tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post1939314035119128051..comments2024-03-20T01:06:12.181-04:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: Colonel Mustard in the Library with the CandlestickUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-4016861799076236882010-02-24T23:34:30.542-05:002010-02-24T23:34:30.542-05:00Will: I suppose three makes it the "assassina...Will: I suppose three makes it the "assassination capital of the region," geographically limited, but London balcony falls have accounted for four Egyptians so far (Ashraf Marwan, Nasser's son in law and alleged Israeli informer; actress Suad Husni with vague rumors of shady ties; Al-Leithy Nassif, Egyptian Ambassador to Britain; and Ali Shafiq, aide to the late Abd al-Hakim Amr. Must be the ice on the balconies.<br /><br />Admittedly, Dubai's been a lot livelier lately, like Istanbul in an Eric Ambler novel or something. <br /><br />And Larnaca is still in the running, I think.Michael Collins Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398326467953722017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-46703537839357495942010-02-24T19:19:56.032-05:002010-02-24T19:19:56.032-05:00Mossad chose its operatives' passports carefu...Mossad chose its operatives' passports carefully. It turns out that some 33 nationalities do not require visas and are not subject to the routine iris scans that UAE introduced at all points of entry in 2002. Abu Dhabi's National has a good article at http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100225/NATIONAL/702249835/1133/nationalDavid Macknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-74337597202343302312010-02-24T19:08:40.832-05:002010-02-24T19:08:40.832-05:002010? Come on, Dubai has been the assassination ca...2010? Come on, Dubai has been the assassination capital of the region since at least 2008 -- Suzanne Tamim, the Chechen warlord gunned down in '09. Who am I missing? <br /><br />Just embarrassing for Mabhouh to get it in Garhoud when the Dubai Marina has been THE place to get killed for quite some time.Willhttp://irangcc.comnoreply@blogger.com