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2004-10-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran claims 97.2 billion dollars reparations from Iraq:

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-10-23 5:54:19 AM|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Could be a pretext for invasion. That kind of debt would lead to eventual war anyway. The Mullahs are mad anyway because the Shia muslims in Iraq don't want a theocracy controled from Teran.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-23 6:05:10 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-10-23 6:05:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Sock, talk about debt, maybe this story has something to do with the mullahs looking for more dough? (link)
You are right on most thinking Iraqi Shia.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-10-23 6:37:10 AM|| [http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_4208.shtml] 2004-10-23 6:37:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Itraq should tabulate all the damage caused by Iranian proxies and send that to mullahs. I am sure it would be quite nice round amount.

Or send an email message to the big mullah with a single glyph:

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Posted by Conanista 2004-10-23 6:59:42 AM|| 2004-10-23 6:59:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The US also owes the mullahs a debt. Soon we'll pay them back, with interest.

Posted by ed 2004-10-23 8:05:18 AM|| 2004-10-23 8:05:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Claim in one hand,sh$t in the other.Lets see wich one fills-up first.

Posted by raptor 2004-10-23 9:10:24 AM|| 2004-10-23 9:10:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 The international rule is that "if you win, then you can extract 'reparations' from your defeated enemy." Last time I looked, the Iranians fought to a draw and accepted a ceasefire delineated in UN resolution 598, so technically, they are still at war with Iraq. It's strange to ask the UN to extract reparations from a country that was defeated and occupied by the "Great Satan" rather than by either Iran or the UN. All in all, nice try.

Posted by RWV 2004-10-23 11:57:21 AM|| 2004-10-23 11:57:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 RVW - Lol! Wow - you made a hash of their BS in 3 sentences! Want your eggs scrambled or sunny-side up?

Posted by .com 2004-10-23 12:15:53 PM|| 2004-10-23 12:15:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Actually we and the Iraqis do have a few debts to pay the Mullahs, but not in dollars.

Posted by Capt America 2004-10-23 12:23:06 PM|| 2004-10-23 12:23:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Oops - RWV - apologies!!!

Posted by .com 2004-10-23 12:31:52 PM|| 2004-10-23 12:31:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Mark---don't get your mind too wrapped up in the MM's demand for Rape-a-nations. These guys are absolutely nuts, so what else is new? The EU negotiating with them is madness, too. The MMs fight their war on many fronts, and we must do the same.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-23 4:04:31 PM|| 2004-10-23 4:04:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Alaska, we must do the same is correct.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-10-23 5:53:01 PM|| 2004-10-23 5:53:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Tehran has in the past demanded as much as 1,000 billion dollars in reparations from the regime of ousted president Saddam Hussein.

Then let them sue in international court to get the money from the ousted regime of Saddam Hussein. But -- please clarify, those of you familiar with commercial law -- wouldn't that put them in line behind existing debt holders, such as all those owed salaries by the old regime, all those from whom the old regime made unpaid-for purchases (first domestically, then internationally), and of course Kuwait's war reparatations? I don't suppose there will be much left for the Mullahs even with significant portions of the old debt forgiven.

Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-23 10:19:11 PM|| 2004-10-23 10:19:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 ... with France advocating a 50-percent reduction and the United States and Britain urging a cut of 95 percent.

Let's not allow this little gem to slip underneath our radar. France's indignant refusal to assist in the liberation of Iraq does not seem to be accompanied by a fraternal desire to see any sort of recovery in their fledgling national economy. Chalk up another big win for Gallic hypocrisy.

Posted by Zenster 2004-10-24 2:22:23 AM|| 2004-10-24 2:22:23 AM|| Front Page Top

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