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Iran: Israel, U.S. Rigging Iraq Election
2004-12-20
Of course. Why didn't I think of that?
Hmpf. Goes without saying, doesn't it?
Israeli and U.S. agents were behind bombings in Iraq's Shi'ite holy cities of Kerbala and Najaf, Iran's Supreme Leader said Monday, accusing Tehran's arch-foes of trying to rig Iraq's elections for their own ends. Shi'ite Muslim Iran was quick to condemn Sunday's car bombings in Najaf and Kerbala, which killed 66 people. "I am sure Israeli and American spy services were behind these events. This is a plot which aims at keeping the Iraqis so busy that they will miss the exceptional chance to participate in the January 30 elections," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, speaking to Mecca pilgrimage organizers on state TV.
"Make sure you repeat this message many many times to the little people when they join the pilgrimage. Many many times."
"The British and Americans want to hold elections on the surface but in reality they want to bring their own agents to power by holding superficial elections," added the Supreme Leader, who has the last word on all state matters. Officials from oil-rich Iran have called for fully democratic elections next year in Iraq, where the majority of people are their Shi'ite coreligionists. President Bush and Iraq's interim Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalaan have accused Iran of aiding al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and former agents of Saddam Hussein in inflaming pre-election violence. Many analysts are hoping believe that the simmering violence in Iraq distracts Washington's gaze from Tehran.
Posted by:Seafarious

#16  How dare Israel and America interfere with Iraq's election! Only Iran is entitled to interfere with Iraq's election.
Posted by: Tibor   2004-12-20 5:10:14 PM  

#15  Actually, it was al- Guardian that rigged the elections in Ohio.
Yeah, but they couldn't figure out left from right again, and totally bollixed the results. If that's the kind of interference we get from Syria and Iran, I'm willing to take it! 8^)
Posted by: Old Patriot   2004-12-20 2:48:39 PM  

#14  Actually, it was al- Guardian that rigged the elections in Ohio.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2004-12-20 2:26:35 PM  

#13  Of course! The Americans will rig the elections so that the Sunni will win! Makes complete sense, to an Ayatollah.
Posted by: Uleque Hupolurong1866   2004-12-20 2:24:54 PM  

#12  Justrand...the Israelis rigged the elections in Ohio too? Dang they're good...
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-12-20 2:23:18 PM  

#11  Is it time to splice the mainbrace yet?
Posted by: mojo   2004-12-20 1:51:13 PM  

#10  Iran: Israel, U.S. Rigging Iraq Election

and/or

Iran: Israel, U.S. Planning/Rigging Iran Reactor Demolition post Iraq Election
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2004-12-20 1:38:47 PM  

#9  Perhaps the Iranians should hire the King County Washington elections commissioner to act as its consultant for the iraqi elections, perhaps in Sadr City.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2004-12-20 1:20:03 PM  

#8  Call me a nutty optimist (just don't call me late for dinner), but this sounds like one of those subtle admissions by the Iranians that they know that the elections are going to: 1. happen as scheduled; and 2. not go as they would like.

Winners don't need conspiracy theories or lawyers.
Posted by: Dreadnought   2004-12-20 1:17:53 PM  

#7  Iran: Israel, U.S. Rigging Iraq Election

WTF do they care? Furthermore, WTF is Khamenei the Supreme Hypocrite Weasel to be concerned with rigging of elections elsewhere when there's little doubt that any elections in his own country conform to the dictates of him and/or his cronies?
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-12-20 1:05:43 PM  

#6  The Iranian rant sounds eerily like the crap coming out of the Democratic Party these days...especially in Ohio! Coincidence?
Posted by: Justrand   2004-12-20 12:51:36 PM  

#5  The deal is that the Iranian MMs probably believe their own sh**te. We can guess that the boomings in Najaf and Karbala are probably Zarqawi's handiwork. However, not to be a conspiracy theorist, but I would not put it past the Iranians to do a thing like this, just to wreak havoc. The Iranians will be blaming the Jooooos for everything going wrong in their stinking lives until their dying day. It is their carefully cultivated disconnect that they treasure above all else, especially the trut.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-12-20 12:35:37 PM  

#4  Yeah, it's those Diebold voting machines and their butterfly ballots . . . and black magic! It's a conspiracy, I tell you, a conspiracy!

No, Nurse Ratched, stay away from my keyboard and keep your Haldol to yourself! I'm a member of the reality-based community, and I have to warn everyone before itr's too late.
Posted by: Mike   2004-12-20 12:28:14 PM  

#3  Israel? Geeez, more "The Jooos did it!" insanity from the World of Insanity Islam.

When it comes to Jooo-Hating, there is no difference I can detect between the Sunnis and the Shi'a - they're equally moronic and disconnected from reality.
Posted by: .com   2004-12-20 12:19:36 PM  

#2  There's almost nothing more irritating than having bona fide democratic elections criticized by a "Supreme Leader" -- except possibly Mikey and that caps-heavy fruitcake whose name I can't remember. Aris and PR are close seconds.
Posted by: Tom   2004-12-20 11:37:56 AM  

#1  Ya mean like how we rig them in Iran? Oh yeah, well actually we don't need to rig them since we override the results anyway.
Posted by: Elmaing Hupoluting4412   2004-12-20 11:28:30 AM  

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