The mainstream media for the most part has moved on. But there are a few more gleanings to be had, of perhaps the most interesting comes from the Daily Mirror, which labels al-Hilli an extremist on the grounds that he was against the war in Iraq, disapproved of the behaviour of Israel and had doubts over 9/11 – which makes a great deal of the population “extremist”. But the Mirror has the only mainstream mention I can find of the possibility that Mossad carried out the killings. Given Mr al-Hilli’s profession, the fact he is a Shia, the fact he had visited Iran, and the fact that Israel heas been assassinating scientists connected to Iran’s nuclear programme, this has to be a possibility. There are of course other possibilities, but to ignore that one is ludicrous.
Which leads me to the argument of Daily Mail crime reporter, Stephen Wright, that the French police should concentrate on the idea that this was a killing by a random Alpine madman or racist bigot. Perfectly possible, of course, and the anti-Muslim killings in Marseille might be as much a precedent as Mossad killings of scientists. But why the lone madman idea should be the preferred investigation, Mr Wright does not explain. What I did find interesting from a man who has visited many crime scenes are his repeated insinuations that the French authorities are not really trying very hard to find who the killers were, for example:
the crime scene would have been sealed off for a minimum of seven to ten days, to allow detailed forensic searches for DNA, fibres, tyre marks and shoe prints to take place.
Nearby bushes and vegetation would have been searched for any discarded food and cigarette butts left by the killer, not to mention the murder weapon.
But from what I saw at the end of last week, no such searches had taken place and potentially vital evidence could have been missed. House to house inquiries in the local area had yet to be completed and police had not made specific public appeals for information about the crime. No reward had been put up for information about the shootings.
Behind the scenes, what other short cuts have been taken? Have police seized data identifying all mobile phones being used in the vicinity of the murders that day?
The idea that the French authorities – who are quite as capable as any other of solving cases – are not really trying very hard is an interesting one.
Which leads me to this part of a remarkable article from the Daily Telegraph, which if true points us back towards a hit squad and discounts the ides that there was only one gun:
Claims that only one gun was used to kill everybody is likely to be disproved by full ballistics test results which are out in October.
While the 25 spent bullet cartridges found at the scene are all of the same kind, they could in fact have come from a number of weapons of the same make.
This throws up the possibility of a well-equipped, highly-trained gang circling the car and then opening fire.
Both children were left alive by the killers, who had clinically pumped bullets into everybody else, including five into Mr Mollier.
Zainab was found staggering around outside the car by Brett Martin, a British former RAF serviceman who cycled by moments after the attack, but he saw nobody except the schoolgirl.
Her sister, Zeena, was found unscathed and hiding in the car eight hours later.
Both sisters are now back in Britain, and are believed to have been reunited at a secret location near London.
There are of course a number of hit squad options, both governmental and private, which might well involve iraqi or Iranian interests – on both of which the mainstream media have been very happy to speculate while almost unanimously ignoring Israel.
But what interests me is why the Daily Telegraph choose, in the face of all the evidence, to minimise the horrific nature of the attack by stating that “Both children were left alive by the killers”? Zainab was not left alive by design, she was shot in the chest and her skull was stove in, which presumably was a pretty serious attempt to kill a seven year-old child. The other girl might very well have succeeded in hiding from the killers under her mother’s skirts, as she hid from the first rescuers, and then for eight hours from the police.
The Telegraph article claims to be informed by sources close to the investigation. So they believe it was a group of people, and feel motivated to absolve those people from child-killing. Now what could the Daily Telegraph be thinking?
You forgot to add AECOM’s role in the “Council of Representatives” (Iraq’s Parliament).
“AECOM”. Previously “Frederic R. Harris”, employer of……. !
It’s pretty electric stuff.
We need to properly piece this all together now.
Like all these things…it goes back quite sometime.
But then again a murder this big…is not a “spur of the moment” affair (like they would have you believe).
Galloway and oil for food
http://web.archive.org/web/20030427162038/http://www.sundayherald.com/33356
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/my-fun-nights-out-with-georges-friend-6146182.html
http://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/4047313
You can watch the Iranian state TV report of the 13 suspects of the scientist assassinations on the link above!
I watched a news report this morning on France news regarding Hezbollah and the bombing in Bulgaria last year, an FBI analyst and expert on Hezbollah was interviewed and he mentioned how two Swedish nationals had already been arrested for carrying out terrorism on behalf of Hezbollah, because of Hezbollahs close ties to Iran they have started to activate cells again in Europe to carry out operations against Israeli targets in Europe.
I just thought that with the Al-Hilli -Swedish and Iran connection could this be connected? where they a cell in the UK that where going to carry out an operation in France or UK but got taken out first?
That’s the fella that took over from “Employee Four”
Area Controller – Middle East & South East Asia Tidewater Marine International Inc., Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Maritime industry
August 2008 – August 2010 (2 years 1 month) Dubai – United Arab Emirates
Supervised a team of 9 finance professionals, leading the consolidation of monthly and quarterly financial reporting, as well as ensuring payments were in compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Trade Practices Act. Led the development and monitoring of internal financial and cash flow controls. Travelled to company headquarters in New Orleans, USA to participate in annual budget development activities. Coordinated with regional head quarters & corporate offices ensuring financial reporting consistencies throughout the company. Reviewed company financials, including the balance sheet and income statement, developed a comprehensive financial model to analyse investment opportunities. Ensured compliance with international tax and regulatory requirements.
Re Ben Zygier
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/02/hezbollah-israel-shadow-war-spies-mossad-terror.html#ixzz2LtIFcAF7
Israeli spies were capable of infiltrating the Lebanese communication sector. At least two telecom engineers were indicted by Lebanese courts for providing Israel with information. Charbel Nahhas, former minister of telecoms, said in a press conference at the time that “this was the most dangerous espionage act in Lebanese history.”
Both Hezbollah and Israel believe they are destined to fight each other, though both might think, given the existing deterrence, it’s safer, wiser and maybe cheaper to fight away while watching the common borders getting calmer.
Didn’t Zygier use his Aussie passport to go to Lebannon and also have to ask for help from the Australian consulate.
Correct, James, Stedman has been vanished, too. From the books at SHTECH.
Great find, james. Fits exactly with the dates. (2001-2008) of the previous employee.
number 4. Could you please post the linkedin link? He could perhaps link us to more information, even though he is just the successor as an area controller in Dubai.
Would somebody be keen enough to phone al Hilli in the Netherlands to offer him a job? He is seeking contacts because he is unemployed/jobless since january 2012. He accepts any kind of national and international challenges. Nobody having a job for him? Call him and offer a job. I am curious about who might reply and if the phone number is still active.
Blue.
But I don’t think it is the “customgate” case.
It’ll be some like it…but doubtful that one.
According to the information, the following individuals “authorized the payment of bribes” or “know, or were aware of a high probability” that bribes were being paid:
Director of Tax
[a U.S. citizen located in New Orleans],
the Dubai Area Controller
[a U.S. citizen],
the Regional Finance Director
[a British citizen, but described as a “employee and agent of a domestic concern],
the Azerbaijan General Manager A
[a U.S. citizen]
and the Azerbaijan General Manager B
[a U.S. citizen] (as to Azeri payments); and
the Vice President of Operations
[an Australian citizen who supervised, at various times, both Azerbaijan and Nigerian operations and described as an employee an agent of a domestic concern]
and the Nigeria Area Manager
[a British citizen] (as to Nigeria payments).
http://www.fcpaprofessor.com/azeri-tax-officials-and-more-on-nigeria-tips
Blue.
A team member at the time would have been Lovell Godinho
http://www.copemanhealthcare.com/about-us/staff/vancouver-corporate/lovell-godinho/
@Tim V 12:12: I’ve thought the Bulgaria incident had the ring of a false flag about it. The bomber was not supposed to be collateral damage, according to reports. He was supposed to put his bag on the bus and get off; he would set it off remotely. Alas, the bag went sky high, and so did he, before he could do so. Now who would do that to one of their own? Maybe it was an “accident”.
The 15,000 “Canadians” in Lebanon cost $94M to rescue in 2006, and 1800 were believed to have obtained their status fraudulently:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadians_of_convenience
Coincidentally, 1947 comes up.
Look at all those fake passports and “citizens” of many countries. Some folks have figured out Canada and Australia are the weak links. Irrevocable passports must be the draw, although this could change.
Hezbollah or Mossad? This could swing either way.
Would someone please tell Eric Maillaud that we’d like to know how many passports were found at the crime scene in Chevaline, belonging to whom, and which countries?
Would someone please tell him that we’d also like to know how many other passports belonging to whom (and their various names, or various spellings of their names), from which countries, and date of issue of same, those passport holders were also known to use or carry with them? Were any of the passports found at the scene actually legally-issued, and if not, which ones were obtained under false pretences? How many passports found at the scene contained images and personal details that had been altered or falsified, if any?
We can’t even get the straight goods on where the passports were found.
I continue to think this is important.
@James: A welder would be very handy for fixing things that leak, like pipelines.
James
the Regional Finance Director[a British citizen, but described as a “employee and agent of a domestic concern]
Fits word by word.
I told before that in al Hilli’s house in the Netherlands there is al Wasal Beheer (beheer = Dutch word for manager/management) registered.
Al Wasal Dubai is a domestic company/concern.
On the ak Wasal Dubai registration they use the same phonenumber as tidewater and they use tidewater as their homepage.
Saad al Hilli (British) management of al Wasal in his house, while al Wasal Dubai is a subsidiary of Tidewater, just covering the name of tidewater behind a domestic company name.
http://www.meastonline.net/bd/index.php?id=305470&pagenum=27&company=&country=&city=&keyword=%20Chartering
$1.3M for this lot:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-20/six-foreign-oil-workers-abducted-by-gunmen-near-nigeria-s-coast.html
Here you see the 3 companies registered in Dubai, all of them using zhe same phoneline and the same website. Al Wasal and al Wasl are the same concern. Al Wasl is more popular typo. They also run a famous soccer club with Diego Maradona as their former coach.
Saad al Hilli (Dutch character) had al Wasal management registered in his Dutch house.
http://are.bizdirlib.com/m/category/Activities/Operating_%2526_Chartering_of_Vessles,_Services_for_Exploration_of_Gas_%2526_Oil_and_Oil
Thanks, James. I see AECOM has job openings in Chalk River.
@NR: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/02/27/stuxnet-cyberwar-malware-older-than-thought/
So in theory, the same thing could be done to other systems that use valves and pressure, such as oil refineries, natural gas processing plants, pipelines, and God forbid — sugar refineries.
I failed to mention salt refineries. Must be lots of those in the Middle East for purifying sea water.
@NR: The company mentioned in the last part of that article has been taken over by this French company, which has its roots in iron, steel and armaments:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schneider_Electric
http://www.schneider-electric.com/sites/corporate/en/products-services/former-brands/telvent/telvent_redirect.page
I found this interesting:
http://www.schneider-electric.com/sites/country/en/products-services/former-brands/telvent/telvent_transp.page
“Real time”, “navigational advice for vessels” and “port management” mentioned.
FWIW, I neglected to mention another of the many pressure and valve systems include municipal water and sewage lines. The list of such systems is infinite. Think dams, levees and flooding.
http://www.schneider-electric.com/solutions/ww/en/sol/25752601-smartmobility-traffic-for-highways-increase-highway-safety-and-improve-traffic-flow?segment=24594615
In order to monitor road, traffic and road conditions, cameras would be needed. Maybe some of that footage is stored in computers. Maybe licence plates are readable.
http://www.ukports.com/directory-company.php?id=1
Blue…
“the Regional Finance Director[a British citizen, but described as a “employee and agent of a domestic concern]”
This means that he was and employee of Tidewater Marine Int, but he was from Tidewater Crewing and that was based out of Cayman.
I believe workwise (he must of been in Dubai) but it says he was based in Egypt.
The Cayman bit is (I assume) for tax reasons.
A lot of crew that work internationally would be based offshore.
And it would depend on where they were operating.
If for instance he was British…but working overseas, he may not be classed as “overseas” and living there. So you get paid “offshore”….then you don’t have to keep on changing all the time. Employer and employee based in The Cayman.
The “domestic” bit, means domestic to The USA, in this instance.
As he was employed and paid out of Cayman….and it was a U.S. court action.
The “Al-Wasl” bit (phone number etc) is interesting.
Not to be confused with Al-Wasl FC of course.
Or “The Cheetahs” as they are called.
It doesn’t have the same “like-wise” translation in Arabic !
They don’t get it when you laugh at the nickname !
Emirates “air wing” is the private side of Emirates Airline.
And if you land the Managers job….you get access to one of the GulfStreams. As well as a few million pounds.
That beats “Fergie” I guess !
Well, NR, there is a lot to that company mentioned above:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areva
“Areva’s subsidiary for power transportation and distribution, Areva T&D, was sold to Schneider Electric and Alstom in June 2010….
“Areva has its roots in Framatome[citation needed], which was founded in 1958 by several companies of the French industrial giant The Schneider Group along with Empain, Merlin Gérin, and the American Westinghouse, in order to license Westinghouse’s pressurized water reactor (PWR) technology and develop a bid for Chooz 1 (in France)….
“In January 2007 Areva was fined €53 million by the European Commission for rigging EU electricity markets through a cartel involving 11 companies, including ABB, Alstom, Fuji, Hitachi Japan, AE Power Systems, Mitsubishi Electric Corp, Schneider, Siemens, Toshiba and VA Tech ELIN.”
From New Zealand, on the Schneider scandal, and how it was done, using anonymous emails and encryption:
http://www.comcom.govt.nz/media-releases/detail/2008/schneidertopay11millionforcartelac
http://ae.linkedin.com/pub/ravi-srinivasa/1b/799/40b
That’s the guy that took up the Area Controller job after the previous one…had been there !
But I am not convinced that “Customsgate” is “LeonardoGate”.
I do however think that is something very much like it that we are seeking.
I think it has not even been uncovered as yet.
I believe it stretches back to 2001/2002.
And it may end 2007/2008. Maybe a tad later.
I believe it has involved numerous individuals and resourse.
And that there has a few knew considerably more than others.
I don’t believe it to be a “full time” enterprise.
But it was profitable for the main players.
I don’t believe it was “state sponsored” or “state related”.
But I do think it was highly likely that it shared some “cross over” points which may have been a concern.
I do believe that the locations of Dubai, Iraq, Iran (possibly) are relevant. And that it involved “shipping”.
I also think that it involved “police detection” and not “anti terror” detection when it came to the transfer of funds…specifically the detection by the German authorities.
That’s my 12 Dirhams worth
In a world of corporate skuldugerry, would a secret meeting in a remote parking lot in the mountains be unbelievable?
Another search, another scandal:
http://star.worldbank.org/corruption-cases/node/18541