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| Intelligence Officials: Iran Battling U.S. In Iraq |
| 2004-08-13 |
| Senior intelligence sources in the U.S., as well as officials in the Middle East, claim that the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has made a strategic decision to confront American forces in Iraq's Shi'a heartland. Those senior intelligence sources (a total of five separate individuals who either now serve or have served in key intelligence positions) base their belief on evidence showing that Iran has armed Shi'a groups in southern Iraq with sophisticated weaponry, has provided political and military guidance to Shi'a groups, has made and maintained contacts with Sunni resistance leaders in "the Sunni triangle" in central Iraq, and is pursuing a program of escalating confrontations between Shia militias and American troops. Among the weapons shipped to the Shi'a militants are sophisticated anti-tank rockets and anti-aircraft missiles, according to these sources. |
| Posted by:Cog |
| #7 Blog post. I prefer the home grown Rantburg wisdom. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-08-13 3:53:24 PM |
| #6 mojo - I saw Col Jake Broughton (Ret) on Discovery Wings last night - he's still around - you wanna recruit him to design an appropriate air campaign? He's your man, bro! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-13 5:34:14 PM |
| #5 I did notice some questionable material on their site. I just thought this item would be an interesting read for some of the peeps here. |
| Posted by: Cog 2004-08-13 5:20:50 PM |
| #4 What happened to Mr. Davis? Aaahhhhh, he's been sucked into the sink trap, the SINK TRAP! The memories, the memories . . . I still have nightmares of the times I was pulled in THERE. THERE . . . there . . . whimper. . . |
| Posted by: Anonymous6072 2004-08-13 5:14:43 PM |
| #3 Took a look at this site. Despite their claim to be foreign policy experts with friends in the military and intelligence communities, it seems pretty lame to me. One look at the blogroll shows it to be pretty lefty, too. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-08-13 4:28:53 PM |
| #2 Time for "Linebacker 3"? |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-08-13 4:28:14 PM |
| #1 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis TROLL 2004-08-13 3:53:24 PM |