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| Iraq |
| Ayatollah: US forces plotted attack on shrine |
| 2007-06-16 |
| Iran's supreme leader on Friday accused the US-led forces in Iraq of plotting and extremist Sunni groups of carrying out this week's bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in Samarra, saying the attack sought to provoke civil war in Iraq. Thousands of Iranians held street protests after weekly Friday prayers in Teheran and other cities to denounce the bombing, which toppled the minarets of the revered al-Askariya shrine. Some shouted slogans outside the British Embassy, burning US, British and Israeli flags. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 The Middleastern populations allows their leaders to portray rhetoric and random violence against innocents as strength because the alterantive is to deal with the reality that they are weak. The ability to detonate a 40's relic nuclear device will only multiply the number of innocents executed simultaneously. This only translates into power when processed through the prism of Western self-hatred. The primary reason that you don't see bombing attempts within the US by Hezbollah and Hammas is that Iran understands that the prism is a fragile device in the US. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2007-06-16 15:13 |
| #8 They only say this crap because they know their audience will believe it. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-06-16 14:49 |
| #7 I think the regime understands that the Iranian people want to feel powerful. This translates into a policy of funding trouble throughout the region, developing WMD's, controlling Syria, and talking tough. Taking on a real military and getting their ass kicked does not energize the populus, a lesson that Nasser demonstrated convincingly to the mullahs. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2007-06-16 12:58 |
| #6 Demonstrating against America outside a British Embassy? Still think we're a colony, do they? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-06-16 12:43 |
| #5 Yeah! Us Americans plotted the evil deed, but it didn't take much to get the Sonneys and Shitties to carry it out. Just like me getting my dog to run and fetch. So easy to do! HA! |
| Posted by: Almost Anonymous5839 2007-06-16 12:40 |
| #4 Iran is pushing hard for war with US. And Israel. Both through their own rhetoric and their Hamas actions. But they cannot run a 'real' war without fuel, and they are 'refinery-challenged', not to mention refinery-vulnerable. And yesterday (during my 'unable to comment' period) we saw reports on gasoline rationing in Iran. I have my doubts that their demand is significantly higher than it has been, or that their supply is any smaller. I suspect the 'shortage' is manufactured. Perhaps supply is being diverted to dispersed and concealed fuel dumps in anticipation of war? One hopes our eyes in the sky (space) are carefully monitoring tanker truck traffic for new patterns or destinations. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-06-16 12:00 |
| #3 That's Khamenei. Khatami is fixing to have his turban taken away. But both are well deserving of dirt naps. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-06-16 08:06 |
| #2 And all this time I thought it was the Joooooooooos. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2007-06-16 02:33 |
| #1 Katami really needs to suck dirt. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-06-16 02:31 |