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Iran
Iran suggests Qaeda-Khalq swap
2003-08-03
Iran wants the United States to hand over members of an Iranian opposition movement in return for any al Qaeda figures it extradites to Washington, the New York Times said on Saturday.
Hokay. You got first.
The newspaper quoted a US official as saying Washington had approached Tehran with a request for the handover of Al Qaeda members in Iranian custody. But the approach, relayed through the Swiss embassy that handles US interests in Tehran, did not include any proposed swap and the US “did not receive a positive response”, the Times quoted the official as saying. A senior Bush administration official said the US would reject any kind of swap for members of the Mujahideen Khalq.
Dump them if the trade's good. No skin off our collective fore. That's one of the risks of being in the Armed Struggle™ business, innit?
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#2  Finesse a few smallfish members of MK willing to get out of a dead-end organization, to go to Iran, with cooperation of some Iranian helpers in govt. civil or mil. Let's hope CIA has people on ground in Iran who would know which Iranians would be helpful. If this is not the case, then it's a scandal, and someone should get fired. Anyway, these would not be big characters, and would be allowed to lead peaceful lives in Iran, but be ready to consult Iranian intel on a need basis. In return, they spill their guts to us on all they know re MK activities before they go to Iran, some of which we give to Iran. Iran gives us AQ members in return. Win-win.
Posted by: michael   2003-8-3 10:49:33 PM  

#1  Not a fucking chance, asshats.
Posted by: ·com   2003-8-3 5:50:23 PM  

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