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| Iran holds war games to boost readiness |
| 2008-09-16 |
| Iran urged the U.N. nuclear watchdog not to be swayed by U.S. pressure in its report on the disputed Iranian atomic program due to be released on Monday, as the Islamic Republic's air force and defense units began war games aimed at testing equipment and boosting readiness. Iran's Fars and ISNA news agencies said the air force exercise was being held in half of the Islamic Republic's 30 provinces but did not give details or say how long it would last. The commander of Iran's aerial defense, Brigadier General Ahmad Mighani, said it was staged to practice tactics, use modern equipment and increase military readiness, Fars said. Iranian media earlier this month said three days of maneuvers were due to begin on Sept. 8, also involving anti-aircraft defense systems; but it was not clear whether they were the same ones which instead got under way on Monday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Yes, the slingshots and clubs are ready. Enough already, we've heard the spiel a hundred times about the great Revolutionary Guard. They haven't fought a war in 20 years, and they used kids to flush out the mines then. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-09-16 09:10 |