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2007-02-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran Offers "Evidence" US Arming Iranian Rebels

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Posted by cajunbelle 2007-02-18 13:59|| || Front Page|| [11138 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 LGF has a post on how this is a P'shopped fake.

Posted by Brett 2007-02-18 14:31|| 2007-02-18 14:31|| Front Page Top

#2 And how. Thanks Brett!

Posted by cajunbelle 2007-02-18 14:32|| 2007-02-18 14:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe it was the stray Barretts that annoyed 'em.

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-18 14:38|| 2007-02-18 14:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Correct me if I am wrong, but the 7.62 x 39 round is a Soviet/Yugoslavian round.

Posted by djh_usmc 2007-02-18 15:07|| 2007-02-18 15:07|| Front Page Top

#5 It is, but like almost all other ammo, practically everyone and his kid sister makes it. My own stock of 7.62x39mm includes not only Wolf brand (Russian, made at the Tula factory), but also Winchester and American Eagle.

In any case, whatever this Iranian "evidence" is, it means little or nothing because it's garden-variety stuff that could have come from anywhere.

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-02-18 15:15|| 2007-02-18 15:15|| Front Page Top

#6 I sincerely hope we are arming the Iranian rebels.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-02-18 15:15|| 2007-02-18 15:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Look on the bright side: Whatever the case (which I'm pretty sure this one is fake), we both agree that arming terrorist groups is bad.

Posted by gorb 2007-02-18 16:05|| 2007-02-18 16:05|| Front Page Top

#8 And like most ~~terrorist~~ ME "news" reports, they are targeted for ME consumption ~~by mindless terrorist-supporting drones~~. They really don't give a $hit if it's obvious to anyone with a brain or not, because those with brains are already filtered out by not consuming that crap. They are just looking to feed those who want to believe it. Anyone who believes the "evidence" they display is beyond redemption.

Posted by gorb 2007-02-18 16:10|| 2007-02-18 16:10|| Front Page Top

#9 oh well what goes around comes around asshats

Posted by sinse 2007-02-18 16:12|| 2007-02-18 16:12|| Front Page Top

#10 cajunbelle: It just takes a couple of minutes to set up a free account at a site like photobucket.com. Then you upload the pictures off your HD there, and they automatically give you a choice of links back to that photo.

You copy the html "href" tag and put it in the submit comments box here at Rantburg, or most anywhere, and the picture is automatically displayed when you submit your comment. (Check it with 'preview' first, natch.)

Photobucket can handle most bandwidth demands, unlike trying to link to another web pages photos, which will often give you a "no hotlinking" warning.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-18 18:06|| 2007-02-18 18:06|| Front Page Top

#11 We should arm Iranian rebels with the Iranian/Chinese/Russian weapons we sieze in Iraq.

Posted by Elmereter Hupash6222 2007-02-18 18:08|| 2007-02-18 18:08|| Front Page Top

#12 As a gener rule, US-mfged/labeled weapons will NOT be used except by US-CONTROLLED, US-COMMANDED PROXIES. As said before, iff US SPECOPS, etal. were involved, Moud + Mullahs would already be overthrown, suing for peace, or at the very least running for their lives. ARMY RANGERS, DELTA FORCE, + GREEN BERETS AREN'T GONNA CARE WHOM + HOW MANY MOUD + MULLAHS HAVE TO DEFEND HIMSELF OR THEMSELVES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-02-18 23:23|| 2007-02-18 23:23|| Front Page Top

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