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Iran: Missile was Iraqi, not U.S.
CNN Asia ^
| 3.23.03
Posted on 03/23/2003 8:42:01 AM PST by Enemy Of The State
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:02:16 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran believes a missile that landed inside its border last week came from Iraq and not the United States, as first suspected, the country's official IRNA news agency said Sunday.
Interior Minister Abdolvahed Moussavi Lari said examinations indicated that the missile, which landed in the western region of Sardasht, was made by Iraq.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: errantmissile; iran; iraniraq; iraq; iraqimissile; iraqiran; missile; missiles; southasialist; tomahawk; warlist; wrongwaycorrigan
To: Enemy Of The State
That is good to know, thanks..for the report. It makes sense, doesn't it.
To: Enemy Of The State
Interior Minister Abdolvahed Moussavi Lari said examinations indicated that the missile, which landed in the western region of Sardasht, was made by Iraq. Aimed at Kuwait. Hit Iran. Aim is only off be one country. Not bad for an Iraqi.
To: EternalVigilance
LOL!
To: EternalVigilance
Iran is Sheeite Muslim, whereas Iraq is controlled by Sunnis.
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posted on
03/23/2003 8:49:28 AM PST
by
ambrose
To: EternalVigilance
Aimed at Kuwait. Hit Iran. Aim is only off be one country. Not bad for an Iraqi.May have been intended for Iran. When I first heard this report I told my wife that it would be a good way to draw Iran into the war IF they were so inclined in the first place.
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posted on
03/23/2003 8:51:29 AM PST
by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(Compassionate Conservative Curmudgeon)
To: ambrose
Uhmmm...yeah? I know that. What does that have to do with my comment?
Are you saying they were aiming at Iran?
To: HoustonCurmudgeon; ambrose
Gotcha. It is certainly possible.
The fact that it hit oil facilities would seem to strengthen that surmise.
To: EternalVigilance
Just an aside... Iran will support us to the extent that it puts the Sheeites in power. They could be making a stink over the rockets, but are not.
Interestingly, they more actively supported Iraq during Gulf War I (housed the entire Iraqi Air Force)
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posted on
03/23/2003 8:54:53 AM PST
by
ambrose
To: *war_list; *southasia_list
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posted on
03/23/2003 9:01:23 AM PST
by
Free the USA
(Stooge for the Rich)
To: ambrose
(housed the entire Iraqi Air Force) Yeah. Permenently. LOL...
You're right. The Iranians are playing it real cool. I imagine someone had a serious heart-to-heart with them before the commencement of hostilities.
To: EternalVigilance
First laugh of the day. Laughter is good medicine, you know! Thanks.
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posted on
03/23/2003 9:04:56 AM PST
by
ChemistCat
(Zen and the benzene ring)
To: ambrose
Did they give it back, though? ;-)
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posted on
03/23/2003 9:05:26 AM PST
by
ChemistCat
(Zen and the benzene ring)
To: Free the USA
Those Iraqi aircraft that they housed after they flew into Iran: I was under the impression that those were never returned. Then again, I have not given Gulf War I much thought in the past ten years.
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posted on
03/23/2003 9:07:16 AM PST
by
eeman
To: eeman
It was definitely:
"Dear Saddam, Thanks for the planes! Love, Iran"
To: ChemistCat
Nope. Kept all the hardware last I heard. I do believe they returned the pilots.
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