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Iran
Iran slams US decision to send Iraq-based rebels to third countries
2003-12-21
Iran slammed the United States’ decision to transfer members of the armed opposition People’s Mujahedeen in its custody in Iraq to third countries and demanded that they be repatriated immediately.
Homey don’t think so.
Ummm... They don't want to go home. Yet.
"The statements made by (the US civil administrator in Iraq) Paul Bremer are in contradiction with various resolutions and declarations, especially those of the European Union which has branded this group a terrorist organization," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters Sunday.
Hum, as far as I know we have no extradition agreement with Iran. Have to check the files of our agreements with Iran. [rumage, rumage, rumage] Oh, the file is empty what do ya know.
And the Eurounion isn't in charge in Iraq. Bremer is. They're not in charge of Bremer, either.
"It is unacceptable that the United States transfer these people to other countries."
Some clarification for you Mr. Asefi. The hand I am waving at you doesn’t mean that I think you’re number one.
Bremer on Friday announced that some 3,800 members of the People’s Mujahedeen who have been in US custody northeast of Baghdad since the six-week spring invasion would not be sent home as Iran demands, but to third countries.
He doesn't want to do a Churchill on them.
Bremer said Iraqis would be involved in deciding where to send the Iranian rebels.
Let’s not do that, please.
The US-installed interim Governing Council announced on December 9 that it intended to deport the People’s Mujahedeen.
Probably a good idea.
Two days later, council member Nurredin Dara suggested sending them back to Iran, a move the armed opposition group said would amount to a war crime.
Didn’t we do that for a short time to the North Koreans?

I suggest that we move them to Dijibouti and set them up in a training camp. Hey, it’s been done before. The we can repatriate them by parachute in a location where we think AQ is being housed.
Posted by:Super Hose

#2   [rumage, rumage, rumage] Oh, the file is empty what do ya know.

I'd suggest looking in our embassy in Tehran, but alas, all the paperwork there was shredded. Our bad.
Posted by: Steve White   2003-12-21 11:01:54 PM  

#1  The we can repatriate them by parachute...

Why waste a good chute?
Posted by: 4thInfVet   2003-12-21 9:47:56 PM  

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