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2004-06-29 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iranian government out of the loop on nuclear policy

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Posted by Fred 2004-06-29 12:24:06 AM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Rubber stamp, no ink.

They're doin' what their Invisible Buddy tells 'em to, folks. It's psycho preacher time in Tehran.

Posted by mojo 2004-06-29 2:40:12 AM|| 2004-06-29 2:40:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Here are several indicators that the Iranian spokesman might not be in the right occupation:

1. He states, "Policy decisions on this matter are not in the hands of the government, so I have nothing to say."

2. He bluntly says, âI will stay silent." - the silent spokesman is unusual unless he is good at mime, excellent at sign language or has a unuisually expressive face.

3. Ramazanzadeh has since taken up an additional post as head of the Iranian Baseball, Cricket and Rugby Federation - and betrayed the obvious fact that he no longer wanted to speak to reporters.

4. With respect to press conferences, it is highly unusual for the spokesman to point out his reason for attendence as: âThe president ordered me to, so I have to,â

Posted by Super Hose 2004-06-29 3:32:55 AM|| 2004-06-29 3:32:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Somehow, knowing that the Black Hatz control nuclear policy drives away that warm and fuzzy feeling that the LLL plants and nurtures about tyrants.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-06-29 5:03:51 PM|| 2004-06-29 5:03:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Ramazanzadeh has since taken up an additional post as head of the Iranian Baseball, Cricket and Rugby Federation - and betrayed the obvious fact that he no longer wanted to speak to reporters.

Anyone ever tell these asshats that baseball, cricket, and rugby are the sports of the infidels/Great Satan?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-29 6:27:19 PM|| 2004-06-29 6:27:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The IRG and the Mullahs have been bypassing hte elected government and "Regular" Army for a while.

And its not sitting well with either group (the electorate and the Army).

The seizure of Brit Sailors is a probably case in point: I bet the Mullahs wanted to do that to trade off for theer captured terrorists they sent into Iraq, but the Army was proably left completely out of the loop and the Revolutionary Guards were the ones that did the seizure.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-06-29 11:03:14 PM|| 2004-06-29 11:03:14 PM|| Front Page Top

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