Jack admits the truth to Simes about his family's kidnapping and the plot to assassinate Palmer, but Simes doesn't have the authority or the inclination to release him.

杰克把事实告知了西梅斯——他的家人被绑架了，有人试图阴谋刺杀帕默。但西梅斯没有职权——也没有意愿——放他走。

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The elections in Tunisia and the dramatic demise of former Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi have pushed the allegations of an Iran-sponsored plot to assassinate the Saudi envoy to Washington on U.

突尼斯的选举和利比亚前领导人卡扎菲的悲惨结局之后，伊朗暗杀沙特特使的阴谋已逐渐走上华盛顿的前台。

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In interviews with VOA news, he has denied being part of any plot to assassinate officials or create public havoc.

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King Abdullah also pardoned several Libyans who had been detained over an alleged plot to assassinate Abdullah when he was crown prince.

BBC: NEWS | Middle East | US hails Saudi dissidents' pardon

An Iranian-American charged over an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US has pleaded not guilty in a New York court.

BBC: Saudi envoy 'plotter' Manssor Arbabsiar in US court

What we know is that an individual of Iranian-American descent was involved in a plot to assassinate the ambassador to the United States from Saudi Arabia.

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