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| Ayatollahs recruiting Arab thugs... |
| 2002-08-05 |
| Iranian opposition sources said the Islamic regime in Teheran has hired and equipped a range of Arab nationals to serve as riot police and break up student demonstrations around the country. The sources said the Arabs work for police and paramilitary special units and were identified as the most brutal elements in the crackdown against the growing reformist movement. That should certainly make the Medes and Persians happy with their lot... The Arabs are said to come from several areas and were hired amid dissatisfaction with the failure of Iranian officers to quell unrest. Some of the expatriates were identified as Shi'ites from Iraq. Others were said to have been Palestinians. Afghan nationals were also cited. "Arab" Afghan nationals? Well, I guess they're not Iranians, so it's the same thing... The sources said the Arabs were used in large numbers in anti-government protests at Teheran University in mid-July. They said the Arab security officers severely beat demonstrators and arrested hundreds of students. Yeah. We heard about that... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 It's going on right this second, actually. My own sources are breaking down, so the news out of the current demonstrations is getting fuzzy. I do now have multiple sources, though, confirming the SMCCDI report that many of the security forces battling with students in Tehran over the last few hours are communicating in Arabic. My correspondents tend to refer to these foreign security forces as "Hezbollah". Who's surprised? |
| Posted by: Mac 2002-08-05 12:29:52 |