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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran Offers "Evidence" US Arming Iranian Rebels
2007-02-18
Here is the claim as relayed via the semi-official Iranian news agency Fars:

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Following a Saturday report about the use of US manufactured weapons in the recent terrorist operations in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, a security official provided FNA with a photograph of the said weaponry. These arsenals have been confiscated during a raid on the hideout of a terrorist group known as Jondollah in the provincial capital city of Zahedan on Thursday.

Rest of article AND PHOTO at link. (So sorry--don't know how to post photo.)

If true, I'd be nothing but proud of the effort. But I dunno about that photo. Anybody?
Posted by:cajunbelle

#12  As a gener rule, US-mfged/labeled weapons will NOT be used except by US-CONTROLLED, US-COMMANDED PROXIES. As said before, iff US SPECOPS, etal. were involved, Moud + Mullahs would already be overthrown, suing for peace, or at the very least running for their lives. ARMY RANGERS, DELTA FORCE, + GREEN BERETS AREN'T GONNA CARE WHOM + HOW MANY MOUD + MULLAHS HAVE TO DEFEND HIMSELF OR THEMSELVES.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-02-18 23:23  

#11  We should arm Iranian rebels with the Iranian/Chinese/Russian weapons we sieze in Iraq.
Posted by: Elmereter Hupash6222   2007-02-18 18:08  

#10  cajunbelle: It just takes a couple of minutes to set up a free account at a site like photobucket.com. Then you upload the pictures off your HD there, and they automatically give you a choice of links back to that photo.

You copy the html "href" tag and put it in the submit comments box here at Rantburg, or most anywhere, and the picture is automatically displayed when you submit your comment. (Check it with 'preview' first, natch.)

Photobucket can handle most bandwidth demands, unlike trying to link to another web pages photos, which will often give you a "no hotlinking" warning.

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-02-18 18:06  

#9  oh well what goes around comes around asshats
Posted by: sinse   2007-02-18 16:12  

#8  And like most terrorist ME "news" reports, they are targeted for ME consumption by mindless terrorist-supporting drones. They really don't give a $hit if it's obvious to anyone with a brain or not, because those with brains are already filtered out by not consuming that crap. They are just looking to feed those who want to believe it. Anyone who believes the "evidence" they display is beyond redemption.
Posted by: gorb   2007-02-18 16:10  

#7  Look on the bright side: Whatever the case (which I'm pretty sure this one is fake), we both agree that arming terrorist groups is bad.
Posted by: gorb   2007-02-18 16:05  

#6  I sincerely hope we are arming the Iranian rebels.
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-02-18 15:15  

#5  It is, but like almost all other ammo, practically everyone and his kid sister makes it. My own stock of 7.62x39mm includes not only Wolf brand (Russian, made at the Tula factory), but also Winchester and American Eagle.

In any case, whatever this Iranian "evidence" is, it means little or nothing because it's garden-variety stuff that could have come from anywhere.
Posted by: Dave D.   2007-02-18 15:15  

#4  Correct me if I am wrong, but the 7.62 x 39 round is a Soviet/Yugoslavian round.
Posted by: djh_usmc   2007-02-18 15:07  

#3  Maybe it was the stray Barretts that annoyed 'em.
Posted by: Shipman   2007-02-18 14:38  

#2  And how. Thanks Brett!
Posted by: cajunbelle   2007-02-18 14:32  

#1  LGF has a post on how this is a P'shopped fake.
Posted by: Brett   2007-02-18 14:31  

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