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| Iran's Revolutionary Guards prepare for war |
| 2011-12-06 |
| Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been put on a war footing amid increasing signs that the West is taking direct action to cripple Iran's nuclear programme. An order from Gen Mohammed Ali Jaafari, the commander of the guards, raised the operational readiness status of the country's forces, initiating preparations for potential external strikes and covert attacks. Western intelligence officials said the Islamic Republic had initiated plans to disperse long-range missiles, high explosives, artillery and guards units to key defensive positions. The order was given in response to the mounting international pressure over Iran's nuclear programme. Preparation for a confrontation has gathered pace following last month's report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna that produced evidence that Iran was actively working to produce nuclear weapons. The Iranian leadership fears the country is being subjected to a carefully co-ordinated attack by Western intelligence and security agencies to destroy key elements of its nuclear infrastructure. Recent explosions have added to the growing sense of paranoia within Iran, with the regime fearing it will be the target of a surprise military strike by Israel or the US. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 Lest we fergit, the Mullahs said years ago that they will wage "People's War" on their own soil iff Iran is ever invaded by the West, to include willingness to detonate NucWeaps/Bombs on their own soil, in Iranian Cities + Towns, etc. iff necessary to defeat an invader. TAKING THE ABOVE + OTHER COLLECTIVELY, + HISTOIRE', IOW THE MULLAHS ARE HINTING THAT FOREIGN POWERS WILL HAVE TO ATTACK + INVADE + OCCUPY IRAN TO STOP IRAN. Pesky Persians are Pesky. * IIRC TOPIX > [SMH.com] MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, IRAN WILL HAVE ITS NUCLEAR WAY! Now wid NORTH KOREAN ICBMS. ----------- FYI SAME, FREEREPUBLIC > CHINA'S HU [President Hu Jintao] URGES NAVY TO PREPARE FOR COMBAT. ARTIC emphasizes the South China Sea but I'm not convinced Beijing will limit combat only to that region. WAR FOR PLAN, PLAAF ACCESS THRU ENTIRE "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN", espec OKINAWA-TAIWAN STRAITS??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-12-06 20:46 |
| #4 While it numbers about 125,000 plus the 90,000 strong Basij militia, the IRGC itself is mostly conscripts, with maybe 2-3 brigades that can be trusted to obey all orders, and the Basij are mostly brownshirts not particularly good in a real fight. Probably can factor in at last one more brigade - maybe. Thing is, the IRGC also needs to cover Iran's eastern and southeastern borders as well. The Basij have at least 2 heavily armed brigades, but they're trained to counter civil insurrection. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-12-06 10:49 |
| #3 The trouble is that much of the IRGC is "unreliable". While it numbers about 125,000 plus the 90,000 strong Basij militia, the IRGC itself is mostly conscripts, with maybe 2-3 brigades that can be trusted to obey all orders, and the Basij are mostly brownshirts not particularly good in a real fight. Thus, in most circumstances, the bulk of the IRGC is confined to barracks, with the reliables being shuttled around the country to muscle disloyal minorities. Which is why their airplane disasters really hurt them, because they lose a bunch of their most trusted thugs all at once. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-12-06 09:33 |
| #2 Teaching their young 'uns how to walk arm in arm over minefields. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-12-06 09:15 |
| #1 What are they doing? Mobilizing their human shields? |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2011-12-06 09:14 |