(Winnipeg Free Press-Canada) Samuel Segev - The obsessive concentration of the world press on the use of faked European passports in the killing of Hamas operative Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai last month diverted attention from the operational aspects of this act. The lessons are now being studied by all intelligence services in the world. The most important lesson is the penetration of Hamas, Syrian and Iranian security services. It's clear that the killers visited Dubai in the past and knew the security arrangements. They were aware of the videos and monitoring equipment, but trusted the skills of the professionals who specialize in creating fictional identities and different looks. The target, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, one of the founders of the Hamas military wing, came to Dubai to organize another Iranian arms shipment to Gaza via Sudan. Mabhouh came to Dubai from Damascus carrying an Iraqi passport and with a false name.
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