Iranian Volunteers Set Off For Lebanon

The Examiner , Washington ^ | July 27, 2006 | Examiner wires

[gleeaikin]

Tehran, Iran--Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 Iranian volunteers set off Wednesday to join what they called a holy war against Israeli forces in Lebanon. The group--ranging from teenagers to grandfathers--plans to join about 200 other volunteers on the way to the Turkish border, which they hope to cross Thursday. They plan to reach Lebanon via Syria over the weekend.

Iran says it will not send regular forces to aid Hezbollah, but apparently it will not attempt to stop volunteer guerrillas. Iran and Syria are Hezbollah's main sponsors.

Organizers said the volunteers were not carrying weapons, and it was not clear whether Turkey would let them pass.

[gleeaikin]

I certainly hope Turkey did not let them cross this Thursday, but since this is probably only the first group, urge your Congresspeople and President to communicate our displeasure to Turkey about allowing such passage. The phone number of the Embassy of Turkey is 202-612-6700. You can give that number to your representative. If you decide to call yourself, be polite but firm about your feelings on this subject. Turkey very much wants to join the European Union, and facilitating attackers of Israel would probable be viewed negatively by many Europeans.

[Andy from Beaverton]

Time to call the old gang and get the Crusaders back together again.

[jra]

Newt was right...this *IS* World War III.

[expatguy]

Groups are already leaving SE Asia as well

[gleeaikin]

"Newt is right, this is WWIII."

No, I think this is the Spanish Civil War of the 1930's, when Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia got to test lots of weapons and tactics on hapless Spaniards. Also many volunteers from the US, England, and other countries. Let us hope this does NOT degenerate into WWIII.

[Ooh-Ah]

Do you have a link for the article?

[xzins]

As can be seen, there is no way for Iran to mount a military offensive against Israel. None of those nations will permit and army to march or convoy there. Iran doesn't have any kind of serious amphibious or naval capability for moving troops. It's air force is a joke. Scores here and dozens there....maybe. But no armies.

[TXnMA]

Call in the A-10s and Apaches -- time for another "Highway of Death" scene!

[McGavin999]

I wonder how many of them just want to escape Iran?

[LayoutGuru2]

China Daily

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WRAL.com

Iranian Volunteers Head To Lebanon To Fight Israelis All Headline News - 19 hours ago Israel (AHN) - A group of more than 60 Iranian volunteers ranging from teens to grandfathers have decided to head to Lebanon via Syria. ... Iranian Volunteers Set Off for Lebanon Washington Post Iranian volunteers set off to join Hizbullah Jerusalem Post Volunteers from Iran set off to join `holy war' Boston Globe Aljazeera.net - all 707 related »

The People's Voice

Iran students leave for Lebanon to fight Israel Gulf Times, Qatar - 19 hours ago ... show of recruiting volunteers for “martyrdom-seeking operations” in recent years, but there is no record of any of these Iranian volunteers taking part in ... No, this is not 'our war' Ocala.com all 27 related »

Iranian hardline students leave to fight Israel
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Jul 26, 2006
... public show of recruiting volunteers for "martyrdom-seeking operations" in recent years, but there is no record of any of these Iranian volunteers taking part ...

[NormsRevenge]

Iranian Volunteers Set Off For Lebanon

Hi Ho Hi Ho

It's off to die I go

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[familyop]

"...urge your Congresspeople and President to communicate our displeasure to Turkey about allowing such passage."

Ha! I'll urge my congressmen to support an invasion and occupation in Iran as soon as possible. Why waste the expensive preparations that our military forces have already made and that we've already paid for?

[oyez]

Meat on the table.

[kingu]

Man, you /really/ gotta be pathetic when you're fighting to the death against Jews and all you can manage to drag up is sixty folks, half of whom wouldn't normally be considered fit for conscription.

A thousand times that number can die in a moderate earthquake. I'm really starting to wonder just how much it would really take to push over the regime of Iran. How about we blow up their oil spigots and see what happens in six months.

[familyop]

Ping

[dodger]

Good post, but one now wonders whether the Euros might not admire such crossings of the Turkish border to quash the Jooos.

[AZLiberty]

I hope they didn't waste their money for the extra insurance on the rental truck. I don't think insurers pay off when the truck is blown to smithereens by an Israeli missile.

[gleeaikin]

Having just read 4 of the articles posted in the comment a few boxes above yours, I would say that 60/200 is only the first wave. The hard line student group sponsoring this says they plan to recruit lots more. Recruitment is also going on in Basra, Iraq. Another commentor says there is recruitment taking place in SE Asia. All thes is another parallel with the Spanish Civil War.

[staytrue]

I hope they all cross. Israel can kill them all, then the sane people left in Iran can depose their govt.

[Mike Darancette]

Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 Iranian volunteers set off Wednesday to join what they called a holy war against Israeli forces in Lebanon.

These guys are just cannon fodder. We don't know about the dangerous ones.