Posted on 04/01/2007 6:06:11 PM PDT by Wiz
Tehran, Iran, Mar. 29 Iran claimed on Thursday that its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra had come under attack from British forces, escalating London-Tehran tensions over last weeks capture of 15 British sailors and navy personnel by Irans Revolutionary Guards in the Iran-Iraq waterway.
The state-run news agency ISNA said that earlier in the day British troops surrounded the consulate compound and began to fire live rounds.
Mohammad-Reza Nasser-Baghban, Irans Consul-General in Basra, was quoted as saying that at approximately 10 a.m. local time British troops arrived near the compound and within 20 minutes began to shoot in various directions.
Baghban said that the incident was related to the capture of the British sailors by Iranian forces, adding that Britain was trying to intimidate and anger Iran.
Britains Ministry of Defence has rejected the claim.
Wish I was there with my .308 heavy barrel.
When you find out let me know.
Iran is going to have their head screwed on straight sooner or later. Preferably before they have nukes.
LOL, no!
The guy is coming up with phoney stories just like Hitler in 1939. He's definitely trying to provoke something or manufacture excuses for something........but what?
If you want oil at $100/bbl go for it.
We can fight them now or fight them at a later date--its all the same. But fight them we shall be forced to do.
What? The Brits didn't come in with guns a-blazing? They arrived about 10 a.m. and then spent 20 minutes getting things set up before they attacked? Shades of 19th century British Raj. And what were the Iranians doing in those 20 minutes? Just watching them, fumbling around for their pants, finishing their mid-morning tea, what?
And then "...[the British] began to shoot in various directions" sort of like when you had a machine gun to a four year old?
I hope they did.
That tag is KILLER!!!!!
"But don't kid yourself the Iranians will claim an attack on their consulate to justify the sacking of the British embassy in Tehran. Watch for it, it's coming."
Agreed, I predicted the same thing earlier today on another thread. The Brits should have evacuated that embassy days ago.
"Don't forget the Isrealis "
May the Schwartz be with them!
Handing out the ammo is for the little kids. I want to be on one of the triggers. I would *not* be shooting into the air.
And in other news, Iran has just reported that its easternmost military garrison has been attacked by Greenland, those varlets!!
Sounds like Bahgdad Bob has a new gig - alias Bob Bagban. This could be funny if it were not so series.
$100 oil?.
Look they want to play this game may the Lord in Heaven remove the McClellans, Chamberlains and Quisling leaders in our Midst.
Take it.... all of it and all their wealth and everything they have or ever will have..
Defeat them,
No mercy, no pity towards them or anyone who would surrender to these murderous thugs or their throngs of supporters. For surly they show none.
Leadership Leadership Leadership..
W
The war started November 4th, 1979. They started it, we need to finish it. Till we finish it, we will continue to have to be players in the war on terror. Done playin', let's start taking out the enemy...
It's gonna go there eventually anyway, I say let's do it now and finish this game.
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