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| Iraqi Papers Sunday: Iranian Coup Plot Foiled? |
| 2007-01-07 |
| Az-Zaman headlined in its international edition: "the American forces abort an Iranian coup in Iraq". Az-Zaman claimed that an Iranian intelligence operation was underway to "form a pro-Iranian government in Iraq after removing al-Maliki’s government". The paper added that the ‘coup’ was to be carried out in conjunction with Iraqi ‘heads of militias and pro-Iranian officials’. The paper quoted a ‘British source’ who said that the ‘plan’ was aborted when the American forces arrested five Iranian intelligence operatives during a ‘high-level meeting’ with Shi`a politicians. The aim of the meeting, according to the British source, was to negotiate a post-Maliki political arrangement and determine the viability of the government and the Shi`a coalition after the Da`wa party –one of the constituents of the Shi`a bloc- was tarnished by the process of Saddam’s execution. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #5 Again, presuming that Saddam was agz any US-Western influence in the ME, including agz support for Israel, and now post-9-11 alleged "War for Oil", then why the IRAN-IRAQ WAR??? Iff Saddam was covertly "ME for Muslims/ Arabia for Arabs" etc, i.e. SADDAM THE MARTYR, then the only pragmatic/realistic reason for him to wage war was to control Iran's oil for himself + family or Baathist Party [Iran = entire ME?], since iff he was a US agent-oper the USA would had helped him prevail = not fail agz Iran, NOT WORK AGZ HIM + RADICAL IRAN. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-01-07 23:29 |
| #4 If a coup had succeeded I'm sure the US would have just accepted it rather than kill the coup plotters, slaughter the militias, and then put the Kurds in charge while we went after Iran. Yeah the Dems and wobblies would have declared the whole thing a wash and wailed and moaned but most Americans would have taken the news differently. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-01-07 14:27 |
| #3 Yet the Iraq study group wanted us to seek the help of Iran. Idiots! I still say we should withdraw all of our troops from Iraq - through Iran. Use the strategy first pioneered by General Sherman. We can put 'em back afterwards (though with the mad mullahs neutralized, I suspect most of our problems in Iraq will be over). |
| Posted by: DMFD 2007-01-07 13:55 |
| #2 Samaha said that the generous praise by Western politicians and writers of the “great Iraqi people” before the invasion has been replaced with a quasi-racist language that investigates the roots of “Sadistic, barbaric” displays of “incivility” during the killing of Saddam. A language reminiscent, according to Samaha, of the classic colonial rhetoric of the 19th century, where the occupation and “enlightenment” of the “natives” were seen as a “burden” on the ‘civilized white man’. Actions speak louder than words ... |
| Posted by: doc 2007-01-07 12:33 |
| #1 Moslem irrationality, savagery, primitivism, and hatred of women --as taught by and practiced according to the Koran-- IS a heavy burden on civilized people. It's been so for more than a thousand years. How much longer? |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2007-01-07 12:23 |