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Wed 12 Oct 2011, 14:15,
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I didn't show my work.
The president was briefed on this in June. It was the delay, especially when human lives were involved that made it look suspect.
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BrokenCoccyx doesn't mind if you grope on, Wed 12 Oct 2011, 14:28,
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Well being briefed on it isn't sorting it out is it?
I would suspect that between June and when he was picked up they were building a case.
Admittedly they could have bypassed due process and just bumped them off in June and that would be the end of it. So they probably are trying to embarrass the Iranian leadership.
Or, they could have been holding off waiting for the release of the American hikers/ spies.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14897868
They could be fairly safe in the knowledge their undercover agent wouldn't be supplying explosives.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Wed 12 Oct 2011, 14:41,
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