Egyptian paper: Mossad chief is 'Israel's superman'

a weird world, writing so much, having experienced so little Just another back seat driver, pretending he's a participant

48 Persian Kitty, the only side that really benefited from the killing was the Israel side. It was an operation that was designed for intimidation, but poorly thought out. An Israeli signature. Not 100% certain, but 95%. #51 Mark Lincoln, for Israel, 'winning' has two objectives. The first is to secure political possession of the land of Israel. The second is maintenance of the influence (mainly economic) that allows it to weather storms. So far it has had enough support from abroad to maintain itself. That is running out. The only way Israel can buy time is to up the ante in the terror war (and get more allies) or to make peace. It is trying to escalate the 'war on terror' through proxy, but Israeli leaders seem to not understand where that is leading. The war on terror does not end in a good place for Israel, unless it ends soon.

like all they will say things to not make themselves look bad, you got your ass whipped, what proof do i/we have?, you did not accomplish NOT one goal, and hezbollah is stronger than ever, no litani for you lavi/israel.

There seems to be a lack of understanding over what constitutes victory - wining - in war. One wins when one achieves the goals for which the war is entered. If one is attacked, repulses the attack and does not lose ground then it is easy to see that one has 'won' as the goal was to survive intact. The enemy has 'lost' because it failed to achieve it's objectives. So victory is not just kicking the crap out of someone. Victory is achieving one's goals or thwarting an opponent from achieving it's goals. Engaging in massive warfare without achieving one's goals is losing no matter how much of the opponent's land is destroyed or how many of one's opponents are killed. Americans on the right like to pretend we 'won' in Vietnam because we inflicted far heavier casualties on the VC and NVA that we suffered. Never mind that we did not end up with the regime we backed in control of the country. . . Did Israel destroy Hamas in the Second :Lebanon War? Did Lebanon turn on Hizbollah?

"Nice to see a pro Israel report from Egypt!!" - dudi A lie blaming Israel for something it didn't do is 'pro Israel'? What a weird world some of us live in.

Peace is not based on mutual love & understanding, but on common interests (and common sugar daddy). The nice thing is, after 30 + years, this seems to also generate common respect. (A least a little bit). Yeay!

What an idiot! The professor was a physicist NOT a nuclear physicist. he had no connection to the nuclear program thus of no high importance for the mossad to have him assassinated in of all places TEHRAN. There are a lot more relevent and pertinent figures for the mossad to focus if it wanted to. As I posted before, this was done by the IRGC intel security who also assassinated mousavi's nephew. This particular entity is heavily influenced by khamenei's son mojtaba. The professor was pro Green and this was done as a warning to the green 'leaders'. Btw, the triggerman was actually a lebanese hezbollah member who goes by the pseudonym "abu nasser". We know who he is and have him on vid. The next big showdown is Feb 11th....we are here, we are countless...and we are GREEN!

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"Thus the 2006 Lebanon war was a failure for Israel" In the end, it doesn't matter who you or I think won that Lebanese war. If you like, we can congratulate the leaders and heroes of Hezbollah's courageous army on their stunning victory over Israel. I just want to know why these same heroes did absolutely nothing to follow up their great victory by not doing a thing to help their colleagues in Gaza in December 2009.

hey GUYS,CAN YOU GUESS WHO IS Egypt superman?!! i dont think so!!!

It used to be viewed as one of the 'ethical' spy agencies. Even killing a few innocent people didn't much tarnish its image. But more and more the only positive references to it are hack references. That article does not seem available in the English Al-Ahram, but I'm guessing it does not have the effect suggested by some.

personal in their security apparatus to keep her enemies in check .

Yes and Earthquake (not only in Haiti) also he did. To make Israel look good in the eyes of the world

It seems to me that the argument that Israel would have no reason to risk intel assets to whack a guy who was innocuous is a legitimate suggestion. I guess that the Haaretz censor feels that argument risks national security. The Egyptian article strikes me as blatant propaganda intended to inflame rather than enlighten. But since the obvious argument that Israel would be unlikely to risk assets in place in Iran to whack a guy who was not part of the Iranian nuclear program appears to be unmentionable. . . Then perhaps I was wrong about the Egyptian article. As silly as it seems, Haaretz seems to want us to believe it is true.

Marc: Israel did NOT lose the war in Lebanon. Israel could have inflicted 1000 times more damages to Lebanon in a time equal to 1/1000 of what it took to teach your beloved hezbollah some lesson. Just think how easily and quickly Israel can knock the power plants in Lebanon. Those who went to Entebbe cannot neutralize all of them in 90 minutes? Those who used to dismantle entire radars in the Sinai before you were born cannot teach more lessons to your beloved islamic morons? Use your brains if you have any! Before hezbollah and lebanon and Marc there was ISrael. During hezbollah and lebanon and Marc there is Israel. After hezbollah and lebanon and Marc there will be Israel. Israel IS REAL!

I am surprised you have intelligence to type!

From where I sit, it looks like Israel won the last war with Hizbullah. Have they dared to attack Israel since? No, b/c Israel taught them a lessson they will not soon forget.

What would someone be called that did the same to Leaders of Israel? Surely not Superman! PEACE EVER?

If Israel LOST the war in 2006, why is Nasrallah threatenin the Jewish State with annihilation from a faceless bunker in Beirut??

superman do not exists and it is not proven that al ahram knows or just speculate,the same with haaretz for that matter their is always the posibility that as the scientist was a musavi supporter that it was a sign for others who contemplate not supporting the revolutionary guard.it is more probable that the revolutionary guard did it then israel.

Same as the saying goes 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder"....victors of war are explained in the aftermath. The poor folks in Lebanon had their infrastructure decimated. Even Nasrallah had to admit that he did not think the IDF would smash into Lebanon as they did. Now Nasrallah hides in some bunker and the Lebanese people are wary of his intentions.

losing or winning can only be judged by the result of the israeli operation .I have news for you today more then ever the hizballa do not send katusha missiles to the north of israel and they do not attemp to cross the border kidnapping israeli soldiers or civilians and the price tag of such actions is known to all lebanesse who will not support hizballa provocations agaist israel.Even among the shia in the south,not oppenly but among themselves they do not like the result of that war.In arabic the biggest swear word you can say to a person is may your house be destroyed the house mean the enlarged familly, many shia had their house lost and that is their reality they have to live after the hizballa campaign. so who lost and who won ,no winners, big lossers south lebanon shia, and nasralla is the cause for that loss

Since most of the World watched Israels rag bag infantry retreat with their tails between their legs and several of their tanks detroyed, we will need a good deal more to convince us than this article. Did not the intelligence service know of the anti-tank missiles which Hezbollah possessed?

Iranian response? If an Israeli scientist had been blown up by the Iranians, the word Terrorists would be used. In this case the Israeli intelligence service is being celebrated. I wonder if there will be an Iranian response. Eye for an Eye, this is the only language the Israelis understand.

He was a theoretical physicist. He did not build bombs. Look at his publication record. And he was an outspoken opponent of the regime. It's fairly obvious that the Iranians bumped him off in a false-flag op.

been the Lebanese Security who have unfolded so many Mossad foot soldiers.

The murdered scientist did NOT work on Iran's nuclear program. He was an OPPONENT of the Iranian dictator, and was a Mousavi supporter. The Iranian government killed him, and are now "killing 2 birds with one stone" by blaming Israel. And the Egyptians, probably want to see innocent Israeli citizens targeted for a murder Israel had nothing to do with!!!

He was a physicist, but not a nuclear scientist. His specialty was string theory, and the subjects he taught at the university were not in any way connected to nuclear programs. He had signed open letters opposing Khamenei/Ahmadinejad crackdown on students, he participated in street demonstrations. A lot of Iranians are saying he was assassinated by Iranian regime's own death squads to scare other scientists.

You are not lebanese or at least you do not live there. Also don't forget, Success depends on your objectives. Hezbollah objective was to capture soldiers, survive, and trade them for prisoners with Israel. They succeeded in that. Israel's objectives, both in Lebanon and Gaza, was to retrieve kidnapped soldiers and crush or demoralize Hezbollah and Hamas. They did not retrieve their soldiers, and both Hezbollah and Hamas grew stronger after that war. Thus the 2006 Lebanon war was a failure for Israel. Even though Lebanon suffered much more than Israel.

The Mossad If the story is true then, WELL DONE ! One day books will be written about Dagan's exploits, And films will be made ,that will seem beyond mortal human beings' imagination !

To Marc, if you say Israel lost 2006 war, I am just curious what an Israeli win would look like?

If there is so much as one man left standing, the Arabs always claim victory. It's a cultural thing. Sort of like your natives blowing the didgeridoo.

Then it would be a very pathetic one. But we all know it is not. And 1 engineer unfortunately will not stop it.

An official welcome to the alleged Israeli bombers of the university professor in the streets of Tehran to the ranks of the following: The scumbag AMAI bombers in Argentina. The scumbag US ambassy bombers in Africa + WTC The scumbag bombers of the Oklahoma federal building. The scumbag Bali, Madrid and London 7/7 bombers. The scumbag Ghadaffi bombers of a Berlin disco and PanAm 103. The scumbag Al Queda bombers of just about anybody the can hit. The scumbag Hamas bombers of buses, supermarkets, discos and pizza parlors. The scumbag IRA bombers of Harrods, Brighton Hotel and Omagh. The scumbag Columbian narco bombers of airliners and shopping centers The scumbag fundamentalist bomber of Bhutto The scumbag apartment building bombers of Moscow It does not matter who is doing it, Israel of all countries should surely know TERROR IS NEVER JUSTIFIED Enjoy swimming in the same sewer!!!

underground. Wise up.

after all the Iranian car accidents, plane crashes, and civil disturbances, then, let's lighten up the situation momentarily and hold a press conference or ribbon-cuting ceremony in which Mr. Dagan shows up in blue underpants and a cape. If he needs a little help jumping from a window like tghe real Superman, surely an Iranian can be located somewhere to assist him.

Because he is the head of Intelligence, not the Minster of Defense.

....The Egyptians should be saying "Thank goodness for Mossad!". And.. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!

dear marc , come and see for yourself . israel forced hizballah to pull back 30 miles . the only losers were the lebanese people , stuck between israel and hizballa .

marc:"If he is such a superman, why did Israel lose the war in Lebanon in 2006?." The answer to that question rest with Olmert, Peretz and Halutz.

However, my money's on the Iranians.

... how much he regretted his decision to start the conflict not knowing how strong Israel's response would be. Well the idiot should have known seeing how strongly Israel responded to Gazan acts of war shortly before that. Anyhow, Hezbollah's greatest defense is their integration into their civilian population that they bind to their offensive weapons as reactive armor; when Israel strikes back and invariably cause some civilian casualties Nasrallah counts on quick world opinion denouncing Israel, where they were mostly silent when Israeli civilians were first targeted to initiate the fight. Visit Beirut and listen to the sounds of the nightly party where its sewer rats can now entertain themselves in what once was Nasrallah's Forbidden City that even Lebanon's president couldn't previously enter.

It's a metaphor, Marc. I could spell it out for you, if you like: They're saying Dagan is brilliant, not that he shoots lasers from his eyes.

the Iranian nuclear program is not "complete"?! Did Dagan tell him that?

I guess it's assassination for assassination. Salaam/Shalom

All the rest is commentary.

Why would Israel whack someone who was innocuous? This article is truly silly. Why risk assets to accomplish something which will not accomplish anything?

If he is such a superman, why did Israel lose the war in Lebanon in 2006??

www.debka.com has a very interesting article about this story. In it the Egyptian paper actually compliments the Mossad director and mentions the fact that Mubarak did not attend a farcial meeting called by the Saudi King and Syria's Assad. Will Egypt now be villified the same way that Turkey is trying to villify Israel.

The harder you hit the enemy, the more respect you get. Hannibal said of the enemy " Let them hate us, as long as they fear us."

They'll be certain to blame it on the Israeli Boogey Man Anyone that trust Egypt to be impartial in the Shalit negotiations is a fool, their thoughts and hearts are with their Arab brothers