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| Militants claim to have kidnapped Iranian diplomat |
| 2004-08-08 |
| Militants in Iraq say they have taken a top Iranian diplomat hostage. Video shown on the Arab-language Al-Arabiya television station shows a bearded man speaking to the camera, though his voice wasn't audible. It showed nine forms of his identification, as well as his passport and a business card identifying him as the "consul for the Islamic Republic of Iran in Karbala." The kidnappers call themselves the Islamic Army in Iraq. According to Al-Arabiya, they accuse the diplomat of provoking sectarian war in Iraq and they warned Iran not to interfere in Iraq's affairs... |
| Posted by:Lux |
| #8 The article says the 'nappers made no demands (except to tell Iran to stay out of Iraq). This is an interesting story. Are the 'nappers really the bad guyz, or just pretending to be? What have the real bad guyz to lose if Iran continues to stir up trouble in Iraq? I'm missing something. Anybody...? |
| Posted by: Mark 2004-08-08 9:07:15 PM |
| #7 Sauce for the |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-08-08 5:05:19 PM |
| #6 Is he an accredited diplo? I don't recall Iraq and Iran normalizing relations. Anyone? If not, I guess he shoulda stayed in Tehran. |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-08-08 4:45:18 PM |
| #5 damn shame... oh well, commercial's over, and NASCAR's back on.. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-08 3:24:42 PM |
| #4 muhahahaha to the Iranuiams :) |
| Posted by: Shep UK 2004-08-08 3:03:15 PM |
| #3 to bad they do say the tape showed him getting the crap beat out of him. I have no doubt he was doing exactly what they say. Iran does not want a stable and democratic Iraq. These vermin are all over Iraq formenting trouble. I bet more than a few of the bad boyz KIAs are actually revolutionay guards or INI members. |
| Posted by: FlameBait93268 2004-08-08 2:41:15 PM |
| #2 Lol! TU! *** C O F F E E *** A L E R T *** Perfect stage timing! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-08 9:04:46 AM |
| #1 Was he picking up or delivering? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-08-08 9:02:08 AM |