Posted on 01/12/2007 12:55:17 AM PST by FARS
Thanks for the ping...se post #39....big time stuff is gonna hit the fan if what FARS has posted here turns out to be true....
Embassy in Greece getting mortar attacked, Courts in SoFla (big surprise) getting shut down with suspicious packages, Russia raising hell. Yeah I'd say we got someone important.
pingaroo
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So I presume that the Bush administration meant what they said when they rejected the Iraq Study Group's recommendation for diplomacy with Iran. Or perhaps they decided to apply the kind of armed diplomacy that would get Iran's attention yesterday when they raided an Iranian consular office in Irbil and detained six of its employees in a cordon-and-knock operation:
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The raid was the second surprise seizure of Iranians by the American military in Iraq in recent weeks and came a day after President Bush bluntly warned Iran to quit meddling in Iraqi affairs.
yah, and its "profiling" too
See link at post #49...
See link at #49.
On the not so funny side; if you have not been back to this thread there are now links to related stories that may not reflect such a warm and glowing light on this raid. I'm reserving my opinion on it but it doesn't appear to be a clear cut 'good job' for the U.S.
Thanks to McCain and Graham U.S. personnel aren't allowed to even say anything scary to him. They'd probably go to prison if they insulted his momma. So it might be better if we let Iraqis have custody of any prisoners we want info from.
Thank you for directing us all to additional info on this raid. I hope the potential negatives pointed out there are overblown.
Thanks for the ping!
What?
Action against Iran, Syria could escalate conflict: Rudd....Labor Leader in Australia...
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Not sure if I put this one up:
From your first link the hand-wringing in Oz (which is just as well represented right here in the U.S.) makes me want to throw up. The essence of it is "Don't fight back too hard or those mean old terrorists might really get mad." Syria and Iran should have paid a high price for their actions a long time ago.
I really appreciate the work you're doing here. Thanks!
What?
hang around ... ala sadam ... a little gallows humor ... breaking noose
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