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| Iran declares war on U.S.? |
| 2004-04-05 |
| Nobody else is saying it, so, once again, it is left to me to explain what really happened in Iraq yesterday. Iran declared war on the U.S. The signs have been there for a long time. I don’t know if they have been intentionally ignored by U.S. forces in Iraq, or whether there is some master plan at the Defense Department to deal with this scenario. All I can tell you is we are now fighting a regional war. I think that has been the case since we attacked the Taliban. Our local opposition in Iraq is being trained, armed and directed with foreign support – by neighboring Iran. The uprising yesterday was treated in many initial news accounts as a spontaneous uprising directed by Najaf cleric Moktada al-Sadr. What the other news accounts left out was one significant, but well-established fact: Al-Sadr works for Iran. He is an Iranian agent. His authority comes from Iran. Last April, an Iranian cleric, Kadhem al-Husseini al-Haeri, issued a religious edict and distributed to Shiite mullahs in Iraq, calling on them "to seize the first possible opportunity to fill the power vacuum in the administration of Iraqi cities." For me, the determinant on whether al-Haeri is speaking for Iran would be whether he is on the Guardian Council. The edict, or fatwa, issued April 8, 2003, showed that Shiite clerics in Iraq are receiving significant direction from Iran. The edict said that Shiite leaders have to "seize as many positions as possible to impose a fait accompli for any coming government." "People have to be taught not to collapse morally before the means used by the Great Satan if it stays in Iraq," the fatwa read. "It will try to spread moral decay, incite lust by allowing easy access to stimulating satellite channels and spread debauchery to weaken people’s faith." The fatwa also instructed the cleric’s followers to "raise people’s awareness of the Great Satan’s plans and of the means to abort them." Sadr has certainly been following this On April 7, the day American troops effectively toppled Hussein’s government by seizing its main seats of power in Baghdad, al-Haeri sent a handwritten letter to the city of Najaf, appointing Moktada al-Sadr as his deputy in Iraq. Haeri wrote: "We hereby inform you that Mr. Moktada al-Sadr is our deputy and representative in all fatwa affairs." It added: "His position is my position." I hope al-Sadr’s position will soon become doggy style. Also last April, WorldNetDaily reported that Iran had armed and trained some 40,000 Shiite Iraqi fighters – most former prisoners of war captured during the Iran-Iraq war – and sent them to Iraq to foment an Islamic revolution. The report originated in my premium, online, intelligence newsletter G2 Bulletin. The report said this small army represents the vanguard of Iran’s effort to subvert the U.S.-led liberation of Iraq and use the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime for its own ends. "Ayatollah Mohammed Bakir Khakim is on record pledging more than once to his followers a plan to impose Islamic rule over Iraq with the help of Iran," reports G2 Bulletin. "The Tehran ayatollahs, or the Pasadran, the powerful revolutionary guard, repeatedly have been telling the Iraqis they would be their legitimate allies and partners. In such a scenario, there is no room for the U.S. The coalition that liberated Iraq is seen by the Iraqi Shiite militants and their Iranian sponsors as a tool for handing Iraq over to them without the need to use a massive force of their own." Iran has clear objectives in Iraq. The only question is whether the United States still has clear objectives in Iraq – and whether Washington recognizes that this war front just got wider. Will the WOT proceed to the East or to the West? |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #10 it's time too bring back assasinations of of some "leaders" i mean clerics |
| Posted by: smokeysinse 2004-04-05 4:30:59 PM |
| #9 How many Hellfires does it take to smoke a black turban??? 1 too many. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2004-04-05 4:04:00 PM |
| #8 Fox News broadcast that one of al-Sadr's henchmen made a public statement that al-Sadr would not be surrendered to US, British or any other forces. Hopefully they will stick by their pledge. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-05 3:21:54 PM |
| #7 ...and in related news, fixing clogged drain reveals rotten plumbing... |
| Posted by: Hyper 2004-04-05 2:58:52 PM |
| #6 Iran is certainly the next target. There can be little doubt that they are fomenting this current situation. Sadr made a huge mistake pulling the trigger now rather than waiting. US forces (I hope) are going to hit these guys hard and eliminate this threat. What I wonder is how much Sistani is controlled by Iran. If he wants Sadr brought down, all he has to do is say so. |
| Posted by: remote man 2004-04-05 2:46:02 PM |
| #5 The mullahs are openly declaring war on us now? Oh dear, oh dear, whatever shall we do? Heh, heh, heh... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-04-05 1:05:14 PM |
| #4 don't have to have the WMD argument to war with Iran. Texas law should apply: "the black turbans needed killing" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-05 12:51:51 PM |
| #3 Dar, great answer ;) |
| Posted by: Damn_Proud_American 2004-04-05 12:48:16 PM |
| #2 Great post. As if anybody here is surprised. The killing is just getting started. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-04-05 12:47:41 PM |
| #1 Will the WOT proceed to the East or to the West? Yes. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-04-05 12:38:25 PM |