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2007-01-13 Iraq

Bush Authorized Iranians' Arrest in Iraq, Rice Says

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Posted by Frank G 2007-01-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Even if a year+ later then it should have been, this is very welcome news.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-13 00:17|| 2007-01-13 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Article: Administration officials now describe Iran as the single greatest threat the United States faces in the Middle East, though some administration critics regard the talk about Iran as a diversion, one intended to shift attention away from the spiraling chaos in Iraq.

Iran is about to get nukes and talk about it is a diversion? These guys have been navel-gazing for far too long.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2007-01-13 00:29|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2007-01-13 00:29|| Front Page Top

#3 The ROE will have changed when SOF are directing airstikes against Persians on behalf of the Azeri, Balochi, Kurdish, Turkmen, Luri Liberation Fronts.

Posted by ed 2007-01-13 01:14|| 2007-01-13 01:14|| Front Page Top

#4 That Iranian official was ordered released, by Ms. Rice among others, after Iran claimed he had diplomatic status

Does diplomatic status apply when you are waging war? If that is the case give our diplomats UW and weapon training and let them loose on our enemies. If they get captured they get a "free get out jail card"

Posted by Dunno 2007-01-13 01:21|| 2007-01-13 01:21|| Front Page Top

#5 I seem to also recall something about real diplomats and 444 days.

Posted by ed 2007-01-13 01:29|| 2007-01-13 01:29|| Front Page Top

#6 ed: Word.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-01-13 06:19|| 2007-01-13 06:19|| Front Page Top

#7 I just want the record to show and I would like to have a legal response from the State Department if they think they have authority to pursue networks or anything else across the border into Iran and Iraq that will generate a constitutional confrontation here in the Senate, I predict to you, Mr. Biden said.

At least it's now on the record which side Biden's on.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-01-13 06:37|| 2007-01-13 06:37|| Front Page Top

#8 raise the cost to the United States for its intervention in Iraq, in hopes of teaching Washington a painful lesson about the perils of engaging in regime change

And as soon as they teach us this lesson, they'll go back to being good neighbors? Somebody's been eatin' too many Dreamsicles.

Posted by Bobby 2007-01-13 06:51|| 2007-01-13 06:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Does diplomatic status apply when you are waging war?

Yes.

Embassy personnel from the enemy state are usually removed from their compound and kept in secure and comfortable quarters until such time as neutral transportation home can be arranged.

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-13 08:42|| 2007-01-13 08:42|| Front Page Top

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Posted by doc 2007-01-13 09:54|| 2007-01-13 09:54|| Front Page Top

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