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US forces turn on Iranians
Sunday Telegraph ^ | 14/01/2007 | Philip Sherwell

Posted on 01/13/2007 4:51:40 PM PST by TexKat

President George W Bush has ordered US forces to launch a military offensive against Iranian officials and Revolutionary Guards officers behind a support and funding network for anti-American fighters in Iraq.

US troops have been authorised to use force to tackle Teheran's agents, who are believed to support both Shia and Sunni fighters

Mr Bush signed the clandestine directive after he was given new intelligence on the scale of Iranian operations to foment violence in Iraq.

US troops were operating under the new instructions when they raided an Iranian "liaison office" in northern Iraq last week, detaining five men, in the latest showdown with Teheran's agents.

The swoop, which was condemned by Iran and its political allies in Iraq, came less than two weeks after a senior Revolutionary Guards commander was seized in another raid near Baghdad with documents linked to the bloodshed. It has fuelled fears of direct armed clashes between US forces and Iranian operatives.

In a further development, US intelligence has learnt that the Shia-led Islamic regime is backing Sunni insurgents in Iraq, as well as the murderous militia operated by its fellow Shia clerics.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bombirannow; bomboilpipelines; elvisbinladen; geopolitics; iran; iraq; irbilraid
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1 posted on 01/13/2007 4:51:41 PM PST by TexKat
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"Mr Bush signed the clandestine directive after he was given new intelligence on the scale of Iranian operations to foment violence in Iraq."


I'm all for this and a sustained bombing campaign against Iran, but who in the hell in their right mind would leak this if it was a clandestine directive?


2 posted on 01/13/2007 4:56:12 PM PST by Historix
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"fueled fears of direct armed clashes between US forces and Iranian operatives."

Oh no not direct armed clashes between US forces and Iranian operatives", anything but that.


3 posted on 01/13/2007 4:57:42 PM PST by stockpirate (John Kerry & FBI files ==> http://www.freerepublic.com/~stockpirate/)
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To: TexKat

Smite them.


4 posted on 01/13/2007 4:58:31 PM PST by livius
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To: river rat

US forces turn on Iranians ping!


5 posted on 01/13/2007 4:59:05 PM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: TexKat
How long before "Concerned Women and Very Rich Grandmothers With Children and Grand Children in the House Of Representatives" get involved and stop the racist American bloodshed against Iranian Freedom Fighters in Iraq????...or CWVRGWCGCHOP...
6 posted on 01/13/2007 4:59:43 PM PST by Dallas59 (HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007!)
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To: TexKat

They are supporting the Sunni terrorists as well?

I'd put that on as the lead news story as Iraqi TV and radio so the Mahdi Army knows who they are really partnering with.

And, yes, they should be closing all of Iran's embassies and offices and searching every pilgrimage bus from Iran at the border.


7 posted on 01/13/2007 5:00:21 PM PST by JustDoItAlways
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"..US intelligence has learnt that the Shia-led Islamic regime is backing Sunni insurgents in Iraq, as well as the murderous militia operated by its fellow Shia clerics..."

Iran practices the enemy of my enemy theory.

8 posted on 01/13/2007 5:01:22 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Historix
'...new intelligence..." ?
9 posted on 01/13/2007 5:03:09 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: TexKat

Iran should look at this as a preview of coming attractions.

Watch your ass Iran, you're next!


10 posted on 01/13/2007 5:03:17 PM PST by stm (Believe 1% of what you hear in the drive-by media and take half of that with a grain of salt)
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To: TexKat
Iranians on the run whispering: "Who are those guys?"


11 posted on 01/13/2007 5:04:41 PM PST by TADSLOS (Iran is in the IED exporting business. Time to shut them down.)
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US troops have been authorised to use force to tackle Teheran's agents, who are believed to support both Shia and Sunni fighters

Iran is supporting both Sunni and Shia insurgents? How interesting.

This is not a civil war. This a war of Iran, a bunch of Iraqi outcasts (both Shia and Sunni) and Al Qaeda against mostly 25 million innocent Iraqi citizens and our precious soldiers.

The Iraqi government, their 350K troops and their police(for the most part) will fall in on the right side.

12 posted on 01/13/2007 5:04:47 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: TexKat

It will be interesting to see what Iran's responce to this will be. They already don't care that we know they're shipping military hardware into Iraq for use againt US troops. They are already taking a major risk with that, perhaps now they'll go even further, perhaps trying to create an incident at sea or sending special forces into Iraq to try and take out a high value target while posed as Iraqi insurgents.


13 posted on 01/13/2007 5:06:37 PM PST by maquiladora
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To: JustDoItAlways

Of course Iran is supporting Sunni terrorists. Osama's son is living quietly in Iran.

"My enemy's enemy is my friend."


14 posted on 01/13/2007 5:06:42 PM PST by donmeaker (If the sky don't say "Surrender Dorothy!" then my ex wife is out of town.)
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Hasn't Iran been supporting terrorists in Iraq and building high tech IED's for two or three years now? Should this not have been done a long time ago?
15 posted on 01/13/2007 5:06:47 PM PST by starbase (Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))
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I think this has been a long time in coming..........


16 posted on 01/13/2007 5:07:28 PM PST by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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To: TexKat
Two hundred and forty one Marines, and an embassy (among other things). Methinks payback time is long overdue, and this dish needs to be served very, very cold.

5.56mm

17 posted on 01/13/2007 5:08:37 PM PST by M Kehoe
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Hasn't Iran been supporting terrorists in Iraq and building high tech IED's for two or three years now? Should this not have been done a long time ago?

Better late than never :)!

18 posted on 01/13/2007 5:08:56 PM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: JustDoItAlways
They are supporting the Sunni terrorists as well?

Interesting isn't it.

I'd put that on as the lead news story as Iraqi TV and radio so the Mahdi Army knows who they are really partnering with.

Notice how the Sunni insurgents and the Mahdi Army never seem to target each other. They each only target the innocent defenseless of the other sect...you know the ones at the market or at the University.

What a bunch of pathetic little cowards.

19 posted on 01/13/2007 5:09:18 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: stm

I don't think so. Congress is talking about pulling the plug for funding Iraq.


20 posted on 01/13/2007 5:09:38 PM PST by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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