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2007-01-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iranian Arrested In Erbil Connected To Austrian Assasination

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Posted by mrp 2007-01-17 10:52|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 perhaps after we're done with him, the Kurds might like a word? And who was the Kurdish ~~asshole~~ leader who was vouching for these mooks? Perhaps he needs ~~dissection~~ looking into

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-01-17 11:34|| 2007-01-17 11:34|| Front Page Top

#2 on charges of being connected to a faction of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the Pasdaran, that funds and arms insurgents in Iraq.

This makes no sense to me: how can a named unit of the country's armed services be a "faction"? Surely they were simply following orders?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-17 12:19|| 2007-01-17 12:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Irbil is the largest city in Iraq's Kurdish region. That these IRG goons were operating as part of a quasi-diplomatic mission seems to indicate that Iran and the Iraqi Kurds have come to some sort of mutual understanding.

tw, AKI is an Italian-based wire service, so perhaps "faction" wasn't an accurate translation. No doubt the detainees reported to some entity in the IRG's table of organization.

Posted by mrp 2007-01-17 14:26|| 2007-01-17 14:26|| Front Page Top

#4 a faction of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the Pasdaran, that funds and arms insurgents in Iraq.

There are multiple factions, but the two likely ones are:

The Qods (Jerusalem) Force. Responsible for operations outside Iran, including terrorist operations and training Islamic fundamentalist terrorist groups throughout the Gulf, North African, and other Muslim countries. Also the Quods Force does intelligence gathering required for targeting and attack planning.

The other Pasadran operations are a branch consisting of Arabic speakers, especially the Hizballah, another branch concentrating on the Kurds (particularly Iraqi Kurds), and another covering the Kashmiris, the Balouchis and the Afghans.

There is also the Baseej, or volunteers. They are hired from the ranks of rural Iranians and foreigners, especially Palestinians and Afghans. These are the thugs used to enforce social-laws.

Last is the Ashura Brigades.These are made up of Baseej and some loyal Pasadran, and are used during civil unrest. Seems the military and most of the IRGC refused to put down the riots a decade or so back.

Posted by Pappy 2007-01-17 21:00|| 2007-01-17 21:00|| Front Page Top

#5 If the joos can get away with attacking the Liberty, surely we can wack the fucks that were hiding these guys.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-17 21:41|| 2007-01-17 21:41|| Front Page Top

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