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2006-03-02 Iraq
Iraqi official blames Golden Mosque attack on Iran
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Posted by Steve White 2006-03-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 any comment from Iranian puppet Lahoude Tater?
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-03-02 00:03||   2006-03-02 00:03|| Front Page Top

#2 We still haven't heard anything about the apparent perps they caught. We may see them on TV in a few days saying how Iran paid them.
Posted by phil_b">phil_b  2006-03-02 00:44|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]  2006-03-02 00:44|| Front Page Top

#3 damn iranians!! ok they want trouble...they'll get it
Posted by Ulemp Elmigum3652 2006-03-02 00:52||   2006-03-02 00:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Achtung Panzer!
Posted by Rex Mundi 2006-03-02 01:04||   2006-03-02 01:04|| Front Page Top

#5 I think you will find all those who carried this out are dead. That would even be a stronger indication that a foreign hand was in this. Taters beign out of the country was by design as well if Iran was involved. Most of the "retaliation was done by his "milita" in a further attempt to destablise the political system that is starting to form.
Posted by SPoD 2006-03-02 01:53|| http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]">[http://sockpuppetofdoom.blogspot.com/]  2006-03-02 01:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Seriously, they should take this to the UN for a Stevenson presentation if they have the evidence. This is a causis belli and we should be prepared to support our ally Iraq if they have been attacked by Iran. Otherwise, ignore it.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-03-02 08:14||   2006-03-02 08:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Unfortunately, the Stevenson presentation was at a different time to a different audience.

And to what affect? The UNSC members are divided due to commercial (read oil) ties with Iran. Many in the UN see Iraq as a US puppet.

This has been, is, and will remain a regional conflict with Iran-Syria-So. Lebanon as the "problem".
Posted by Captain America 2006-03-02 08:34||   2006-03-02 08:34|| Front Page Top

#8 To the same effect that the Powell presentation had before the invasion of Iraq, which, it seems to me, was as effective as the Stevenson presentation. The UN is really just a stage to influence public opinion and announce what we are going to do anyway. Instead we treat it like some world legislature, which it is not.

What made the Stevenson presentation so memorable was only the drama of Stevenson asking a question of Valerian Zorin and telling him he was prepared to wait for an answer untill Hell froze over. Great drama on the public political stage that had nothing to do with the diplomatic solution except for influencing public opinion. Bolton should do more of that. We haven't seen enough of the Darth Walrus pic lately.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-03-02 09:05||   2006-03-02 09:05|| Front Page Top

#9 
Posted by doc 2006-03-02 10:16||   2006-03-02 10:16|| Front Page Top

#10 The fact that an Iraqi official makes this charge is of great importance. That means that now in Iraq, there is a movement against Iran and it's dung heap, the tater. Good on Iraq for figuring this out. Even if we can't parlay this into an attack on Iran, we can focus our Iraqi trainees on the bad neighborhood and stoke up the anger.
Posted by wxjames 2006-03-02 11:53||   2006-03-02 11:53|| Front Page Top

#11 If Iran had a role it was an indirect one (possibly helping with some explosives acquisition). Any Iranian agents in Samarra would have stood out.

Sadr's people would have fit in better, but the detonation work doesn't fit their MO (e.g. shoot up and run).

Posted by mhw 2006-03-02 17:06||   2006-03-02 17:06|| Front Page Top

#12 Yeah, this was Zman Sunni-ness.
Posted by 6 2006-03-02 17:58||   2006-03-02 17:58|| Front Page Top

#13 Lol! The C&F cartoon now begs the question - where did the Bolton graphic used here - which I presume they've copied - come from? And how often do these killer editorial cartoonists visit the 'Burg?

The C&F site is deadly to the dickheads of the world, lol.
Posted by .com 2006-03-02 18:48||   2006-03-02 18:48|| Front Page Top

#14 I, personally, did our graphic.
Posted by Fred 2006-03-02 19:06||   2006-03-02 19:06|| Front Page Top

#15 Bravo! You should charge C&F royalties, lol. It is a work of Art and SnarkMeistering in unholy communion, lol.
Posted by .com 2006-03-02 19:08||   2006-03-02 19:08|| Front Page Top

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