EXCLUSIVE: Iranian Weapons Arm Iraqi Militia

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2006 — U.S. officials say they have found smoking-gun evidence of Iranian support for terrorists in Iraq: brand-new weapons fresh from Iranian factories. According to a senior defense official, coalition forces have recently seized Iranian-made weapons and munitions that bear manufacturing dates in 2006.

This suggests, say the sources, that the material is going directly from Iranian factories to Shia militias, rather than taking a roundabout path through the black market. "There is no way this could be done without (Iranian) government approval," says a senior official.

Iranian-made munitions found in Iraq include advanced IEDs designed to pierce armor and anti-tank weapons. U.S. intelligence believes the weapons have been supplied to Iraq's growing Shia militias from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which is also believed to be training Iraqi militia fighters in Iran.


Evidence is mounting, too, that the most powerful militia in Iraq, Moktada al-Sadr's Mahdi army, is receiving training support from the Iranian-backed terrorists of Hezbollah.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/IraqCoverage/story?id=2688501

Seems like a funny report to be coming out of the Al Jazeera Broadcasting Company, but I heard it first last night from CBS ( Clinton Broadcasting Company)

 

[crunch]

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And along the same note, an interesting column....

In Lebanon six months ago, the Beirut Center for Research and Information found that over 80% of the Lebanese population said they supported Hizbullah.

And do I need also to mention that a majority of Palestinians backed Hamas in parliamentary elections last year? Sure, there are also places where support for violent jihad is not as high. As Reuters reported on October 15, just 10 percent of Indonesian Muslims said they backed jihad and supported bomb attacks on the island of Bali aimed at foreign tourists.

But Indonesia is home to more than 200 million Muslims, so while 10 percent may sound like a small number percentage-wise, it is actually quite large in absolute terms. It means there are some 20 million Muslims in Indonesia alone who are willing to say out loud that they support the use of violence and terror against innocent human beings.

Read the whole thing, not just the blurb I put up.... truly frightening.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467849587&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

 

[Plainsman]

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But crunch, it doesn't matter, we have to have a dialogue with them and try and figure out why they are so angry so we don't make them mad at us. Then the world can be a happy place with hugs for all. That's what the "Peace march" was all about. Just listen to Jane Fonda, Tim Robbins and Sean Penn. Of course they have no answers, just loud mouths, but they are right :}:}:}

 

[crunch]

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Now you are starting to sound like Pointer.... zzz

 

[Plainsman]

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Much better than sounding like rustbolt 8)

 

[crunch]

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you bad, as soon as i clean up mt key board, you going to get it.

 

[Haut Medoc]

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So, should we invade Indonesia? o

 

[POINTER94]

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Hey man, its all about the dialoge. Once you got that, the rest is downhill. 8)

 

[crunch]

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So, should we invade Indonesia?

Uhhhh, no? Not only do they almost out number us, but 90% of them love us. :}

 

[steve201]

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and you guys believe that we can actually talk to terrorists in the muslim world that have been breeding and training hate and death for centuries and make nice......
I work and know several iranian immigrants...they tell me that not only would it be impossible for peace, but talking peace to a group that is hell bent on total destruction of ANY civilization that isn't radical shiia or sunni would show total weakness and they'd increase the attacks on anything other than what they believe in...they totally believe that they are the true believers and that all others are infidels....and should be killed or subjugated into service for them.....sorry...but personally...I'm for reinacting the developement of the neutron bomb......it's gonna come eventually to combat here in my home...and I can personally tell you that won't make me happy....but that's just my opinion....

 

[crunch]

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Steve, my guess is that 80 to 90 % of the people on this board have a very... well, semi-realistic view of what we face with Islamic Jihad.

For all of the defense the liberals put up for dialog and "can we just all get along", the numbers speak for themselves. Once the "bigot barrier" is broken, and that PC BS is put in perspective there can really be no debate other than ways and means

So.... what do we do with 1/2 a Billion people that think it's OK to kill our husbands, wives, and children for no other crime besides just being us?... and not of their faith...

 

[Plainsman]

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and you guys believe that we can actually talk to terrorists in the muslim world that have been breeding and training hate and death for centuries and make nice......
I work and know several iranian immigrants...they tell me that not only would it be impossible for peace, but talking peace to a group that is hell bent on total destruction of ANY civilization that isn't radical shiia or sunni would show total weakness and they'd increase the attacks on anything other than what they believe in...they totally believe that they are the true believers and that all others are infidels....and should be killed or subjugated into service for them.....sorry...but personally...I'm for reinacting the developement of the neutron bomb......it's gonna come eventually to combat here in my home...and I can personally tell you that won't make me happy....but that's just my opinion....

Steve, I was being very sarcastic...but it can fun:}

 

[crunch]

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and you guys believe that we can actually talk to terrorists in the muslim world that have been breeding and training hate and death for centuries and make nice......
I work and know several iranian immigrants...they tell me that not only would it be impossible for peace, but talking peace to a group that is hell bent on total destruction of ANY civilization that isn't radical shiia or sunni would show total weakness and they'd increase the attacks on anything other than what they believe in...they totally believe that they are the true believers and that all others are infidels....and should be killed or subjugated into service for them.....sorry...but personally...I'm for reinacting the developement of the neutron bomb......it's gonna come eventually to combat here in my home...and I can personally tell you that won't make me happy....but that's just my opinion....

Truer words have never been spoken.... BTW, is this too long for a sig?