Posted on 07/09/2005 11:48:35 AM PDT by phoenix_004
An Iranian Islamic organisation which has been allegedly recruiting suicide bombers for carrying out attacks against Americans in Iraq and Israel has claimed to have mobilised 40,000 "time bombs", an Arabic media report said.
An Al-Arabiya TV broadcast claimed that the volunteers wanted to carry out "martyrdom operations to liberate Islamic lands", the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which translates news from Arabic media, said.
The chairman and spokesman of the World Islamic Organisation's
Headquarters for Remembering the Shahids, Mohammad Ali Samedi, claimed that his organisation began recruiting the suicide bombers a year and a half ago.
The organisation has since been "engaged in organising conventions, registering volunteer suicide bombers online, and providing guidance and training for martyrdom operations," he said.
The TV report claimed that some prominent public figures, including those close to newly elect Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, are supportive of the movement.
Veteran member of parliament, Mahdi Kuchak-Zadeh, from the prominent conservative party Coalition of Iran's Developers (Abadgoran) which backed Ahmadinejad, is said to be active in the organisation.
However, the spokesmen for the organisation have maintained for the last one year that it is an independent movement with no support from the Iranian government, the report said.
My only response to that would be shaking my head back and forth. Beyond that, I would be arrested.
Thanks for the link. I love stories with happy endings!
Is this Afghanistan ..??
Yep. Sniper teams, using 50 cal depleted rounds, taking out the whack jobs. Our guys are damned good, aren't they?
They aren't JUST GOOD! They're the BEST!!
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