 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - An Iranian group that claims its members are dedicated to becoming suicide bombers warned the United States and Britain on Saturday that they will strike coalition military bases in Iraq if Tehran's nuclear facilities are attacked.
Mohammad Ali Samadi, spokesman for Esteshadion, or Martyrdom Seekers, boasted of having hundreds of potential bombers in his talk at a seminar on suicide-bombings tactics at Tehran's Khajeh Nasir University. ``With more than 1,000 trained martyrdom-seekers, we are ready to attack the American and British sensitive points if they attack Iran's nuclear facilities,'' Samadi said. ``If they strike, we have a lot of volunteers. Their (U.S. and British) sensitive places are quiet close to Iranian borders,'' Samadi said.
| And our security is quite good. |
Hasan Abbasi, a university instructor and former member of the elite Revolutionary Guards, told the audience of about 200 that Iran was not seeking nuclear weapons as claimed by the United States and some of its allies. ``Our martyrdom-seekers are our nuclear weapons,'' said Abbasi, the event's main speaker.
| Um, yeah, right, even for the Mad Mullahs™ that's pretty brazen. |
After his speech, about 50 idiots fools rubes students filled out membership applications. Esteshadion was formed in late 2004, calling for members on a sporadic basis at Friday prayer ceremonies, state-sponsored rallies and at the group's occasional meetings. |