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Iranian Weapon Shipment to Afghan Taliban Raises Alarm
FOX ^ | Oct. 19, 2010 | Jennifer Griffin

Posted on 10/20/2010 8:29:01 AM PDT by nuconvert

Two weeks ago Afghan officials intercepted a shipment of Iranian weapons en route to the Taliban in the Afghan province of Nimroz.

“The police chief of Nimroz announced that they had intercepted a couple tons of Iranian explosives marked as food and toys,” said Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute, who just returned from a two week visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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But on Monday Iranian diplomats were seated at a NATO conference in Rome at the invitation of the Obama administration to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan. It was the ninth meeting of the NATO contact group which included foreign ministers and high level dignitaries, including U.S. Special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; iran; israel; michaelrubin; taliban; waronterror

1 posted on 10/20/2010 8:29:06 AM PDT by nuconvert
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“Perhaps General Petraeus and the Obama Administration and NATO want to make it appear as if the Iranians are cooperating, but it’s all smoke in mirrors,” AEI’s Rubin said. “All the Afghans I talked to said that Iranians were up to no good and unfortunately sitting down with the Iranians and including them in our talks about the future structure in Afghan security forces is going to be perceived by Afghans as the United States is surrendering, of the United States leaving and allowing the Iranians to fill the vacuum.”


2 posted on 10/20/2010 8:29:38 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

I thought our new strategy was to be nice to Iran and then they will like us and be our friends?


3 posted on 10/20/2010 8:32:16 AM PDT by mbynack (Retired USAF SMSgt)
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To: nuconvert

Obama is LBJ as the Afghanistan War is morphing into Vietnam. Re-elect him and in 4 years we will be pulling out of Kabul by helicopter.


4 posted on 10/20/2010 8:33:35 AM PDT by AU72
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To: nuconvert
This has been happening since we started fighting in Iraq, with Iran interfering. Bush ignored this, as does Bam. The proper response would be to widen the war to the areas that are supplying the troops fighting against us. The Vietnam type response is to "go tell mommy world govt" and stay within the narrow confines of this unwinnable conflict.

The lesson that should have been learned from the Vietnam war, was not that the goal must be explained, with a stated goal. The lesson should have been that ANYONE supplying our enemy, was the enemy. ANY PLACE that materials or troops are gathering is the war zone. The place where the leaders of the enemy meet and plan is called the BULLSEYE.

5 posted on 10/20/2010 8:40:10 AM PDT by runninglips (Don't support the Republican party, work to "fundamentally change" it...conservative would be nice)
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To: nuconvert

How’re that “open hand” and that offer to negotiate without conditions working out, zer0?


6 posted on 10/20/2010 8:48:33 AM PDT by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: nuconvert
Have all the fuel rods been installed in the Baby Milk Factory yet?
7 posted on 10/20/2010 8:55:59 AM PDT by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: nuconvert

Right before our eyes, these Iranians are trying to unite the Middle East,make it a super power and nuke weapon threat. Everyone is just sitting back and watching as the world’s state of affairs get so bad that a nuclear war is inevitable. Isreal will be the first to go. God help us. Obama won’t.


8 posted on 10/20/2010 9:11:42 AM PDT by wannabee (wannabee)
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To: Gabrial
explosives marked as food and toys

Be on the look out for MOAFT - Mother of All Food & Toys, spreading joy and warmth through out this holiday season!

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9 posted on 10/20/2010 9:15:19 AM PDT by Sax
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Thanks nuconvert.
Two weeks ago Afghan officials intercepted a shipment of Iranian weapons en route to the Taliban in the Afghan province of Nimroz.

10 posted on 10/20/2010 9:30:48 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: nuconvert

This shit been going on since 2004 and it is now raising ‘red flags’ and concern? ROFL?! =.=


11 posted on 10/20/2010 10:09:44 AM PDT by cranked
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To: nuconvert

Nothing to see here...


12 posted on 10/20/2010 10:15:08 AM PDT by dr_who
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To: dr_who
Beat me to it, so I'll just add:

...move along.

13 posted on 10/20/2010 10:22:17 AM PDT by greatplains
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