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2006-03-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iranian reformist confirms al-Qaeda in Iran, protected by IRGC
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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-03-23 01:06|| || Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Will say again that the WOT, among other things/precepts, is a war for control of the world, and future OWG/World Order,and what
Nation(s, ideos and -isms will dominate said world and OWG. Potentially the greatest protection the Burqua Boyz, and SpetzNorks etc., have are those anti-Americans within the Fed and NPE, whom needed to conspire, collude or scheme in 9-11 and the deaths of 000's of Amer citizens in order to enable and entrench PC/PDeniable Revolution, Anarchy, Socialism, and OWG against their own People and Country, for power, $$$ and ambition, and where in the name of the People = de facto against the People at the same time.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-03-23 01:28||   2006-03-23 01:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Smart or good politics is not necessarily great or good leadership, or command in war - Hey, Osama, my old Afghan friend, there's still INDIA!?
Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-03-23 01:33||   2006-03-23 01:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Again the hounds of Hell come into play between or above the rift in the IslamicWorld/Umma/Juche or UN-inspired TRIFECTA of autocracy., war will come to an END only after BUsh, Cheney, or Blair etc. come to see the the Whole entirety of the THREAT before us or they do so, incorporating Silicon Valley, Wall-St and the Media in doing so. ###s will be the last test. DIVIDE and CONQUER.
Posted by MendiolaBot 2006-03-23 04:14||   2006-03-23 04:14|| Front Page Top

#4 :>
9.7

Major points for making sense with a flourish.
Posted by 6 2006-03-23 06:12||   2006-03-23 06:12|| Front Page Top

#5 “One day after a US daily reported…”

You know what they say…Strike while the speculation iron is hot. Well-done LA Times!

“…close to the reformists…”

Reformists sounds so much more credible then say…Marxist Terrorist Cult… don’tcha think?

“…said the source, who used to work for Iran's intelligence services…”

He’s turned over a new leaf and is simply a “whistle-blower” wanting to get the facts out.

“…officials cited evidence from highly classified satellite feeds and electronic eavesdropping as proof…”

What more proof do you need? Sure it’s un-verifiable information from an anonymous source but look…it says highly classified right there.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-03-23 10:29||   2006-03-23 10:29|| Front Page Top

#6  Reformists wouldn't be the MEK, DepotGuy, particularly if this guy worked for VEVAK under Khatami. And there are more than enough reformists pissed as to the fact that they've outlived their usefulness to start airing some of the regime's dirty laundry.

I think you're being overly cynical as to some of this stuff. Sure, a lot of it is coming from anonymous sources and the like, but that's one of the problems of working from open-source intel to begin with and this is probably the best that we're going to get. As far as why people in government aren't openly going public on this (though Burns has), I would think that the reason is simple: once you start saying that the al-Qaeda leadership is operating out of Iran, a number of things proceed from that which I don't think the US wants at this stage.
Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling  2006-03-23 13:38|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]  2006-03-23 13:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Heres something that confuses me, dan, perhaps you can help.

I had thought the Iranian explanation for NOT extraditing was these guys was that we hadnt handed to them some Taliban that were involved in a massacre of Iranian diplos in Herat pre-2001. And my further impression was that we hadnt handed them the Talibs cause we hadnt finished milking said Talibs for intell.

Lately I was an MSM story that said the reason the Iranians hadnt extradited the AQniks, was cause we hadnt turned over the MEK to them.

I wondering if you know what the current Iranian line is, and what our current response is.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-03-23 15:48||   2006-03-23 15:48|| Front Page Top

#8 should be " lately I saw"

not "lately i was" :)
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-03-23 15:48||   2006-03-23 15:48|| Front Page Top

#9 Point taken Dan. Even though the “Reformists” and the “Exile Groups” share some common objectives it was unfair to equate the two as the same. Because much of the intelligence gathering has been attributed to the NCRI, I made an assumption on this report. My bad.

However, given the timing of the negotiations regarding Iranian nuclear capabilities and the pending UNSC decision, it’s very difficult to temper my cynicisms. The object of my rancor is not the conjecture but the process of how it’s being reported. Between the assertions of IED technology signature, HAMAS assistance, AQ collaboration, and promoting sectarian acrimony in Iraq it’s getting almost “incubator” like. Leaked information of classified reports from anonymous sources is the definition agenda driven news. I’ll try not to openly contemplate their motivations so frequently
Posted by DepotGuy 2006-03-23 16:16||   2006-03-23 16:16|| Front Page Top

#10 Sunnis and Shiites are mortal enemies, but put aside their squabbles in some circumstances. For example, Sunni Sauds allow Shiites to carry out Hajj/pilgrimage, even though Sunni dogma treats Shiites as apostates. Sunni proliferator Khan, the head louse of the Paki jihad-nuke program, paid a secret visit to Teheran, and came away with barrels of cash. And Mushy is shielding Khan from justice. Something's up.
Posted by Listen to Dogs 2006-03-23 16:28||   2006-03-23 16:28|| Front Page Top

#11  The current Iranian line, as noted by Asefi's comments, is that these people are not in Iran and that all al-Qaeda members have been extradicted back to their home countries - never you mind that Egypt has yet to receive al-Adel and Co.

And we have always been at war with Eurasia.
Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling  2006-03-23 18:47|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]  2006-03-23 18:47|| Front Page Top

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