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2007-08-20 Iraq
Kurds flee homes as Iran shells villages in Iraq
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Posted by lotp 2007-08-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 Iranian authorities regard the group as a terrorist outfit being sponsored and armed by the US to increase pressure on Iran. On a recent visit to PJAK camps in the Qandil mountains the Guardian saw no evidence of American weaponry. The majority of its fighters toted Soviet-era Kalashnikovs.

Nothing gets by those Grauniad journalists...
Posted by Pappy 2007-08-20 00:17||   2007-08-20 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Nevertheless Pappy, Let's see just how long Super "W" turns the other cheek on this one. He's primed for alittle Iranian butt kicking, but it's getting awfully close to the time to 'fish or cut bait'! Less of course he'd like to see the Mullahs establish a beachhead in northern Iraq for future 'chess moves'!
Posted by smn 2007-08-20 01:29||   2007-08-20 01:29|| Front Page Top

#3 I am not for sponsoring terrorists or terrorists activities like we did in Afganistan against the Soviets.
Look how that has come back to bite us.
So I would not want to support any group using terrorist activities.
But if thousands of IRG are threatening on the border, and since they should be considered terrorists,
they should be considered an appropriate and an attractive target for JDAMs.
Posted by Push over pushes back 2007-08-20 03:42||   2007-08-20 03:42|| Front Page Top

#4 I think it would be smart to start a hot war all along the Iraq/Iran border and get the well trained Iraqi forces into it. Give our air superiority something to do and scare the shit outta Basher de Asshat.
Posted by wxjames 2007-08-20 10:37||   2007-08-20 10:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Additional info:
Iranian troops are reportedly massing along the northeastern stretch of the Iran-Iraq border near Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, sources in Hajj Omran town in the northern Arbil province said Sunday.

The unnamed Kurdish source said Iranian forces looked about to launch a large-scale offensive targeting members of the Kurdish workers' party and the Party for Freedom and Life known as PJAK.

Members of the 'rebel' groups, who fiercely oppose the governments of Iran and Turkey, are said to be based near mountains that stretch along the borders with Iran.

On Saturday, unconfirmed Iranian reports had said that they succeeded in shooting down an Iranian helicopter involved in military manoeuvres in northeastern Iran.
Posted by Sherry 2007-08-20 10:58||   2007-08-20 10:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Soviet Era Kalishnikovs?

Them's some OLD rifles then.

(Moron reporter probably didn't realize what he had just said).
Posted by OldSpook 2007-08-20 14:08||   2007-08-20 14:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Hasn't the US government (i.e. State Department) bought up a whole bunch of knock-off AK-47s and then a whole bunch of them disappeared? Would the reporter be able to tell these from genuine Soviet era Kalashnikovs?
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-08-20 14:41||   2007-08-20 14:41|| Front Page Top

#8 four days of intermittent shelling by Iranian forces had hit mountain villages high up on the Iraqi side of the border

What is it going to take for Iran to finally be on the receiving end of a major smackdown? Especially hilarious is the following:

Iranian authorities regard the group as a terrorist outfit being sponsored and armed by the US

How priceless. One of this world's principal terrorist sponsors squawking about how the USA sponsors terrorism. Iran has run up such an enormous kharmic tab whereby not even first use of nuclear weapons against them could possibly justify accusations of "terrorism".

If I were not so used to Islam's incredible levels of cognitive dissonance, this might have surprised or amused me. Instead, all it does is confirm how woefully inadequate our responses have been to Iran's constant provocations. There is no reasonable explanation for why Tehran's mullahs are not all taking one huge collective dirt nap.
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2007-08-20 21:31||   2007-08-20 21:31|| Front Page Top

#9 I've gotta agree that there has to come a time (very soon) to publicly confront Iran and smack the shit off their smile. IEDs can work for others, you know? Collapse of their economic system is an option. Killing of Iranian forces shelling across an international border is order one. Once the cars are idle due to refinery/shipment stoppage, let's see who "punches" who
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-08-20 22:32||   2007-08-20 22:32|| Front Page Top

#10 Its about time to start poisoning some of these guys.
Posted by Mike N.  2007-08-20 23:58||   2007-08-20 23:58|| Front Page Top

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