Iran involvement suspected in Karbala compound attack

CNN ^ | POSTED: 0324 GMT (1124 HKT), January 30, 2007

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The Pentagon is investigating whether a recent attack on a military compound in Karbala was carried out by Iranians or Iranian-trained operatives, two officials from separate U.S. government agencies said.

"People are looking at it seriously," one of the officials said.

That official added the Iranian connection was a leading theory in the investigation into the January 20 attack that killed five soldiers.

The second official said: "We believe it's possible the executors of the attack were Iranian or Iranian-trained."

Five U.S. soldiers were killed in the sophisticated attack by men wearing U.S.-style uniforms, according to U.S. military reports.

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NBC NEWS confirms a secret U.S. military report that says 'Iranian Agents' may be behind a deadly ambush in Karbala, Iraq that left five American soldiers dead. The report also claims the Iranian revolutionary guard is providing intelligence on U.S. and Iraqi military to Shiite extremists, in addition to sophisticated weaponry. Developing...

Drudge

[Eccl 10:2]

Is it:
A) A legitimate reason to escalate against Iran
B) Gulf of Tonkin moment

[Mike Darancette]

Well many US Senators are are warning Bush that he should let Iranians alone and free to kill American troops.