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2012-02-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Fifth Rev. Guard Commander Dies of 'Heart Attack'

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Posted by Anonymoose 2012-02-15 11:10|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Stalin and Beria would be proud.

Posted by Tamir Pardo 2012-02-15 11:27|| 2012-02-15 11:27|| Front Page Top

#2 It is a hilarious irony that the Iranians, after years of being the Soviet Union's enemy, are now adopting purge techniques well known in Russia.

The amusing thing is that such purges are usually based on personalities, not objective reasons, so they end up killing what would otherwise be loyal and effective personnel.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-02-15 11:29|| 2012-02-15 11:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Is it significant that they are all in their 50s?

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2012-02-15 11:57|| 2012-02-15 11:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Isn't the 50's the usual age for rapid onset lead poisoning?

Posted by AlanC 2012-02-15 12:05|| 2012-02-15 12:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Lessee, heart attack, stroke, heart attack, stroke, heart attack. Wanna bet the next one dies of a stroke?

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2012-02-15 12:21|| 2012-02-15 12:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Naw, they'll mix it up to break the pattern - look for "impacted cerumen" as the next CoD.

Posted by Slomoger Schwarzeneggar1825 2012-02-15 13:22|| 2012-02-15 13:22|| Front Page Top

#7 My money for the next is on "Faulty missle test".

Posted by Charles 2012-02-15 13:34|| 2012-02-15 13:34|| Front Page Top

#8 This is the fifth Guard commander to die because of a heart attack or stroke in the past month.

And people said that Israel's humanitarian mission to Haiti was just a meaningless gesture.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-02-15 14:06|| 2012-02-15 14:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Here's what I'm hoping for.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-02-15 15:15|| 2012-02-15 15:15|| Front Page Top

#10 Just goes to show you that you need to check your cholesterol levels on a regular basis...

Posted by Raj 2012-02-15 19:18|| 2012-02-15 19:18|| Front Page Top

#11 Wanna bet the next one dies of a stroke?

Nah. They're overdue for an aviation mishap.

Posted by Pappy 2012-02-15 20:48|| 2012-02-15 20:48|| Front Page Top

#12 I would think that if internal purges are going on, it would create some intelligence opportunities, what with some people looking for a ride out of town before the next scheduled mishap. Maybe expect a few more Iranians to get 'rescued' by the US Navy?

Posted by SteveS 2012-02-15 21:00|| 2012-02-15 21:00|| Front Page Top

#13 Clearly the Camel + Beer + Babe Beach Blanket Barbecue went too well.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-02-15 22:27|| 2012-02-15 22:27|| Front Page Top

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