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| Iran-Backed Opposition Group Slams Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| 2003-03-26 |
| From Clandestine Radio.... The propaganda war raging in Iraq is heating up as the U.S.-led coalition fights for control over Southern Iraq. Anti-war and anti-Saddam/anti-U.S. messages are filtering into the beseiged nation via Iran, which harbors and supports the Shii Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution of Iraq (SCIRI). SCIRI's station, Voice of Islamic Revolution in Iraq, broadcasts daily on 9575 and 7100 kHz between 0330 and 0530 GMT. The group, which refuses to participate in U.S.-led efforts to unite the Iraqi opposition, seeks to install an Islamic-based regime similar to the government in Tehran. According to the broadcast, monitored by ClandestineRadio.com on March 22 and linked above, SCIRI blames the war on both the U.S. and Baghdad and calls for national elections to be supervised by the United Nations in order to "legally" oust Saddam Hussein. This might explain why the Basra 'uprising' is shooting at both coalition troops and saddam fedyeen at the same time. |
| Posted by:Frank Martin |
| #2 No it means the Mullahs and Islamic clerics in Iran are shitting their pants at the fact that Iraq might fall. If it falls, it stands to reason that the 80% of Iranians who want talks with the US and some secular form of Government may ask the US to help (post-war of course) |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-27 21:16:06 |
| #1 this would mean SCIRI is fully breaking with Kurds, INC, etc. I bet this has something to do with disputes over postwar divisions of power. BTW - any sources for reports that uprising fired on coalition troops? |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-03-26 12:08:39 |