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| Iran Army wraps up stealth maneuvers |
| 2008-08-23 |
| A senior army commander says Iran has wrapped three successful military maneuvers aimed at strengthening the country's defensive prowess. Brigadier General Abdul-Rahim Mousavi said Friday that Iran's Army forces have held aerial, naval and ground drills over the past two months. According to the Iranian commander, the maneuvers have been held in secret to prevent Western governments from acquiring intelligence on Iran's defensive and combat capabilities. The announcement comes amid reports suggesting that an armada of US and European naval vessels had been stationed in the Persian Gulf in an unprecedented build-up. The US and Israel have long threatened to launch military strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran should the country continue its uranium enrichment program. Despite the UN nuclear watchdog's confirmation that enriched uranium in Iran does not exceed 3 percent, a rate consistent with the construction of a nuclear power plant, the two staunch partners alongside their European allies accuse Iran, a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), of pursuing atomic weaponry. Brig. Gen. Abdul-Rahim Mousavi, deputy Coordinator of the Islamic Republic Army, added that one of the goals of the maneuvers was to test the forces' promptness in countering threats against the country. "In a part one of the drills, a legion of the army was moved from a region to another in quickest possible manner," he expounded. "While the media scrutinizes any military movement in Iran, this part of maneuver was carried masterfully out without attracting any attention," the commander continued. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 o/Panzer |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-08-23 07:24 |
| #3 I vote yay on adding this to the classics. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2008-08-23 04:19 |
| #2 I have secret intercepts of these exercises from satellites and black helicopters and NSA Tesla antennas mounted on invisible UFO based planes. Here is what I got leaked, eat your heart out NY Times! //S E C R E T/HVCCO/REL NATO// //030827:0917Z-UFO// //FROM: FIELD STATION ZEBRA// //TO: ALLCON// //SRC: HALLIBURTON PHONETAP-O-MATIC// //TRANSCRIPT BEGIN// /0918Z/COL FARID/: Hey Mahmoud /OC: BELCH HERE/ I mean Colonel Rashid, I am shtarting to move to /OC: BELCH HERE/ Bandar Abbash with a motorised /OC: HICCUP HERE/ infantry battalion like US /OC: SAID YOO ESH/ marinesh. /OC: SPEECH SLURRED. POSS REF BANDAR ABBAS, US MARINES/ /0919Z/COL RASHID/: Roger that Colonel Farid. I am pretending to assault with my 1000 man platoon of Basij across your front. Hey Abdul, remember that good deal we got with the Japanese last year? My Basij are not only armed with plastic keys to paradise, but they now have improved sharp knives to cut the infidel's throats thanks to Ginsu. Abdul? Hello? Did Abdul leave the conference call again? /0921Z/OC: SILENCE/ /0922Z/UI VOICE POSS RASHID/:Yooohoo sleeping beauty wake up /OC:YELLING LAST TWO WORDS/ /0922Z/OC: POSS SNORING SNDS INTERRUPTED WITH STARTLE/ /0923Z/GEN ABDUL/: Yes, I am here. /0925Z/OC: APPARENT MULTIPLE DICE ROLLING AND ABRUPT STOP WITH MUFFLED WORD. BELIEVE TO BE "FINALLY"/ /0925Z/GEN ABDUL/:Farid, your marines are all dead. Allah has provided the presi... /OC: TRAIL OFF AND CLEARS THROAT/ Colonel Rashid with a roll of 12 to hit and destroy each of the US marines and vehicles by our Stealth Iranian Holy forces with only 97 precent casualties to the Basij! /0926Z/*MIXED VOICES*/: Allah Ahkbar! Allah Ahkbar! The infidel Americans will surely die when they invade. /OC: ALL YELLING/ /0927Z/OC UI VOICE POSS FARID CONT INCOHERENT FOR 3 ADDTL MINUTES/ /0930Z/GEN ABDUL/: Lets call it a day, its been a hectic hour, and its almost time for prayers. All should be back on this conference call tomorrow but later, say one-ish, since I know Colonel Rashid has a date, I mean late night working tonight. President Ahmadine..., I mean Colonel Rashid, tomorrow you can call me and then I will three-way in Colonel Farid for you. Also, Colonel, umm, Rashid, we need to use your copy of Panzerblitz for this - I lost some of the German counters out of my box today to the cat. /OC: REF PANZERBLITZ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PanzerBlitz)/ /0932Z/GEN ABDUL/:Finally, Colonel Farid, this time remember to hang up! The Mullahs are going to whip us for the phone bill as it is. Allah Ahkbar and long live the President! /0932Z/COL RASHID/:Thanks - and long live our secret nuclear weapons! Abdul, remember to give Farid the latest pirated photoshop you have, we need some pictures of this for the western press. /0932Z/GEN ABDUL/:Will Do, goodbye sir. /0932Z/COL RASHID/: Toodles. /0932Z/COL RASHID/DISCONNECTED /0932Z/GEN HAFEZ/DISCONNECTED /0933Z/COL FARID 5 MIN LIGHT SNORING MUMBLING. POSS WORDS "SHORTY" "MIDGET" "DINNER JACKET"/ /0938Z/SIGNAL LOST/ //TRANSCRIPT ENDS// //OC: COL FARID POSS INEBRIATED BASED ON SPCH CHARS// //1 OF 1// //S E C R E T/HVCCO/REL NATO// |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-23 02:30 |
| #1 "In a part one of the drills, a legion of the army was moved from a region to another in quickest possible manner," he expounded. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-08-23 02:12 |