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| MNF arrests leader accused of smuggling weapons from Iran |
| 2008-03-27 |
| (KUNA) -- The Multi National Force (MNF) said Wednesday it arrested two people, one of which is the leader of an extremist Shiite group who is accused of smuggling weapons from Iran to Iraq. An MNF press release said that the two arrestees are also accused of funding and training militants north of Babel. One of the arrestees is thought to have encouraged militants to attack the MNF in Iraq, it added. The release did not say when the two people were arrested. Security forces in Babel are conducting raids and have arrested scores of people since the wide military operation began in Basra Tuesday morning. Washington accuses Tehran of funding, training, and arming militants in central and south Iraq. The MNF every |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 ION, FOX > NASRALLAH, etasl. > report claims that Lebanon-based Terror groups fired over 4000 KATYUSHA + other modfied unguided rockets into ISRAEL killing 40 people. That averages to 100 rockets fired per casualty. However, same report also indics that rocket ranges have been improved to 45 miles which effec places Tel Aviv, etc. cities-towns and DIMONA nuke reactor in target sights. ONE OF THESE DAYS LEBANON'S TERROR GROUPS ARE GONNA GET HOLD OF COLD WAR SOVIET NUCLEAR OR "DUAL-USE" [Nuke-Conventional] MORTARS + ROCKET-TUBE ARTY??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-03-27 23:15 |
| #4 LH, it's classic Arab cognitive dissonance. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-03-27 17:17 |
| #3 "Most of the Iraqis I talked to in Baghdad blamed the bombing of the middle school in Jan 2004 on the Iranians. They said that Iraqis wouldn't target children." yeah, well, that was wishful thinking, Im guessing. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-03-27 12:33 |
| #2 In 2004, Imperial Sock Puppet? They've been busy little beavers, those Iranians. They said that Iraqis wouldn't target children. In my ignorance, that sounds of a piece with, "Muslims wouldn't do such a thing. They aren't Muslims." After all, when the Sunnis and the Shiites were warring in Iraq, there were plenty of children from both sides kidnapped, tortured and killed, right? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-03-27 02:37 |
| #1 This doesn't even move the surprise meter for me. When I was in Baghdad in 2004, I was told by more than one US Officer that they were killing "many more Iranians than Iraqis" in the shooting that was going on. Most of the Iraqis I talked to in Baghdad blamed the bombing of the middle school in Jan 2004 on the Iranians. They said that Iraqis wouldn't target children. |
| Posted by: Imperial Sock Puppet 2008-03-27 00:55 |