https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2010/05/21/the-spy-swap-that-really-happened/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:05:42 -0400<![CDATA[I’ve of course been following the story of the French release of Ali Vakili-Rod, the Iranian assassin of  former Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar.  If you like assassinations, that one &#8212; in Paris in early August, 1991 &#8212; is a real masterpiece.  The three-man killer team beat an elite force of Parisian police, and cut Bakhtiar’s throat so efficiently that no one heard a sound, and they got away so quietly that the body wasn’t found for three days.]]>Fri, 21 May 2010 05:42:45 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2010/05/21/the-spy-swap-that-really-happened-n186892