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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran stops would-be Hizbullah volunteers at border
2006-07-29
Iran on Friday denied US allegations that it is supporting Hizbullah's war against Israel, and Iranians who wanted to fight for the Lebanese group complained their government was stopping them from leaving the country.
"Shhhh! Later, youse guys! Later! Why don't you... ummm... go on a pilgrimage or something?"
"Like to Najaf?"
"Najaf's nice this time of year."
A group of 120 Iranians who volunteered to fight for Hizbullah said they were refused permission to go through Bazargan crossing, near the eastern Turkish town of Dogubayazit. They planned to travel through Turkey and Syria to Lebanon. "The authorities said we could not pass through the border as we were wearing a kind of uniform," Ali Komeili, a spokesman for the volunteers, told The Associated Press. "We have sat here in protest at Bazargan border crossing to convince them to let us pass."
Posted by:Fred

#10  #9 - I've been told goose-stepping is very hard on the knees, so hopefully they'll soon have painful knee problems. Inshallah. ;-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-07-29 22:28  

#9  Damn they even use the goose step!
Posted by: RJB in JC MO   2006-07-29 14:48  

#8  charger---It isn't plausible deniability, its denying plausibility, heh. The Syrians and Iranians are pushing the envelope of getting wacked big time. Just like they miscalculated on the IDF soldiers kidnapping, they will put a big rocket or missile in the wrong place and hell will rain down. Israel is being very restrained (not a good idea) right now.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-07-29 14:00  

#7  Iran can't establish "plausible deniability" if the "volunteers" are this blatant.

Or this whole thing could be a piece of theater that was part of the effort to establish pd.
Posted by: charger   2006-07-29 12:56  

#6  LOL, tu3031! Instant imagery, LOL.
Posted by: cruiser   2006-07-29 10:07  

#5  I'll show those Zionists! Hold me back! Hold me back!
Posted by: tu3031   2006-07-29 09:50  

#4  This is rich. Iran publicly stops angry students at the border. Meanwhile Revolutionary Guards and materiel are likely entering Lebanon as "aid workers and supplies".

A magician should have such sleight of hand.
Posted by: Fordesque   2006-07-29 09:46  

#3  gromgoru, what message? Someone messed up, they were supposed to be told "civilian clothing", not a kind of uniform. I am sure once they change their attire, all will be just fine.

OTOH, it may be that Iranian leadership wants to boom them somewhere else.
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-07-29 01:16  

#2  Could it be, Iran gets the message?
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-07-29 00:40  

#1  Rocketts take a pause in route to Allantown
Posted by: Captain America   2006-07-29 00:36  

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