Reply #168: Sorry to widen the SCOPE of Khan's Nuclear Walmart. [View All]

[robertpaulsen]

Looks like Malaysia has been conducting an investigation into nuclear proliferation. This source details the connections of B.S.A. Tahir, Khan's financial officer and money launderer.

NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION-ROLE OF MALAYSIA

The Malaysian investigations:
BSA TAHIR, a SRI LANKAN businessman based in DUBAI was a trusted and close
confidante of A. Q. Khan and was actively involved in supplying centrifuge
components for Libya's uranium-enrichment program. BSA TAHIR, who was
involved in the business of SCOMI PRECISION ENGINEERING SDN BHD (SCOPE). He
used the company to produce components for the centrifuge unit for the
uranium enrichment program. However, investigations have revealed that the
components, on their own, cannot form a complete centrifuge unit. In this
context, it has to be noted that SCOPE is a subsidiary of SCOMI GROUP BHD,
i.e. a company involved in the petroleum services industry. As a subsidiary,
SCOPE is also involved in precision engineering services, which involves the
production of components for a variety of equipments including parts for
cars, petroleum and gas. This makes evident that SCOPE could not be labeled
as a company directly involved in nuclear proliferation.

Furthermore, the supply of components by middlemen was carried out in a
discreet manner and involved suppliers from other countries to blur the
sources of the components. Some of the suppliers were believed to be aware
that these components could be for uranium enrichment centrifuges. Generally
these suppliers mostly from Europe were those who had dealings with the
nuclear expert since the 1980s, at a time when PAKISTAN was developing its
nuclear technology. There were a number of individuals and companies which
supplied the components but were unaware of the implications because some of
the components were similar to components used in oil drilling, water
treatment and equipment for several other general use.

http://icssa.org/Nuclear_Malaysia.htm

This source shows that while middlemen tried to blur the source of the components, they can be traced to suppliers from Germany, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Now, if we can connect any of these countries, or these names:
HEINZ MEBUS
GOTTHARD LERCH
LEYBOLD HERAEUS (German company)
GUNAS JIREH
SELIM ALGUADIS
PETER GRIFFIN
Machine Shop 1001 Project
FRIEDRICH TINNER
URS FRIEDRICH TINNER
CETEC (Swiss company)

to any of the 250 Halliburton subsidiaries, then we've got a story.