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2003-04-24 Iran

General Strike Set in Iran In Bid To Topple Mullahs

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Posted by JAB 2003-04-24 09:52 am|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Accidental double post. Sorry. Hopefully it can be de-duped.

Posted by JAB 2003-04-24 10:17:45|| 2003-04-24 10:17:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Where the scum are, there you'll find the French.

Posted by someone 2003-04-24 10:21:57|| 2003-04-24 10:21:57|| Front Page Top

#3 BBC reports Iran has freed last of a group of Iranian Jews who were held as "spies".

More fruits of Operation Iraqi Freedom, IMHO.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-04-24 11:34:44|| 2003-04-24 11:34:44|| Front Page Top

#4 StrategyPage also discussed Iran today.

"April 24, 2003: In Iran, young people are calling American president Bush "the messiah" and wondering when he will invade Iran and free the people from the dictatorship of the Islamic clergy. Meanwhile, the Islamic radicals see the departure of Saddam's forces as an opportunity to spread Islamic rule into Iraq. Most Iraqi Shias apparently don't want an Islamic republic. But neither do most Iranians. Makes no difference. God wills it and things are likely to get ugly before they get any better."

Posted by JAB 2003-04-24 11:50:22|| 2003-04-24 11:50:22|| Front Page Top

#5 I don't know if this is coordinating with us, but the more the mullahs are busy covering their own asses at home, the less they can muck around in Iraq. Defense by offense. Very nice even if coincidental.

Posted by someone 2003-04-24 11:57:18|| 2003-04-24 11:57:18|| Front Page Top

#6 In Iran, young people are calling American president Bush "the messiah" and wondering when he will invade Iran and free the people from the dictatorship of the Islamic clergy.

He doesn't even have to do that. All that needs to be done is for GWB to publicly proclaim American support to the people looking to toss the mullahs.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-04-24 12:35:03|| 2003-04-24 12:35:03|| Front Page Top

#7 They'll need practical support, B-a-R, not the words without meaning that came from Bush Sr.. Such as, "Any mass arrests or assaults of peaceful demonstrators before or on July 9 will be met with a MOAB on Qom." Or something to that effect. Or perhaps shipping a huge cache of Iraqi arms to the Iranian Students.

Posted by Ptah 2003-04-24 13:50:08|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-04-24 13:50:08|| Front Page Top

#8 "Any mass arrests or assaults of peaceful demonstrators before or on July 9 will be met with a MOAB on Qom." Or something to that effect.

I'd be inclined to say: "To those of you in Iran who seek to take back your country from YOUR tyrants, America is waiting for you to begin, and if you need us, we will be there."

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-04-24 15:51:51|| 2003-04-24 15:51:51|| Front Page Top

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