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Iran Denies Report of Troop Buildup on Iraq border
VOA News ^
| 6.15.04
Posted on 06/15/2004 11:33:15 AM PDT by ambrose
Iran Denies Report of Troop Buildup on Iraq border
VOA News
15 Jun 2004, 17:34 UTC
Iran's state-run news agency IRNA quotes what it calls "an informed source" as denying a report in a Saudi-owned newspaper that says Iranian troops are massing on the border with Iraq. The report in the pan-Arab Asharq al-Awsat, or "Middle East" newspaper, quotes what it calls "reliable sources" who say four Iranian battalions have moved to the southern border with Iraq. The sources say the troops are preparing to move into Iraq to fill a security vacuum if U.S. forces pull out after the transfer of sovereignty on June 30.
But IRNA quotes its source as saying the report is "fabricated and baseless" and is meant to help the United States continue its occupation of Iraq.
Iranian officials have previously said the Tehran government supports full sovereignty for Iraq.
TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; iraq; troopbuildup
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:33:17 AM PDT
by
ambrose
To: ambrose
A whole four battalions? - not much of a massing...
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:38:14 AM PDT
by
2banana
(They want to die for Islam and we want to kill them)
To: ambrose
We can't trust middle eastern media sources? I'm glad we can trust the American media.
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:41:24 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(I will never give up. So don't ask me.)
To: ambrose
I am certain that our government is quite aware of any troop buildup on the border - that's one of the many purposes of those high-dollar intelligence satellites we have.
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:42:46 AM PDT
by
TheBattman
(Leadership = http://www.georgewbush.com/)
To: ambrose
Smart move on their part. Give us justification to bomb their nuke reactor as well as hitting their military sites.
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:43:40 AM PDT
by
Bogey78O
(McDonalds rejected slogan "Billions served....millions if not counting Michael Moore")
To: ambrose
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:44:46 AM PDT
by
trebb
(Ain't God good . . .)
To: TheBattman
"That's no troop buildup--it's a wedding!"
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:44:52 AM PDT
by
johnfrink
To: ambrose
Iran seems to have eaten the "self destruction" tablet.
8
posted on
06/15/2004 11:45:53 AM PDT
by
G.Mason
(A President is best judged by the enemies he makes when he has really hit his stride…Max Lerner)
To: ambrose
Massed troops? No problem. Those little weasel trails, now THOSE are a nuiscance.
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:46:24 AM PDT
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: TheBattman
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:46:33 AM PDT
by
AngryJawa
(The Original Grumpy Gen-Xer)
To: ambrose
Too bad...
I am sure the Marines could use the target practice! LMAO
Semper Fi,
Kelly
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:50:17 AM PDT
by
kellynla
(U.S.M.C. 1/5 1st Mar Div. Nam 69&70 Semper Fi http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnkerry.com)
To: Conspiracy Guy
I'm glad we can trust the American media. LOL!
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:50:25 AM PDT
by
sionnsar
(Peter Jennings: Just another sleazy "news salesman" ||| Trad Anglicans: trad-anglican.faithweb.com/)
To: ambrose
They sure are getting belligerent lately.
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:56:07 AM PDT
by
txhurl
To: txflake
So all those troops in Germany and S. Korea need a little desert target practice in the sun................enjoy the shoot.
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posted on
06/15/2004 11:58:08 AM PDT
by
spokeshave
(strategery + schadenfreude = stratenschadenfreudery)
To: ambrose
As was stated in the thread announcing this, "battalion" and "mass" don't belong in the same sentence.
To: ambrose
Iran's state-run news agency IRNA
Well, now we know what's become of Bagdad Bob...
To: ambrose
Just us camel herders out here boss!
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posted on
06/15/2004 12:01:03 PM PDT
by
ZULU
To: ambrose
I guess it would not bother them then if the Air Force did a major B52 strike on 'troops that arent there.'
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posted on
06/15/2004 12:01:39 PM PDT
by
Ham Hock
To: ambrose
"Romulans massing along the Neutral Zone, Captain!"
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posted on
06/15/2004 12:02:16 PM PDT
by
mhking
To: ambrose
We should have satellite capability to check this down to the gnat's you-know-what!
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posted on
06/15/2004 12:02:54 PM PDT
by
Tacis
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