Posted on 02/23/2006 10:11:00 PM PST by tomahawk
Iran attacks - Friday, February 24, 2006 @ 1:04:55 AM
Best signals source points to the Samarra mosque bombing in Iraq as the launch operation of the Iranian counter offensive. You will recall the retreat of Ahmadinejad some weeks back, out of sight for ten days while he participated in national exercises and war planning. First indications are that the war is now launched.
Rather than wait to be attacked by the US fleet and air, Iran has attacked -- using all available surrogates to damage and intimidate the US led coalition that is driving the IAEA referral recommendation to the UN Security Council.
The first and second and third thing you should ask when there is an attack or collapse or discord in an oil-based state (Iraq, Nigeria, Venezuela, Russia usw) is how does this benefit Iran? Iran knows that the oil weapon works. Destablizing energy markets by hiring surrogates to scare the price of oil serves the empire building plans of Iran and threatens the strength and unity of the US and its allies.
Reports indicate that the Samarra bombing was done by a demolitions team that was inside the mosque up to 48 hours before the detonation. The explosives were arranged to collapse the dome while leaving the critical tombs of the 10th and 11th imams unharmed -- since damage to the grandfather and father of the invisible 12th imam (who will return on judgment day) does not advance the Shia apocalypticism preached in Tehran. Instead the damage is arranged to show a frightening image of sacrilege on the videos and stills, aiding the provocateurs throughout the Shia regions of the Ummah.
The coordinated Shia based assaults on hundreds of Sunni mosques that followed was directed by Iranian agents or fellow travelers. Signals source suspects the Iranians are using captured Salafists from Pakistan, men who are devoted to murdering Shia. These surrogates are given a stark choice by Iranian forces: conduct this murder campaign or we will just kill you where you hang.
The Shia attack on the Sunnis is the continuation of a thousand year old sectarian war. Saddam Hussein's regime interrupted the fight in Iraq. Now the Shia dogs of war are lose.
Note that Mookie Sadr was in Beirut when the detonation triggered the so-called spontaneous lynch mobs. Sadr was put on an aircraft filled with special operations teams from Shia HizbAllah, along with communications and intelligence equipment to be used in the weeks ahead.
Tehran commands the civil war. Tehran commands the Shia agents who will now seek to murder all Sunni elements who resist a Shia-dominated Islamic Republic in Baghdad.
My first summary of this offensive is that Iran is committed to the domination of the Ummah, and that means destruction of the US in Iraq first, followed by the destruction of Israel in total. This is not the same as saying that Iran can achieve its war aims. But until the US national security apparatus assembles the fleet for joint operations against Tehran, these are threatening, doom-filled days.
Posted By: John Batchelor
We need to take out their nuke program sooner or later, better to do it sooner.
Otherwise, they will have the strategic initiative and better cards in their hand.
Waiting for Russia and the U.N. is a suckers bet.
Given how the President's political enemies are doing everything they can to alienate the nation providing us with our principle bases from which we would take on Iran.
It can't be. The Iranians are just misunderstood.
:-) Sarcasm for your amusement.
Oh Iran would never do a thing like that.
would they?
I'm against allowing any Arab state to run operations at any of our ports due to the security risks posed, but the port deal is not one millionth as important as how we deal with Iran soon.
We're wasting time.
OH, the irony.
Good Lord, save us from our duped, short sighted, hysterical enemies within.
I guess it's possible, but they attacked a Shia mosque.
Well, before we take out the ragheads in Iran, lets piss off the UAE. Thats the ticket
What's better is DP World already had a proven track record with our naval and air assests.
Exactly. I would expect them to attack a Sunni site.
I hope Bush keeps his eye on the ball.
We will face a nuclear fireball from Iran if we don't go in some time this year.
Over 100 Killed After Attack on Shiite Shrine (7 U.S. soldiers also killed in Iraq)
Lord have mercy. You still don't comprehend the role of the UAE's company, do you?
We don't have time for this, we are too busy taking care of the REAL danger to our country, which is the UAE and the management of a couple of ports.
Which we almost missed last week because of the REALLY critical issue of why Cheney hates the media.
It would be nice if the President had that luxury but he has to waste a lot of time and resources on none issues such as the Vice President's shooting abilities (what's to complain about he bagged the lawyer with one shot) and manufactured crises like this one.
The mosque will be repaired by the American taxpayer, this has already been promised.
The remains of the imams were not harmed.
It was a very well orchestrated attack.
The chips must be in place and UAE bases are crucial...those bases are smack in Iran's face on the Straits Of Hormuz.
They're anything but crazy, they're cold, calculating fascists, who'll do anything in order to retain power, including making an alliance with Al Qaeda, an organization that is ostensibly opposed to the existence of 80% of their country's population.
And how "religious" they are is open to debate.
I personally don't believe that Ayatollah Khamanei-or any of his collaboraters-views anything as sacred, beyond their own political survival.
As for attacking Sunni mosques, IRI agents probably have assisted in those terrorist actions as well, albeit on a much smaller scale.
They are trying to intentionally foment a potentially devastating civil war in that country, in order to force Coalition forces to withdraw from Iraq prematurely so that they can consolidate their toehold in the southern portion of that country.
John Bachelor was discussing this issue with Dilip Hiro about an hour ago, and made a pretty convincing argument that Iran had a role to play in this atrocity.
Why was Moqtadr al-Sadr outside of the country when the blast occurred?
Why did they decide to bomb the mosque in Samara a few days after the Iranian government came out and demanded that the Brits withdraw from Iraq, a demand that conveniently coincides with discussions about possible economic sanctions to be imposed by the UN Security Council?
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