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2009-07-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Islamic Repulic Transformed into a Military State?

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Posted by Bobby 2009-07-27 06:39|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Apparently, the AP was surprised.

Maube I'll go see if anyone at the DU believed this, or thought it was another Rovian plot.

Nah. Not worth it.

Posted by Bobby 2009-07-27 12:41|| 2009-07-27 12:41|| Front Page Top

#2 I am hearing noises like the Basij are having trouble keeping people. People are being forced by their families to choose between their family or the Basij.

One thing to also remember, the Revolutionary Guard controls much of the oil and gas industry and is set to take the entire thing over:

Ahmadinejad is also seeking to appoint Brig. Gen. Rostam Qassemi, a commander of the Revolutionary Guard, as oil minister, reported Khabar Online, a news website close to parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani. Qassemi now commands a multibillion-dollar Revolutionary Guard business involved in the oil industry.

Posted by crosspatch 2009-07-27 22:17|| 2009-07-27 22:17|| Front Page Top

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