Iowa Man Charged With Sending Nuclear Equipment To Iran

[norml]

Iowa Man Charged With Sending Nuclear Equipment To Iran
Man Faces Up to 15 Years In Prison

POSTED: 5:05 pm CST January 12, 2005
UPDATED: 5:17 pm CST January 12, 2005

DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa Man was indicted in federal court Wednesday for trying to smuggle nuclear equipment into his native Iran from his home in Cambridge, Iowa.

Mohammad Farahbakhsh, 43, has homes in Los Angeles and Cambridge.

A police raid in October turned up computer evidence that showed Farahbakhsh sent pressure sensors and other equipment overseas to Iran.
snip http://www.theiowachannel.com/news/4077000/detail.html

[CornField]

1. First the bathroom story and now this

What a shitty day for Iowa.

As a side note, to me Iowa seems pretty Wonder Bread white. Most non-white people are quite a novelty (at least in my town).

[newscott]

2. But the Cyclones are giving the Jayhawks

All they can handle!!!

Come on Cyclones!!!

Class of 89.

[Catherine Vincent]

3. So if I were to visit Iowa, would I be treated with better hospitality

than just a regular white person that visits Iowa?:-)

[rurallib]

5. I don't know if you can mention specific towns here

Mine is by Iowa city and about 40% Latino. Not too white bread. Very Democratic. Lot of small towns with meat packing have had a huge influx of Latino, eg - Perry, Fort Dodge, Columbus Junction etc.
Where is Cambridge?

[norml]

7. Cambridge Iowa is North of Des Moines, and just South of Ames.

Off of Interstate 35.

[CornField]

9. Cambridge is a few miles off I-35, between DM and Ames

As I was writing that, I started thinking about Sioux City, Iowa City, Waterloo and a few other towns which do have a good mix of culture. That's why I added the last part about it being that way in my town.

For example, a couple of years ago I took my two daughters and we traveled into Oklahoma to visit family. We stopped at a Sonic Drive-In where a black youth group was bussing cars as a fundraiser. We stopped at car wash where another very dark skinned man scrubbed our windshield. You get the idea... My oldest daughter looked at me and asked, "Momma, did you grow up in a black town?"

She just was not accustomed to seeing so many variations of skin tone.

[sweetheart]

4. uuhhh what crime?

a pressure sensor? This is getting all a bit silly. Gosh i hope they
have more serious evidence that this. A pressure sensor can be used
for an awful lot of things that have nothing to do with nuclear stuff.

He's innocent until proven guilty and the government that lies ALL
the time has made no case except a wooly unsupported allegation.

[norml]

11. This will be used to justify invading Iran.

That's why I thought it was worth posting.

[Renew Deal]

14. You can't sent anything to Iran.

Just ask Cheney :eyes:

[norml]

6. Here are some Google News results for Mohammad Farahbakhsh.

Feds raid Cambridge house
Ames Daily Tribune, IA - 8 hours ago
Mohammad Farahbakhsh, 43, who has both Iranian and US citizenship and lives in Los Angeles, was arraigned on federal charges that he sent pressure sensors and ...

Iowa Man Charged With Sending Nuclear Equipment To Iran
Iowa Channel.com, IA - 3 hours ago
... from his home in Cambridge, Iowa. Mohammad Farahbakhsh, 43, has homes in Los Angeles and Cambridge. A police raid in October turned ...

Businessman with Iowa ties charged with aiding Iran nuclear ...
Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA - 9 hours ago
... Mohammad Farahbakhsh, 43, who has both Iranian and US citizenship and lives in Los Angeles, was arraigned on federal charges that he sent pressure sensors and ...

Feds accuse man with Iowa ties of aiding Iran's nuclear program
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - 11 hours ago
... Mohammad Farahbakhsh, 43, who has both Iranian and US citizenship and lives in Los Angeles, was arraigned on federal charges that he sent pressure sensors and ...

Man Accused Of Smuggling Goods for Iran
Washington Post, DC - 22 hours ago
Mohammad Farahbakhsh, 43, of Los Angeles, who has both Iranian and US citizenship, was arraigned on federal charges that he sent pressure sensors and other ...

Feds raid Cambridge house
Ames Tribune, IA - 6 hours ago
Mohammad Farahbakhsh, 43, who has both Iranian and US citizenship and lives in Los Angeles, was arraigned on federal charges that he sent pressure sensors and ...

Businessman charged by feds with aiding Iran nuclear program
Newsday, NY - Jan 11, 2005
... Mohammad Farahbakhsh, 43, an Iranian-born US citizen living in Los Angeles, was arraigned in US District Court Tuesday on charges that he sent pressure sensors ...

Businessman charged by feds with aiding Iran nuclear program
New York Newsday, NY - Jan 11, 2005
... Mohammad Farahbakhsh was arraigned in US District Court Tuesday on charges that he sent sensors and other equipment to Iran via the United Arab Emirates. ...

Businessman charged by feds with aiding Iran nuclear program
KESQ, CA - Jan 11, 2005
Forty-three-year-old Mohammad Farahbakhsh was arraigned in US District Court in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is charged with sending ...

Businessman charged by feds with aiding Iran nuclear program
WTNH, CT - Jan 11, 2005
Mohammad Farahbakhsh was arraigned in federal court today on charges that he sent sensors and other equipment to Iran via the United Arab Emirates. ...

[Hardrada]

8. An Iowan (Somewhat Out of Touch) Wonders

What was the Bathroom Story?

[CornField]

10. Link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1143876

But, if you are aware of that "known area of prostition" in Cedar Rapids, you've got to tell me where it is. ;)

[CoffeeCat]

13. I live a few miles from Cambridge..

Wow, lots of exciting news coming from Iowa today!

I wonder how they caught this guy from Cambridge? They must target certain people and then open their mail? Scary.

As for "known areas of prostitution in Cedar Rapids"--ya got me on that one. I grew up there and I didn't know about any "known areas".

As for diversity--Iowa City is wonderful. The city is a cultural feast of art, music and events. Cedar Rapids is about as white as it gets. Des Moines is pretty eclectic and growing more so. And it sounds like Cambridge is now a bastion of terrorism. Great. <sarcasm>

Regardless, the people of Iowa are some of the kindest, warmest people in the world. I quit jogging along the highways, because every 3 minutes, a concerned motorist would stop and ask me if I needed a ride somewhere! :)

[Hardrada]

17. Known Areas of Prostitution

I don't know about Cedar Rapids. I live closer to Davenport where the QC Times now and then mentions some street or other downtown that is "under surveillance." Then all is OK for awhile until some other area, again downtown, is being scrutinized. And a few warning arrests again are made. It goes on and on. I wonder why they never find any hookers over on the Illinois side.

[leesa]

12. Just pressure sensors?? Rather skimpy little story. His name is almost

longer than the story. Curious.

[Robbien]

15. Only Halliburton can do illegal business with Iran

Step on Halliburton's toes and its Gitmo for you.

[daleo]

16. I think I have a pressure sensor in my bathroom (I call it a scale)

That term could cover a lot of ground. It is true, you always have to wonder if a new "invasion product" is being rolled out.

[CoffeeCat]

18. What IS a "pressure sensor"?

...what exactly is a "pressure sensor" and how is it used to make a nuclear bomb?

Does Iran not have "pressure sensors"?

[robertarctor]

19. "pressure sensor"

I also have a few--called barometers--in my house/yard.

This just is meant to keep the pressure simmering...