Posted on 05/23/2004 9:58:20 AM PDT by sathers
Iran Sends Diplomatic Warning to US Over Iraq
Iran said Sunday that it had sent a message of formal diplomatic warning to the United States about its actions in neighboring Iraq.
'We have warned the Americans about Iraq,' Foriegn Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told a weekly news conference.
Asefi did not comment on the content of the warning, but officials and religious leaders in Shiite Muslim Iran have expressed outrage in recent weeks about the presence of US led forces in the holy Shiite cities of Najaf and Karbala.
Asefi said that the diplomatic message was sent VIA the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which represents United States interests in Iran.
Washington broke ties with Iran in 1980.
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Ah, West Texas in August!
Oh wait, you said cloudy...
I have some kind of deeply-repressed, very upsetting memory about that.
Yes, but if the Arab rulers of Persia decide to liberate the tribal tourist attractions in Iraq, this could all come to a head sooner.
Anybody have any idea just how many "holy cities" these guys have. It's a tourist racket.
Wonder if they have golf packages like Myrtle Beach?
Great profile.
So sorry about your cousin and your friend.
Many of us will never forget.
Thanks for post ing this.
(this thread was up late last night, but too late for any comments)Below was what I wrote last night.
I was worried they are warning us that we are close to being attacked by chemical weapons or other WMD in Iraq.
Something seems off these past few days in Iraq; I have a bad feeling while others have a really good feeling. I can't put my finger on it but these withdraws seem like a set-up to me.
(not to worry, my "bad feelings" never pan out)
No.. wait... that's not right.. It's Eeek... *beg for mercy* *run away* *shiver with fright*
No, dangit, that's not it either... it's *run away* Eeeeek *shiver with... ahhh, screw it. Nuke 'em.
Translation: Muslims can fire on the U.S. from a holy site but the U.S. should not fire back on such a holy place.
Maybe they ought to declare war on the US--and then wait to see how long it takes for their own regime to collapse. Of course, it won't happen that way. They've been secretly (!) at war with us since the 70's.
Dear Iran, We will fire back whenever and wherever we are attacked.
Wait till Bush wins re-election?
...The world is filled with terrorists, and taking the fight to them is noble, but, we don't have the capability, right now. If the deadline for handing over the government to a sovereign Iraq is delayed, the US will be vulnerable to another terrorist attack...
Yes, like the Mullahs will pick up the garbage around the shrines to purify them. Burn those truly dessecrating scumbags alive.
Hey Meathead Mullahs, WE warned Iraq about Iraq last year, and look what happened to THEM!
"Can you say 2650 degrees and cloudy ?"
Tehran weather report: Clear with sudden mushroom clouds on the horizon :-)
Possibly because we're finally learning the lesson that today's freedom fighter is tomorrow's terrorist. We also thought it would be a good idea to help bin Laden and Saddam when they appeared to be promising pawns in the game. I am not sure if sending US weapons to Iran would be a wise idea. They probably have more individual arms and RPGs and whatever than they know what to do with now. It's not weapons that are lacking in Iran.
Besides, after the rebellion, Iran is not going to just forget its Shia mentality. I am not sure that democracy as we know it is possible in those countries...they have fought for so many centuries and been brainwashed for so many generations.
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