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| Iran demands UK pull out of Basra |
| 2006-02-17 |
| Iran's foreign minister called on Britain on Friday to pull its troops out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra, saying their presence was destabilizing the city. "The Islamic Republic of Iran demands the immediate withdrawal of British forces from Basra," Manouchehr Mottaki told reporters through an interpreter during a visit to Lebanon. "We believe that the presence of the British military forces in Basra has led to the destabilization of the security situation in the city," he said, adding that the British presence had also negatively affected the security situation in southern Iran itself. Mottaki was apparently referring to a spate of recent bomb attacks in southern Iran. Tehran has accused the British military in Iraq of cooperating with the bombers who killed eight people in attacks in January. The minister also denounced what he said were human rights violations by the British forces in Basra. Iran last month accused the British military in Iraq of cooperating with bombers who attacked targets in the Iranian oil city of Ahvaz, killing eight people. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #13 With this the cartoon riots the abu photos, the bomb threats everything.. The Mad Mullahs are really whipping the street up into a frenzy. What's it leading to? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-02-17 21:07 |
| #12 Wasn't it just a couple months ago that the U.K. leaked that they hard proof that some of the bomb-making equipment they were finding was of Iranian manufacture? This isn't a surprising development, considering the release of the U.K. beatings video a couple days ago, though. |
| Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2006-02-17 14:11 |
| #11 Man, our Muslim friends get sooooooo pissed off when they finally realize that two can and will play at this game. I'll bet the infidel fighting back is a real no-no in the Koran. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-02-17 12:12 |
| #10 lotp, A certain amount of psychological projection going on, I'd say. |
| Posted by: SR-71 2006-02-17 12:03 |
| #9 this fits with the Iranian complaints that British agents were fomenting unrest in the Arab areas of south-western Iran. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-02-17 11:30 |
| #8 In the name of Mystical Mythical M.E. Stability, I see. "Middle East Stability", you say? That rates right up there with one of my all time best oxymorons; Arab Unity. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-02-17 11:18 |
| #7 Iran's foreign minister called on Britain on Friday to pull its troops out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra, saying their presence was destabilizing the city. WTF business is it of Iran's what goes on in Basra? The minister also denounced what he said were human rights violations by the British forces in Basra. Haaahahaahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahhahahhahaaa......er....*cough cough* Sorry 'bout that. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2006-02-17 09:52 |
| #6 How about "Nuts !" |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-02-17 09:23 |
| #5 The proper diplomatic response would be for Iraq's FM to call on Iran to pull its agents and weapons out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra, saying their presence was destabilizing the city. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-02-17 09:00 |
| #4 The proper diplomatic response would be for Iraq's FM to object to Iran "meddling in the internal affairs" of Iraq. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-02-17 08:54 |
| #3 I agree Captain America. A Eastern shift would be nice, the Arabs down there don't like the Mullahs that much. Or North and East, help the Kurds in Northwest Iran. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2006-02-17 08:21 |
| #2 Perhaps a forward advance into Iran is in order? |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-02-17 07:21 |
| #1 Iran demands...? Heh, heh. In the name of Mystical Mythical M.E. Stability, I see. Slippery bugger, heh. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-02-17 06:27 |