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Official says U.S. commanders in Iraq showed lawmakers explosives that came from Iran
Associated Press ^ | February 10, 2007, 3:23 PM EST | LOLITA C. BALDOR

Posted on 02/10/2007 12:44:21 PM PST by maquiladora

MUNICH, Germany -- U.S. military commanders in Iraq have shown members of Congress explosive devices that bear Iranian markings as evidence Tehran is supplying Iraqi militants with bombs, a senior U.S. government official said Saturday.

One of the lawmakers, independent Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, said he has seen some of the evidence, though he would not be specific. "I'm convinced from what I've seen that the Iranians are supplying and are giving assistance to the people in Iraq who are killing American soldiers," said Lieberman, who was attending an international security conference in Munich.

The senior official said military commanders in December showed lawmakers mortar rounds and other munitions and fragments that had Iranian serial numbers and markings.

The official, who requested anonymity because the evidence collected has not been made public, said U.S. generals also displayed improvised explosive devices that they said reflected Iranian style.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iram; iraq

1 posted on 02/10/2007 12:44:23 PM PST by maquiladora
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To: maquiladora

With ironclad evidence, the only thing we can throw at Iran is more token bitching. No wonder they have no respect for us.


2 posted on 02/10/2007 12:47:49 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: maquiladora

Time to evaporate the mullahs.


3 posted on 02/10/2007 12:48:05 PM PST by pissant
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To: maquiladora
They have been helping America out ever since February of 1979, or I should say we've been at war with this theocratic, totallitarian regime since it's bloody inception.
4 posted on 02/10/2007 12:51:30 PM PST by AdvisorB
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5 posted on 02/10/2007 12:52:24 PM PST by AdvisorB
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To: maquiladora

I just hope the report doen't contain an artist's rendering of said weapons.


6 posted on 02/10/2007 12:53:36 PM PST by soupcon
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity; pissant; maquiladora; Mr.Smorch

Well, well. Wonder what Iran has to say about this? Someone took them? When? From where?


7 posted on 02/10/2007 12:54:32 PM PST by Froufrou
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To: Froufrou; Mr.Smorch

Hopefully, we tortured the hell out of the Iranian agents we arrested last month.


8 posted on 02/10/2007 12:56:22 PM PST by pissant
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To: Froufrou

Yeah, they'll blame it on the Mujahadeen Khalq.


9 posted on 02/10/2007 12:57:03 PM PST by AdvisorB
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To: pissant

It would be nice if there was a little bit of rendition there. How long would these shia mutants have held out against the conversation skills of the Kurdish Peshmerga?


10 posted on 02/10/2007 12:58:21 PM PST by AdvisorB
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To: Mr.Smorch

They'd mail the remains back to Iran in envelopes.


11 posted on 02/10/2007 1:00:07 PM PST by pissant
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To: Mr.Smorch

Why are the Democrats so afraid of running Leiberman? Oh wait, they kicked him out of the party


12 posted on 02/10/2007 1:01:25 PM PST by sachem longrifle (proud member of the fond Du lac band of the Ojibwa people)
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To: maquiladora

I'll bet if any Democrats were shown these weapons, it made them want to get out of Iraq even faster.


13 posted on 02/10/2007 1:11:00 PM PST by popdonnelly (Conservatives must have their own long march through the institutions.)
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To: pissant

You know the Russians would.


14 posted on 02/10/2007 1:12:35 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Yep, they would.


15 posted on 02/10/2007 1:13:43 PM PST by pissant
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To: maquiladora

My former son-in-law is heading over there soon on a carrier. He was on the Enterprise heading home when they turned around on 9-11. He is living history and going to be part of it again, this time with Tehran. We have to hit these bastards and hit them hard. When we do, maybe we can bring end the conflict in Iraq.


16 posted on 02/10/2007 1:48:22 PM PST by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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