In Iran on Thursday, a nuclear scientist from Iran who had at first defected in 2009 to the US, returned home. Shahram Amiri claims to have been, by the CIA, kidnapped. The US officials have a different story saying he was just homesick after defecting all on his own. The whole time, Amiri could are an agent that was there for the Iranian government, some believe. The US got info on the Iranian nuclear weapons program so they aren’t complaining. $ 5 million was left in CIA cash from Amiri when he left. Regardless, the Iranian government is milking the affair for all the propaganda it can get.
Torturing happened according to the Iranian nuclear scientist after being kidnapped
Iranian nuclear scientist Sharhram Amiri, who Tehran claims was kidnapped and tortured by U.S. agents, arrived at Imam Khomeini International Airport and was greeted warmly by Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi, as outlined by the Islamic Republic News Agency. Considering the gained on Iranian nuclear websites and Iranian nuclear weapons, CNN reports the US has come out ahead, even after the CIA cash advance. Speaking about Amiri, the official told CNN, “We have his insights — original details on the Iranian nuclear program that proved useful — and now the Iranians have him. Plainly, we got the better end of things.”.
Iranian nuke defector snitch leaves $ 5 million dollars behind/span>
Most of the $ 5 million given as a CIA loan cash to the Iranian nuke defector for info on the Iranian nuclear weapons program was left behind when he went home. Money put into escrow like this to pay back everyone who gives the government info, according to ABC News, happens a lot. The snitch can’t get all the money at one time if it is in escrow. It is uncertain how much Amiri received before he changed his mind but in escrow is still most of the money. Anything he got is now beyond his reach, thanks to sanctions against Iran.
Iranian government gloats and crows
The Iranian nuclear scientist showed clear signs he was being exploited for propaganda by the Iranian government. The Guardian reports that Amiri told reporters in Tehran he had been tortured during his 14 months within the U.S. and pressured to lie about Iran’s nuclear program. He said he didn’t know anything in the field. There was a lot of coverage given to his return by Iranian media, controlled by the state, and he was also invited to address parliament’s committee that is on national security. Siasat-e Ruz reports the end of CIA dominance, power of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and failure of western intelligence.
Who has the truth with Iranian nukes?
Hiding in Virginia was someone who claimed to be Amiri and had escaped in two videos that surfaced last month. How he made a video while he was held against his will was what one CIA official wonders in a CNN article. There are numerous, including Iranian bloggers and an article in the Guardian, that think Amiri might have just been a “controlled” agent. ”If it was something they wanted to sweep under the carpet, they wouldn’t have given it this huge amount of media coverage,” was said in a Guardian article when quoting an analyst that was Iranian.
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CNN
cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/15/iran.researcher.claims/index.html?npt=NP1
ABC News
abcnews.go.com/Blotter/shahram-amiri-iran-nuke-defector-left-million-cia/story?id=11171171
The Guardian
guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/15/shamram-amiri-returns-iran-nuclear
