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| Iran threatens Britain, US after blast |
| 2009-10-19 |
| THE head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has vowed to "retaliate" against the United States and Britain after accusing them of backing the perpetrators of a suicide bombing that killed six Guards commanders. You won't have to retaliate: Bambi has already "condemned" the attack, and Brown soon will fall into line ... Iranian media say the Sunni Muslim insurgent group Jundollah (God's soldiers) has claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing in Sistan-Baluchestan province, which killed 42 people in all. The incident threatened to overshadow talks between Iran and global powers in Vienna on Monday intended to tackle a standoff about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Overshadow? Heck, the Iranians will use it to blame the Great Satan and thus dig in their heels even further. Guards commander-in-chief Mohammad Ali Jafari said Iranian security officials had presented documents indicating "direct ties" from Jundollah to US, British and, "unfortunately," Pakistani intelligence organizations, the ISNA news agency said. "Behind this scene are the American and British intelligence apparatus, and there will have to be retaliatory measures to punish them," Jafari said. Jundollah, which has been blamed for many attacks since 2005 in the desert province bordering Pakistan, says it is fighting to end discrimination against Sunni Muslims by Iran's dominant Shi'ites. Its leader is Abdolmalek Rigi. "This person himself and his plans are undoubtedly under the umbrella and the protection of these (U.S., British and Pakistani) organizations," Jafari said. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 OOOOPSIES, forgot PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > VIDEO > INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST WAYNE MADSEN: US SENT TALIBAN INTO IRAQ [paid 'em to attack the IGA, etc. targets]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-19 21:10 |
| #4 WMF > "ALLAH BRIGADE" GROUP CLAIMS TO HAD OBEYED US ORDERS IN ATTACK ON IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS. HATRED OF USA IN GROWING IRAN, CHINA RELATIONS. versus PAKISTANI DEFENCE OFRUM > TOP JUNDALLAH LEADER SAY US ORDERED ATTACK ON IRAN IRGC COMMANDERS. SAME [PDF]> COOPERATION RISES BETWEEN IRAN AND TALIBAN. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-19 21:07 |
| #3 An apology may be forthcoming, but where will the next bomb go off? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-10-19 21:05 |
| #2 An apology will be forthcoming. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-10-19 14:18 |
| #1 This was a big blow to the Iranian regime, especially internally as shows how effective opposition can be. Assasination has always been a more effective terrorism tactic against authoritarian regimes. Because senior people are much less replaceable than in a democracy. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2009-10-19 12:08 |