# Hamas leader electrocuted by Israel? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 6, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-leader-electrocuted-by-israel/527882 "2010-02-06T02:43:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-leader-electrocuted-by-israel/527882/81 "2010-02-18T20:34:21Z")
Cancel that 999 call. I think it was probably a fox, and not an agent from Mossad. Regarding that virus I picked up, I was unable to disinfect the swine and it’s in quarantine at the moment, but I’m already noticing my laptop lagging. Anyone else had this - **Trojan.Win32.FraudPack.alnv** pop up on their machine? ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-leader-electrocuted-by-israel/527882/82 "2010-02-18T21:04:55Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > According to one [source](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/dubai/7250217/Dubai-Hamas-assassination-Irish-citizens-not-involved-Ireland-says.html), he may have been > > 1. injected with a poison to make his heart stop; > 2. _and_ electrocuted; > 3. _and_ strangled, > supposedly all done by the female agent in the whole hunting party (she is shown in a wig in the linked story). > > Sounds like a little bit of overkill there, but way to go on the hat-trick! (Would not like to marry this woman and then piss her off, though. :eek:) They didn’t call him Mahmoud “Rasputin” al-Mabhouh for nothing, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-leader-electrocuted-by-israel/527882/83 "2010-02-18T21:06:48Z")
> [@orcenio](#): > > The UK [seems to be annoyed](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8521246.stm) that some of the assassins were using fake UK passports. Both [Canada](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/208368.stm)and [New Zealand](http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/27/international/middleeast/27kiwi.html) has had rows with Israel over the misuse of their passports for Israeli spies. The fact that none of the assassins used Canuck/Kiwi identities could be another clue that points to the Mossad. The BBC says Thatcher cut off intelligence cooperation with the Mossad for a few years due to their use of fake British passports, so I’m not sure if your logic follow through - wouldn’t they rather piss off NZ or Canadian intelligence? ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-leader-electrocuted-by-israel/527882/84 "2010-02-18T21:31:34Z")
> [@Shmendrik](#): > > The BBC says Thatcher cut off intelligence cooperation with the Mossad for a few years due to their use of fake British passports, so I’m not sure if your logic follow through - wouldn’t they rather piss off NZ or Canadian intelligence? Nah, they are an equal opportunities bunch of cutthroats. ---
**Author:** ![Shmendrik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-leader-electrocuted-by-israel/527882/85 "2010-02-18T22:00:04Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > Nah, they are an equal opportunities bunch of cutthroats. I’m not not discussing propriety (probably not a GQ discussion?) but rather utility. It would seem likely that the Mossad gets more useful intelligence from the UK than from NZ or Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-leader-electrocuted-by-israel/527882/86 "2010-02-18T22:19:36Z")
> [@Shmendrik](#): > > The BBC says Thatcher cut off intelligence cooperation with the Mossad for a few years due to their use of fake British passports, so I’m not sure if your logic follow through - wouldn’t they rather piss off NZ or Canadian intelligence? > [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > Nah, they are an equal opportunities bunch of cutthroats. This thread was a good ride, even made it to the front page. It’s now both run out of steam and is getting unpleasant in a non-GQ sort of way. I have been guilty in putting in my 10-cents (10$, really) as much as anyone, and have had a ball, but knowing when to quit is an honorable way to go. I, personally, ask that the mod pull the plug on this thread. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-leader-electrocuted-by-israel/527882/87 "2010-02-18T22:29:26Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > I, personally, ask that the mod pull the plug on this thread. ☹ [moderating] If the OP agrees, I’d be happy to do it. [/moderating] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamas-leader-electrocuted-by-israel/527882.md?page=4)