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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran Revolutionary Guards Commander: US presence a threat
2005-01-14
In an apparent reference to the presence of US troops in Iraq, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Corps (IRGC) official called for Iran to mobilize its troops against the "dangerous Zionist threat". Speaking to Revolutionary Guards and Iran's Bassij (paramilitary police) forces in Khuzestan on Tuesday Deputy IRGC Commander Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr said, "The Islamic Republic will not tolerate American presence in the region".
Which is probably why there are so many Medes and Persians in Iraq at the moment...
"The presence of this country('s forces) poses a dangerous threat to our nation's interests", Zolqadr said. "The (Revolutionary) Guards cannot ignore their presence", he added. At the meeting another IRGC veteran Kazemini called for Revolutionary Guards to counter US presence. "America wants to prevent the spread of Islamic revolution in Iraq so as to break the Shiite crescent in the region, especially in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon", he added.
Posted by:Fred

#7  Does Allah like all those cool sunglasses these
F$#K Wads wear ?
Posted by: tex   2005-01-14 12:23:31 PM  

#6  Iran's version of the Rockette's.
Posted by: Rightwing   2005-01-14 10:15:00 AM  

#5  This is like the Nazis complaining that the British are standing in the way of their unifying Europe.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-01-14 10:12:30 AM  

#4  Perceptive little bugger isn't he. Fortunately, I think he is probably smart enough to realize the consequences of any overt action more concrete than running his mouth.
Posted by: RWV   2005-01-14 9:52:59 AM  

#3  Paranoid about democracy next door? Perhaps they should be, but the fight will be from within, not from next door.
Posted by: Captain America   2005-01-14 9:20:06 AM  

#2   "America wants to prevent the spread of Islamic revolution in Iraq so as to break the Shiite crescent in the region, especially in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon"

Personally I think America just wants to straighten the Shiite crescent into a straight line :)
Posted by: EoZ   2005-01-14 5:27:29 AM  

#1  Hey, this is the message of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness which could not be suppressed in the modern age.
Posted by: No name   2005-01-14 1:28:18 AM  

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