Posted on 07/08/2007 4:42:21 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
CAIRO, Egypt - The leader of an al-Qaida umbrella group in Iraq threatened to wage war against Iran unless it stops supporting Shiites in Iraq within two months, according to an audiotape released Sunday.
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, who leads the group Islamic State in Iraq, said his Sunni fighters have been preparing for four years to wage a battle against Shiite-dominated Iran.
"We are giving the Persians, and especially the rulers of Iran, a two month period to end all kinds of support for the Iraqi Shiite government and to stop direct and indirect intervention ... otherwise a severe war is waiting for you," he said in the 50-minute audiotape. The tape, which could not be independently verified, was posted on a Web site commonly used by insurgent groups.
Iraq's Shiite-led government is backed by the U.S. but closely allied to Iran. The United States accuses Iran of arming and financing Shiite militias in Iraq charges Tehran denies.
In the recording, al-Baghdadi also gave Sunnis and Arab countries doing business in Iran or with Iranians a two-month deadline to cease their ties.
"We advise and warn every Sunni businessman inside Iran or in Arab countries especially in the Gulf not to take partnership with any Shiite Iranian businessman this is part of the two-month period," he said.
Al-Baghdadi said his group was responsible for two suicide truck bomb attacks in May in Iraq's northern Kurdish region. He said the attacks in Irbil and Makhmur showed the "Islamic jihad," or holy war, was progressing in the Kurdish areas.
At least 14 people were killed when a suicide truck bomb struck a government building in Irbil, Kurdistan's capital, on May 9. Four days later in Makhmur, another suicide truck bomb tore through the offices of a Kurdish political party, killing 50 people.
In the recording, the Islamic State of Iraq leader did not mention Saturday's deadly truck bomb in Armili, a Shiite town north of Baghdad, which killed more than 100 people. The attack was among the deadliest this year in Iraq and reinforced suspicions that al-Qaida extremists were moving north to less protected regions beyond the U.S. security crackdown in Baghdad.
Al-Baghdadi criticized Kurdish leaders for their alliance with Shiites in Iraq's government and accused them encouraging unsavory morals.
"The leaders of apostasy ... have impeded the march of Islam in Muslim Kurdistan and helped communism and secularism to spread. ... They insulted the religious scholars ... encouraged vices and women without veils," he said.
The leader of an al-Qaida umbrella group in Iraq threatened to wage war against Iran unless it stops supporting Shiites in Iraq within two months, according to an audiotape released Sunday... said his Sunni fighters have been preparing for four years to wage a battle against Shiite-dominated Iran. "...stop direct and indirect intervention ... otherwise a severe war is waiting for you," ...al-Baghdadi also gave Sunnis and Arab countries doing business in Iran or with Iranians a two-month deadline to cease their ties... Al-Baghdadi said his group was responsible for two suicide truck bomb attacks in May in Iraq's northern Kurdish region. He said the attacks in Irbil and Makhmur showed the "Islamic jihad," or holy war, was progressing in the Kurdish areas.Interesting problem for the Turks, eh? Iran is of course having a good laugh (at the moment). Thanks E.
Forget the popcorn, break out the grill and cook up some nice pork chops and ribs.
>> Iraq al-Qaida group threatens Iran ...
No, can’t be. Iran’s not meddling in Iraq? /s
he's gotta stay alive that long...
One has to wonder if this is just a move by this towel-headed fairy to get the Shiites who don’t support Iran’s mullahcracy to switch sides. Oops, I mean, switch sides *again*. :’)
[’Civ opens up the trunk of old jokes and lets the lid hit the wall with a bang]
I think al-Baghdadi will be dancing at the smart bomb disco soon — discos this way, discos that way...
We shall see what develops. Most probably the major AQIR networks are so badly bruised at this point, some jerk came up with the brilliant idea that a new objective must be generated in order to hold together all the fleeing goon squads.
Thanks for ping. Was ready to call it a day. Post #49. Do have a great upcoming day.
now that makes sense!
Thanks for the ping.
Interesting things happening. Look at how many “war/conflict fronts” Iran is being drawn into:
Shia rift in Iraq - Sadr (Iran) against Maliki (USA/Iraq). Iran involved.
Shia rift inside Iran as gasoline rationing takes hold (Ahmadi-Nutjob against old guard clerics like Rafsanjani etc.). Some internal media working to have Nutjob removed from office.
Iraqi Sunnis warn Iran to “get out” of Iraq within two months or else.
Syria recalls all Syrian citizens back inside the country. Iran and Syria closely allied so Iran involved in war preparations.
Syria specially warns them to leave Lebanon within the week. Iran and Hezbollah closely allied so involved.
Syria, Israel, Hamas, Fatah conflict about to erupt. Iran closely allied to HAMAS so involved.
Two or three US carrier groups on Iran’s doorstep (Persian Gulf).Distracting Iran from other activity.
UN Sanctions likely to cut off gasoline exports to Iran and oil imports from Iran. Crashing Iran’s economy.
Fed up Iranian populace on the brink of huge blow up with gasoline the trigger but sky-rocketing prices of basics, including bread, bringing matters to a boil.
Looks like a “let’s roll” situation but not of Iran’s choosing.
This could be verryyyy interestink.
Bump.
I told people that we would be using Iraqi troops against Iran as our ground forces, too!
The USA in the air, the Iraqis on the ground!
We (the US) won’t do anything. The time has passed for that. But that doesn’t mean that other parties are going to sit by and wait.
That’s propaganda.
Iran and Al-Qaeda are working together.
Not surprisingly, these “call” of Al-Qaeda against Iran appears a few days after the US army had strong critics of Iran in its role to support Al-Qaeda.
Remember also Lieberman’s remarks. Iranian leaders are afraid of the war that is coming in a builing near them !!!!
I listened to the terrorist leader speech in Arabic as broadcast on one of the terrorist websites. I think this speech was the "great news" that many terrorist websites were talking about last week.
This was “lifted” from the Onion, wasn’t it?
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