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Iranian Basij militia said to attack Italian embassy
Reuters ^
| Feb. 09, 2010 9:30AM EST
Posted on 02/09/2010 6:57:52 AM PST by maquiladora
Dozens of members of Iran's religious Basij militia tried to attack Italy's embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said.
“About a hundred Basij dressed as civilians tried to assault the embassy shouting “Death to Italy” and “Death to Berlusconi,” Mr. Frattini said referring to Italy's prime minister.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: basij; berlusconi; embassy; iran; italy
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To: maquiladora
Huh? Why would they attack the Italian Embassy?
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:03:12 AM PST
by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
To: Rummyfan
‘Cuz Italy reminds them of Jimmy Carter’s America?
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:07:59 AM PST
by
Mr. Lucky
To: Rummyfan
Huh? Why would they attack the Italian Embassy?Pissed off about a late pizza delivery.
And it was cold, and they got the order wrong.
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:08:58 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(Hey Obama, Can You Hear Me Now....? GOOOOoood......)
To: Lazamataz
It sounds as if they were given pork products on that pizza.
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:12:29 AM PST
by
JerseyDvl
(The Obama Doctrine in 6 words - Embolden Enemies, Abandon Allies, WEAKEN AMERICA.)
To: maquiladora
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:14:06 AM PST
by
dalebert
To: jhpigott; 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; SunkenCiv; Nachum
To: hennie pennie
basiji usually = Iranian regime
something to think about
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:17:29 AM PST
by
jhpigott
To: maquiladora
“Death to Italy”
arabs/islam - “death to” whoever their p ssed off at.
islam is nothing but a pathetic control system.
there will be no peace until islam is wiped out.
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:20:47 AM PST
by
chuck_the_tv_out
( <<< click my name: now featuring Freeper classifieds)
To: maquiladora
Question: Are these official militia of the Iranian regime?
How odd.
To: chuck_the_tv_out
Koran? King of hate spiels
What other book promotes hate speech and mandates death to the infidel?
To: maquiladora
I wonder what the “attack” entailed?
To: Rummyfan
To: Lazamataz
Pissed off about a late pizza delivery. And it was cold, and they got the order wrong.
They hate their salad dressing too, because it can be used for marinating pork.
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:31:08 AM PST
by
ZX12R
To: jhpigott
Basij is Farsi for “Brown Shirts.”
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:31:22 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: maquiladora
“Death to Italy” = “Death to Catholics”
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:32:29 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
("...a whip of political correctness strangles their voice"-Vaclav Klaus on GW skeptics)
To: dinoparty
Stone throwing. French and Dutch embassies also got the same treatment according to one report.
Btw, I didn’t include the breaking news tag on this. Since it was just just throwing and no damage was done I didn’t consider it to be a major story.
To: Rummyfan
Italy pledged support for Israel recently.
To: maquiladora
“Death to Italy” Fatwa du jour.
It's Islam. There must be death to somebody!
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:41:10 AM PST
by
marshmallow
("A country which kills its own children has no future" -Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
To: Rummyfan
My guess would be a dissident or a reporter seeking refuge there.
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posted on
02/09/2010 7:42:12 AM PST
by
mquinn
(Obama's supporters: a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise)
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