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2012-10-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Report: Iran Transfers $10 Billion To Syria, Creating Rift In Leadership
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Posted by trailing wife 2012-10-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
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#1 By my rough calculation that will fund the war for 4 months.
Posted by phil_b 2012-10-02 00:35||   2012-10-02 00:35|| Front Page Top

#2 But who is on which side, and why? Inquiring minds want to know. No help at the link.
Posted by Bobby 2012-10-02 06:11||   2012-10-02 06:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Oddly, when looking for more information, I find this - [Ynet] The Iranian economy is finding it difficult to cope with the economic sanctions, but the extensive financial aid to Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Light of the Alawites... has not stopped -- and is creating a... Full Article at Rantburg

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Posted by Bobby 2012-10-02 06:15||   2012-10-02 06:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah, I would think that a $10b giveaway from a financially strapped regime would cause a rift within said regime. Is it really worth fighting a proxy war when you can't really afford it?
Posted by American Delight 2012-10-02 06:30|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/  2012-10-02 06:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Times, quoting a Western intelligence source, said “Suleimani promised Khamenei that he would turn the situation in Syria around and has failed to deliver.”

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Posted by Bobby 2012-10-02 06:30||   2012-10-02 06:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Let's hope Syria is getting paid in Rials.
Posted by Raj 2012-10-02 10:36||   2012-10-02 10:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Sorry - just saw the other post below on the Rial - I spotted that one on Zero Hedge yesterday...
Posted by Raj 2012-10-02 10:38||   2012-10-02 10:38|| Front Page Top

#8 By my rough calculation that will fund the war for 4 months

If it is used by the Syrian government. If it's been transferred for use by Al Quds Force (or Hesb'allah), then it may last much longer.
Posted by Pappy 2012-10-02 12:06||   2012-10-02 12:06|| Front Page Top

#9 There's no doubt that Qassem Suleimani is the guy in the "pressure cooker" right now. Things aren't going his way. Regular people on the internet complain about Netanyahu and the Israelis starting a ME war - but it's more likely to be triggered by Suleimani.

So what's his "best" move right now? He's under pressure - gotta' get results. One possible move is that he teams up with Al Qaeda and helps them stage big attacks against America before the Nov election. That kind of joint operation would pit Al Quds and AQ against America. Possible targets??? Maybe US embassies in places like Pakistan, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan. Maybe trains, hotels, tourist spots in Asia and Europe.
Posted by Raider 2012-10-02 12:41||   2012-10-02 12:41|| Front Page Top

#10 Raider, the Iranians have been organizing themselves near our southern border for the last few years if I recall correctly, and occasionally some of their people get caught sneaking in with the Mexicans. Before that, there was the occasional report of an Iranian uniform found in our deserts. The concern is not so much things happening out there, as I understand it, as things happening here at home, coordinated with the citizenry up around Detroit and such. A quick google of "Hizbullah in Mexico" will give you a starting place.
Posted by trailing wife 2012-10-02 13:30||   2012-10-02 13:30|| Front Page Top

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