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AFP: Iranian diplomat shot dead in Baghdad
Sky News (AFP) ^
| 15 April, 2004
| Sky News
Posted on 04/15/2004 4:27:33 AM PDT by Eurotwit
One of the highest ranking Iranian envoys has just been assasinated.
Just breaking.
More to follow
TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: iran; iraq; khalilnaimi; southwestasia
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posted on
04/15/2004 4:27:34 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
To: Eurotwit
Wonder if it was us or the militia? It wouldn't make much sense either way. We wouldn't assasinate a diplomat. Maybe the idiots firing AK's in the air got a little careless pertaining to the direction of their barrel...
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posted on
04/15/2004 4:29:51 AM PDT
by
Rams82
To: Eurotwit
Isn't the phrase Iranian diplomat an oxymoron?
3
posted on
04/15/2004 4:31:01 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: Eurotwit
So much for peace talks.
4
posted on
04/15/2004 4:31:26 AM PDT
by
GottaLuvAkitas1
(Let's turn Iraqi sand into some useful glass!)
To: Rams82
Just guessing, but I'd bet the killing will be blamed on Sunnis. Zawahiri's letter was about fostering a civil war between Shiites and Sunnis. What better way than to hit a major Shiite and then cast blame on Sunnis?
5
posted on
04/15/2004 4:31:40 AM PDT
by
Stirner
To: GottaLuvAkitas1
This is very strange...
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posted on
04/15/2004 4:31:49 AM PDT
by
Rams82
To: Rams82
"Assassinated" makes it sound like he was targeted, not killed by a random bullet (of which there seem to be too many in Iraq!).
I wonder what he was doing there - I read that the Iranian government had sent representatives to talk with their puppet, Sadr. Maybe this diplomat was one of those.
7
posted on
04/15/2004 4:31:56 AM PDT
by
livius
To: livius
I'm sure he was one of the diplomats negotiating with Al-Sadr.
8
posted on
04/15/2004 4:33:28 AM PDT
by
Rams82
To: Eurotwit
? Maybe he forgot to bring them their monthly checks from the Iranian government....
9
posted on
04/15/2004 4:34:08 AM PDT
by
freebilly
To: freebilly
Hmmm maybe he was relaying a message that Iran would no longer be supporting him...
10
posted on
04/15/2004 4:35:09 AM PDT
by
Rams82
To: All
It apparently was the Iranian first secretary.
11
posted on
04/15/2004 4:36:26 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
To: Rams82
This is very strange...
I agree. There is much much more to this (though I know the story has not developed yet), and if feels like a trick.
12
posted on
04/15/2004 4:36:45 AM PDT
by
GottaLuvAkitas1
(Let's turn Iraqi sand into some useful glass!)
To: Rams82
H
mmm maybe he was relaying a message that Iran would no longer be supporting him...That's what I'm thinking....
To: Allegra
Another exciting day in the city.
14
posted on
04/15/2004 4:41:13 AM PDT
by
Flyer
( http://talesfromtherail.com/ . . . .The disaster in Houston known as MetroRail)
To: Eurotwit
What was his name?
15
posted on
04/15/2004 4:41:24 AM PDT
by
Dog
To: Coop; Miss Marple; Cap Huff; section9; hchutch; Angelus Errare
I wonder if this guy was the same one the Iranians were using to funnel money to Sadr..
16
posted on
04/15/2004 4:43:02 AM PDT
by
Dog
To: Dog
If so, maybe this was a heist.
17
posted on
04/15/2004 4:44:37 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: mewzilla
No....this was to silence a witness.
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posted on
04/15/2004 4:45:25 AM PDT
by
Dog
To: Dog
The guy I've been looking at is Qomi. Hossein Kazemi Qomi, or Hassein Kazemi Qomi (sometimes spelled Qumi). Do a keyword search on Qomi for a few articles that relate to him.
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posted on
04/15/2004 4:48:26 AM PDT
by
Cap Huff
To: Cap Huff
"The guy I've been looking at is Qomi. Hossein Kazemi Qomi, or Hassein Kazemi Qomi (sometimes spelled Qumi). Do a keyword search on Qomi for a few articles that relate to him."
Is that the guy that was killed?
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posted on
04/15/2004 4:49:32 AM PDT
by
Rams82
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