A-ha: Missing Iranian general has two wives
posted at 11:39 am on March 13, 2007 by Allahpundit
I sense that reader interest in this story is lagging (as with Litvinenko) and yet I feel obliged to keep up with it (as with Litvinenko). So, quick and dirty, the Guardian adds a wrinkle to yesterday’s story about Asgari’s “missing” family turning up at the Turkish embassy in Tehran.
Gen Asgari’s wife, Ziba Ahmadi, emerged with his brother and three of his children to talk to reporters. They said all the general’s close relatives remained in Iran. “We are here in Iran and have not gone anywhere,” said Mrs Ahmadi. “These are enemies’ rumours. My husband did not have any problems with Iran that would have led him to seek asylum. The person who wants to seek asylum first takes his family with him.”
Gen Asgari has two wives. However, his brother, Davoud, said: “His wives, children, father and brother are all in Iran.”
Michael Ledeen isn’t buying the brother’s story: “He had several wives. Two for sure, and maybe three or four. An Iranian I trust said categorically that a wife and some children were flown from Istanbul to Tehran on the personal plane of the deputy defense minister. Maybe another wife disappeared along with him…”
Fars is standing by its story that he was abducted — by a joint U.S.-UK-Israeli superspy conspiracy, no less, and wouldn’t you know it, he’s being tortured “both mentally and physically with the same style US troops torture prisoners in Guantanamou and Abu Ghreib.” Exit question: Given Asgari’s reputation as the “founder” of Hezbollah, on a Sullivan-ometer scale of 1 to 10, how much heart-ache does this dubious news elicit?
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Yeppers… Asgari left the ugly wives behind… kept the good looking one… (I mean did you see that hag??? I’d defect too!!!).
And is now in Vegas, running around with Panties on his head… ooohhhh…. the horrors… of torture….
In fact… hmmm… just where is Britany Spears… maybe helping out her country???
Romeo13 on March 13, 2007 at 11:47 AM
A defection to get away from your wife and wife’s family.
Is this a first?
Kai on March 13, 2007 at 11:50 AM
Exit answer: 1.0000001
Centurion68 on March 13, 2007 at 11:53 AM
maybe he took his favorite wife out of the country and the non-”ALLAH AKBAR!” kids?
Defector01 on March 13, 2007 at 11:54 AM
Two wives is torture enough
Wade on March 13, 2007 at 11:58 AM
It crossed my mind ever so briefly the other day when the wife turned up in Tehran that ‘maybe he has another family’…so now it comes out…and the plot thickens. What’s next, that he’s Ahmadinejad’s half-brother?
CP on March 13, 2007 at 11:58 AM
AP- You do know what I called you lovingly when I read my front page and saw this? :)
Pam on March 13, 2007 at 11:59 AM
Question: If you’re wife #2, or 3 or 4, and were the one he chose not to defect with, what does that say about you?
CP on March 13, 2007 at 12:00 PM
RE: Exit Question…Zero. Sympathy can be found, in the dictionary, between “shit” and “syphilis”.
Romeo13 beat me to the rest of my take. Damn you, you clever submariner!!!!!
Kid from Brooklyn on March 13, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Romeo13 on March 13, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Me likey. More please.
KelliD on March 13, 2007 at 12:06 PM
I WAS RIGHT in my post yesterday and I want to receive, or at least be nominated for, a MALKIN!!
Wife and kids family #1 – Living in Lap of Luxury in US
Wife and kids family #2 – Heads lying in lap!
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on March 13, 2007 at 12:13 PM
I wish this much of the Iranian delusion was true. If only.
Lehosh on March 13, 2007 at 12:14 PM
Bet he took the cute one!
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on March 13, 2007 at 12:18 PM
9.5, at least.
lorien1973 on March 13, 2007 at 12:26 PM
The MSM is investigating whether he can be traced back in the Romney family tree.
JammieWearingFool on March 13, 2007 at 12:32 PM
I have such mixed feelings over this guy….
I was in Beruit in 83…. so if he was involved in that we need to waterboard him, get it on tape, release it, the stand him up against a wall and shoot him… I’ll volunteer for the fireing squad.
But, he could be a treasure trove of information…
Just a bit conflicted here.
Romeo13 on March 13, 2007 at 12:35 PM
JammieWearingFool- you lovable ass:) I didn’t see that one coming!
Pam on March 13, 2007 at 12:42 PM
Hehehehehe
Enrique on March 13, 2007 at 12:49 PM
Apparently, one of the frogmen was spotted drinking tea and wearing a monocle while another had on a Yankees cap.
Readymade on March 13, 2007 at 12:59 PM
RE: Exit question….
“Over 9000!”
-Vegeta (Dragonball Z)
liquidflorian on March 13, 2007 at 1:04 PM
Pam, you always have to look at things through the distorted prism of the MSM and how it can be spun. IOW, how will it hurt the GOP?
JammieWearingFool on March 13, 2007 at 1:55 PM
Now would these two wives count against the 72 virgins in the celestial strip club?
Mojave Mark on March 13, 2007 at 2:23 PM
Depends on how old she is. Don’t think he could bring the 12 year old.
That depends on the wives…
Catseye on March 13, 2007 at 3:35 PM
I’m interested, just don’t trust much that comes out of that part of the world.
So, in other words, if comparing to Guantanamo, he’s being treated better than when he was at home.
Rick on March 13, 2007 at 3:56 PM
Wasn’t this all said in the last post?
Just sayin’
- The Cat
MirCat on March 13, 2007 at 4:40 PM
You gotta warn folks before you say stuff like that! I almost had my tea comin’ out my nose! Oh yes…that will be shamelessly plagiarized!
Pilgrim on March 13, 2007 at 10:55 PM
Imagine my surprise when I realized this had nothing to do with the song “Take On Me” or a cool, pencil-drawings-meet-live-action music video.
Heart-ache, indeed.
PaisleyCow on March 14, 2007 at 5:14 PM