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- mikbunn, on 12/02/2008, -28/+203What? A spy was executed in Iran. The same thing would happen in Israel, the U.S, or just about any other country. But because it's big, bad, Iran, the article is titled to demonize them further. Real issues are overlooked when things like this are sensationalized.
- meuse, on 12/02/2008, -7/+143"Israeli spy executed by Iran" would have been a more accurate title.
- bromac, on 12/03/2008, -2/+51The article is titled to make it to the fp.
- monkeyrun, on 12/03/2008, -4/+45why is the title not "Israeli spy executed in Iran"?
- inactive, on 12/03/2008, -4/+33Those Israeli spies are everywhere.
- orias6891, on 12/03/2008, -0/+28Why? Because they'd execute him twice?
- jjason1985, on 12/03/2008, -14/+42Yeah, they get their fill by killing Palestinians with tanks and gunships. No need to kill their buddies.
- MattB123, on 12/03/2008, -2/+25Buried for misleading title.
- inactive, on 12/03/2008, -8/+27LOL
- inactive, on 12/03/2008, -2/+20That Engineer's a Spy!
- Kenzan, on 12/03/2008, -1/+18You see, if you say "IT Expert" it makes Diggers feel like it's personalized, like it happened to one of us.
Well, it didn't, and the guy must have known the risks, yet did it anyway, took the gamble, and paid with his life.
Sad and tragic, but the truth. - rolf, on 12/03/2008, -0/+17Foreign spies are rarely executed. Countries are too afraid of tit-for-tat (other country executing their spies) and it would make recruiting more difficult.
Treasonous spies (those of that countries' citizenship) are a different story altogether. They are dealt with much more harshly. And execution is sometimes a punishment for treason.
This spy was an Iranian and thus treasonous to his own country. - replaysMike, on 12/02/2008, -10/+26ouch - good thing they didn't find his porn stash.
- Tanktunker, on 12/03/2008, -3/+16Because it's easier to get diggs if you sensationalize everything and ass jingoistic american spin to it.
- sladek, on 12/03/2008, -1/+13"IT expert executed... a .EXE file"
- freezerburn666, on 12/03/2008, -4/+16and that is why you don't mess with the zohan
- mikbunn, on 12/03/2008, -2/+13The title. A lot of people just read the headlines, and it would be deceptive at a cursory glance.
- crazlunatic, on 12/03/2008, -4/+14if you're a spy and you get executed in the US, it's normal. in Israel, same story. But in IRAN? OH NO, FRONT PAGE!!!
- Tanktunker, on 12/03/2008, -4/+14Spies are always executed in Israel by law, but they are in ever country in the world.
- Tanktunker, on 12/03/2008, -0/+10Pollard was given a life sentence through a plea agreement.
- dotorg, on 12/03/2008, -1/+10Can we extradite spammers to Iran?
- KaivenTor, on 12/03/2008, -0/+8@macdady843: Assuming similar circumstances, the traitor would be executed as soon as found guilty in the US. You'd need an extremely good lawyer for an appeal. The investigation process may take some time, but more like 5 years or less, sooner if the spy isn't someone terribly important.
- strictnein, on 12/03/2008, -4/+12Please don't confuse the moral relativists with facts. It hurts their brains.
- twiztidsinz, on 12/03/2008, -0/+8Can this person(s) be executed too?
- TPorter72, on 12/03/2008, -1/+9Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
- TWallaceWD, on 12/03/2008, -0/+8Buried for misleading article title. An Israeli spy was executed in Iran. Big deal.
- inactive, on 12/03/2008, -5/+13Buried for zionist propaganda.
- inactive, on 12/03/2008, -1/+8They do that in all countries, son.
- redisant, on 12/03/2008, -3/+10buried as inaccurate. Title should read "Israeli Spy Executed in Iran"
- legoalert33, on 12/03/2008, -1/+8Spy's sapping my sentry.
- hurrayforschool, on 12/03/2008, -2/+9I came here to comment, but responder #4 beat me to it.
Carefully crafted headlines get knee jerk diggs, and only after we read the article (or in this case, the description) do we cut through the crap and get to the reality of the situation. You wouldn't refer to an undercover agent as a mafia member if his cover is blown and he's sent to sleep with the fishes. - macdady843, on 12/03/2008, -4/+11"The same thing would happen in Israel, the U.S, or just about any other country."
Yea except in the U.S. they would be on death row for about 25 years while going through appeal cases. While wasting our tax dollars all the while. - prleet, on 12/03/2008, -1/+8Hey can I say something like: Good he deserved it....
- jonmlm, on 12/03/2008, -1/+8IT expert? who cares what a spy's day job is?
- skatoolaki, on 12/03/2008, -1/+8Agreed.
- Rudegar, on 12/03/2008, -2/+8guess there is a job opening to photo-shop missile launches now then :)
- jjason1985, on 12/03/2008, -6/+12I wonder how the US would treat an Israeli spy.
Also, how would an Iranian spy be treated?
... - iancgi, on 12/03/2008, -7/+13They should execute all the mossad agents spying in America.
- soomprimal, on 12/03/2008, -1/+7Yeah, why tie up the courts? Extra-judicial "targeted assassinations" are much more efficient.
- Turambar, on 12/03/2008, -1/+7Spah sappin mah servers!
- inactive, on 12/03/2008, -8/+14Joe Leiberman
- goffy59, on 12/03/2008, -4/+10Buried because the title is inaccurate. What is so wrong about executing a traitor? And for the record, ***** Israel. George Washington warned against permanent alliances, and look what we are doing today!
- Stemnin, on 12/03/2008, -3/+8Why did you ask the nearly same thing somebody said 19 hours 19 min before you?
- slvrbullet87, on 12/03/2008, -1/+6Treason = Death just about anywhere, even countries that wont kill you for murder
- kadio, on 12/03/2008, -1/+6it's not sad or tragic...it's ***** international espionage...like you said, he knew what he got into.
- bentman78, on 12/03/2008, -5/+10It hasn't happened since WWII I believe and there was only one. So no it's not.
- tgc1, on 12/03/2008, -1/+6Buried for headline fail.
- inactive, on 12/03/2008, -0/+5Buried and reported *****!
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