tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844367946876032905.post1602048178087546565..comments2023-10-03T23:58:17.279+11:00Comments on Middle East Reality Check: Prisoner X 2MERChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14500573372528287733noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844367946876032905.post-32702537720442118502013-02-14T20:17:10.369+11:002013-02-14T20:17:10.369+11:00An addendum, MERC, if I may.
Another reason the p...An addendum, MERC, if I may.<br /><br />Another reason the passport issue is a furfy is that it is common knowledge among those carrying out business in the ME that the Australian (and UK) passport office will issue 2 passports if you are dealing with both Israel and countries that deny entry if you have an Israeli entry/exit stamp in your passport. Three passports may seem excessive but with the complexities of the relationships involved that too could appear both reasonable and necessary, although I have no experience of this.<br /><br />So, something else is going on.<br /><br />g Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844367946876032905.post-65557723307590112082013-02-14T11:13:59.374+11:002013-02-14T11:13:59.374+11:00MERC,
This MSM fluff about passports doesn't ...MERC,<br /><br />This MSM fluff about passports doesn't begin to make sense. Why would he be secretly be imprisoned in Israel for somehow helping Israel even if it embarrassed Australia?<br /><br />A news report cited at the richardsilverstein blog notes that Zygier enrolled at Monash University (where his mother worked) in an MBA program. Richard comments: "While there he was allegedly seen socializing on campus with groups of Saudi and Iranian students. This might mean that just as Zygier himself was recruited to the Mossad, he may’ve been recruiting potential agents. Presumably these students would eventually return to their home countries where they might serve useful purposes for Israeli intelligence."<br /><br />One commentator at Richard's site notes that at the time of his arrest an Israeli spy network was exposed in Lebanon resulting in the suicide of some assets. He speculates that Zygier was a double agent working in Lebanon.<br /><br />My speculation is that he may have been turned while at Monash, perhaps as the result of a "honey-trap". This also would account for the behaviour of his parents.<br /><br />Perhaps more interesting from the Australian perspective, however, is the continued interest of the MSM and its focus on passports. Is there a political game afoot?<br /><br />gAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844367946876032905.post-5615112690173213252013-02-14T10:16:21.240+11:002013-02-14T10:16:21.240+11:00I noticed the immediate reaction of many people wh...I noticed the immediate reaction of many people when they heard of Prisoner X: the passports! A very serious question if it could cost a PM his post!<br />Immediately one thinks also to the Australian "Lebanese" involved in the Burgas bus blast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com