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Iranian-US Tit-For-Tat?
Israelnationalnews.com ^ | February 16, '07 | Ezra HaLevi

Posted on 02/16/2007 12:03:15 PM PST by Frosted Flake

The beginnings of a United States-Iran war?

Revolutionary Guard Grounds Forces Chief Nur Ali Shushkari claimed that Iranian commandos engraved the Revolutionary Guard’s emblem on the side of the US naval vessel undetected. Shishkari claimed the commandos used a submarine to approach the vessel.

The announcement was intended to be a threat to the US Army, which continues to build up its presence in the region. So reports Iran’s state-controlled IRNA news service.

Shortly after the announcement, a busload of Iranian Revolutionary Guards was blown up by a car bomb in the town of Zahedan, in the southeastern region of the Islamic republic, near the Pakistan and Afghanistan borders. IRNA said that the blast killed 11 people.

An Iranian official was quoted anonymously by IRNA saying the attack was carried out by a US-backed group, “based on evidence gathered.” The report said five suspects have been arrested. “A group which has been on the spotlight of US media propaganda was responsible for the blast,” the official said.

Governor Hassan-Ali Nouri of Zahedan said the attack was perpetrated by "saboteurs" who parked a bomb-laden car on the side of a road. When the bus passed, two armed men on motorcycles sprayed both the bus and the parked car with bullets, setting off the explosion.


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"Iranian commandos engraved the Revolutionary Guard’s emblem on the side of the US naval vessel undetected"

These Iranians sure do have a sense of humor. Now, where is that launch button?

1 posted on 02/16/2007 12:03:16 PM PST by Frosted Flake
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To: Frosted Flake

Baghdad Bob's now working for Iran? Or do they have their own Tehran Tom?


2 posted on 02/16/2007 12:07:14 PM PST by ravingnutter
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To: Frosted Flake

OK Iranians, let's see a picture of the graffiti!


3 posted on 02/16/2007 12:08:16 PM PST by COBOL2Java ("No stronger retrograde force exists in the world" - Winston Churchill on Islam)
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To: ravingnutter

Sounds like they've gotten too much radiation exposure.


4 posted on 02/16/2007 12:10:05 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: COBOL2Java

That was my first thought, Submarines and Engravings, riiight. Engraving the side of a vessel would make a lot of noise. If anything happened it was probably more likely a guy wearing swimming trunks with a stencil and a spray can.


5 posted on 02/16/2007 12:13:15 PM PST by contemplator (Capitalism gets no Rock Concerts)
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To: Brilliant
One of these days, despite what the dems want, the USA is going to bomb them back into the ages with the first bombs coming from Israel. President Bush can always tell the dems 'Oops! Sorry bout that.
6 posted on 02/16/2007 12:15:32 PM PST by gulfcoast6
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To: Frosted Flake
"The beginnings of a United States-Iran war?"

Huh?

That war has been going on since November 4, 1979. As Yogi Berra said, "You could look it up."

7 posted on 02/16/2007 12:19:17 PM PST by Former Proud Canadian (How do I change my screen name after Harper's election?)
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To: gulfcoast6

I really, honestly think, we're gonna see full scale engagement soon -- and the Dems are gonna turn blue about it, but there won't be a whole lot they can do.


8 posted on 02/16/2007 12:20:54 PM PST by Rick.Donaldson (http://realitycheck.blogsome.com)
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To: Brilliant

I actually saw a documentary that blamed their mentality on in-breeding...they apparently marry their first cousins generation after generation. Yikes!


9 posted on 02/16/2007 12:21:03 PM PST by ravingnutter
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To: Frosted Flake
This article Ezra Halevi is ridiculous! I seriously doubt the "engraved" story, concerning Iranians actually physically marking a U.S. warship. What is even more far fetched is the U.S. being responsible for Baluchi-Iranian Republican Guards dust-ups...

The Iranian Guards have lost 3,300 men in this area (Iranian/ Pakistan/Afghanistan border) since '79, when the Mullahs established their theocracy.

We've not had the assests in that area...for the most part, still don't. The article suggests someone is doing our bidding there. That's a laugh. Those people (the Baluch) have been oppressed by the Iranian Republican Guard for years. There has been low-level fighting and killing going on for between the indiginous folks and the Mullah's private little army. Now the Mullah's want to blame it on the U.S.? And this jewish Ezra Halevi is so STUPID that he passes these falsehoods on? The boy needs a swift kick in the pants!

10 posted on 02/16/2007 12:24:54 PM PST by BlueDragon (If we think of religion as taking a position on divinity, then atheism is indeed a form of religion.)
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To: BlueDragon

I posted this article strictly for it's humor value.
I am well aware of it's absurdity.


11 posted on 02/16/2007 12:28:07 PM PST by Frosted Flake
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To: Frosted Flake
To us, this is laughable. To the Middle Eastern Arab world, it's just one more wild story --- that they will accept as being truth. Arutz Sheva should know better than to allow this sort of cappola into print.
12 posted on 02/16/2007 12:59:53 PM PST by BlueDragon (If we think of religion as taking a position on divinity, then atheism is indeed a form of religion.)
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To: BlueDragon
What is even more far fetched is the U.S. being responsible for Baluchi-Iranian Republican Guards dust-ups...

Too bad I doubt that anyone in state has a low enough sense of humor to do this:

Stand up in the UN and to the Iranian ambassador say "We have several million dollars of military aid for the (whatever this group is), Could you tell us what address they are currently using?"

13 posted on 02/16/2007 2:29:31 PM PST by Fraxinus (My opinion worth what you paid.)
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