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| Round Three coming up ..... |
| 2004-08-30 |
| From Memri today.... connect the dots..... WHILE IN LONDON AFTER SURGERY, AYATOLLAH AL-SISTANI HAD A STORMY MEETING WITH AN IRANIAN DELEGATION THAT DEMANDED A ROLE FOR IRAN IN IRAQ. AL-SISTANI CATEGORICALLY DENIED THEM ANY ROLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY PACKED AND LEFT FOR IRAQ WITHOUT CONSULTING HIS HOSTS OR THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT. (AL-HAYAT, LEBANON, 8/27/04) AN IRAQI DELEGATION HEADED BY DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER BURHAM SALEH IS VISITING IRAN, CARRYING WITH IT SECURITY AND POLITICAL DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO IRANIAN INTERVENTION IN INTERNAL IRAQI AFFAIRS. (AL-ZAMAN, BAGHDAD, 8/29/04) IRAQ'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DR. MUWAFFAQ AL-RABI'I SAYS THAT THERE IS EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT MUQTADA AL-SADR HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY FOREIGN ELEMENTS.' (AL-SHARQ AL-AWSAT, LONDON, 8/28/04) MUQTADA AL-SADR'S AIDE SAID THAT THE AL-MAHDI ARMY WOULD NOT BE DISARMED AND THAT THE NEW AGREEMENT DID NOT REQUIRE DISARMAMENT. HE ALSO SAID THAT NEGOTIATIONS WITH A DELEGATION FROM THE IRAQI INTERIOR MINISTRY AND THE IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE ARE UNDERWAY REGARDING THE SITUATION IN OTHER CITIES. (AL-HAYAT, LONDON, 8/29/04) |
| Posted by:mercutio |
| #6 History shows that an outside enemy, especially and ancient and cultural one, is a common way to unite a nation. And most religions save their highest venom and hatred for heretics and religious sectarian rivals. Iran is on the losing end of this. If there is one thing that can bring the Shia and Sunni and Kurds togehter in Iraq, its the the threat of the Persians screwing with them. This goes way back, centuries. If they can publicise hard and substantial links between Tater and the Iranians, all bets are off. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-08-30 10:12:48 PM |
| #5 Iran,s ultimate goal, A shia swath of control from Tehran to mecca. God, that must have the mullahs in a swoon. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-08-30 6:45:11 PM |
| #4 Tater is going to keep throwing balls of s**t at the Iraqis (Allawi and Sistan) until they finally get tired of it. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-08-30 6:18:26 PM |
| #3 Please tell what that is? |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2004-08-30 6:15:18 PM |
| #2 Something tells me that Sistani and his allies are not going to allow the shrine to be occupied by the Tater chips again, not at least without a fight. |
| Posted by: Atropanthe 2004-08-30 6:11:15 PM |
| #1 yep, round 3 and block off the friggin shrine, dammit! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-30 5:27:23 PM |