Amir Hossein Ardebili

Pleads guilty in arms smuggling case

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iranian man has pleaded guilty to plotting to ship sensitive military technology to Iran, and told an undercover investigator his country's leaders think war is coming, court papers revealed Wednesday. The documents show that Amir Ardebili gave a stark explanation for why he was trying to buy so many different weapons parts, including technology that would help protect Iran from missile attacks. "By his own admission, Ardebili was assisting Iran in preparing for war with the United States," prosecutor David Hall wrote in a sentencing memorandum. Ardebili "directly threatened the security of the United States," the prosecutor wrote. "He was a prolific acquisitions agent procuring or attempting to procure a wide range of components, for his sole customer, the government of Iran." The papers also said that during a 2007 meeting with an undercover agent, Ardebili said he wanted so much material in case the U.S. goes to war with Iran, so that "the government (of Iran) could defend... Because they think the war is coming." >>>

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Faramarz_Fateh

And they want to go to war with Israel LOL

by Faramarz_Fateh on Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:53 AM PST

This should be a wake up call to them IDIOTS who write on i.com about IRI's mighty military power and how its ready to crush Israel.

 


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I Have a Crush on Alex Trebek

fox had this exclusive

by I Have a Crush on Alex Trebek on Thu Dec 03, 2009 05:16 PM PST

it is pretty unbelievable 


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ahmad_

bazia miran khar ro az ghebres

by ahmad_ on Thu Dec 03, 2009 01:59 PM PST

bazia miran khar az Ghebres miaran , ageh midoonestan ke in agha inghadr khare ke nemiraftan as Ghebres biaran, baba be har chi khareh 5 ta soor zadeh LOL


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pedro

To Bavafa,

by pedro on Thu Dec 03, 2009 05:43 PM PST

not realy, the Iranian Islamists that speak english are paid to spread propaganda and false information also to support IRI on all the Iranian web sites. As you have probably seem here as well.

Thank you Ghormeh Sabzi.


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Bavafa

Couldn't IRI find some one that at least spoke english?

by Bavafa on Thu Dec 03, 2009 08:34 AM PST

Never mind understanding the high tech weapon system.  I wouldn't send this guy to buy me a sack of potatoes.

Mehrdad


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hamsade ghadimi

where do they find these guys?

by hamsade ghadimi on Thu Dec 03, 2009 07:16 AM PST

if he's the agent representing the people who run our country, both they and us are doomed.


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Faramarz

Spare Parts for Shah's Planes!

by Faramarz on Thu Dec 03, 2009 06:20 AM PST

On the one hand, they brag about building their own stealth bombers and S-300 defense system. On the other hand, they are still smuggling spare parts for Phantom F-4's and C-130 cargo planes.

These planes are over 40 years old, and were even out-dated during the Shah's time. One would think that after all these years, they should be able to "reverse engineer" the parts and make them in Ghom!

Come to think of it, why wouldn't they just Photoshop the parts, like they do with the missiles?


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پیام

"The airplane are not working".

by پیام on Thu Dec 03, 2009 04:47 AM PST

Hahahaha, really funny. Where are Shah Gholam and Molla Nasredeen so brag about the i.r.'s military might.

 

hahahaha, they can't even mass produce unfaulty shoe's, let alone repair 40 year old air-planes. To bad for Ardebili though, the guy could have make a quick buck here.


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