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2006-02-24 Home Front: WoT

USMC hires consultant to probe tensions among Iranâs minorities

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-02-24 13:34|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Shouldn't this have happened earlier???

Posted by danking_70 2006-02-24 14:21|| 2006-02-24 14:21|| Front Page Top

#2 wow this seems very peculiar but then again im no expert, Maybe Dan D or one of the real clued up guys can help with this one. My thoughts are first that the Marines are just rying to get more involved with the whole terror thing so as to get funding (and the terrs) not that blatently obviously but i'm thinking how all the other three main services squabble for funding and resources and even who does what mission. Second thought is someone has been paying attention and sees the Marines as one of the if not the best tool with which to tackle terrorists - kind of an elite army if you like but how that conficts with spec ops i wouldnt and dont claim to know. Third is yeah were just months away from a whole big pile of shit hitting the Iranian reactor fans and this is absolutly vital to security. perhaps getting ready to lock down districts of certain heavily Iranian populated towns in the event of protests or far worse (not that i think there would be alot). Very interesting. OT, any burgers play EVE Online??

Posted by ShepUK 2006-02-24 14:33|| 2006-02-24 14:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Possibly prepping the future battlefield for follow on ops. ID'ing whose likely to play ball, local politics/players to be noted or courted, and whose cities will need protection or sanctioning if/when we clip the persians. OTOH, I never discount the $$$ factor. $$$ is policy most of the time.

OS or OP would prolly have sight pictures on this.

Posted by Broadhead6 2006-02-24 14:43|| 2006-02-24 14:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Broadhead, how do you see this vis a vis the general Marines' small wars / counterinsurgency focus?

Posted by lotp 2006-02-24 14:46|| 2006-02-24 14:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Technically speaking this should have been done by the CIA. That the Marines need to obtain a contractor says volumes about their faith in CIA data and intelligence.

Posted by Clolugum Phomogum8353 2006-02-24 15:00|| 2006-02-24 15:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Things that make you go Hmmmmmm

Posted by C-Low 2006-02-24 15:16|| 2006-02-24 15:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Having the USMC directing an intelligence project at your country is sort of like getting a voicemail message from Tony Soprano. It can't be good news.

Posted by Matt 2006-02-24 15:36|| 2006-02-24 15:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Which might be why this has been published ....

Posted by lotp 2006-02-24 15:40|| 2006-02-24 15:40|| Front Page Top

#9 Matt

I think it would be more like getting a dead fish or black rose delivered signed "thinking of yuzz Saprano".

Posted by C-Low 2006-02-24 19:07|| 2006-02-24 19:07|| Front Page Top

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