Iranian Officer Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Roadside Bombs Into Iraq

Associated Press ^ | September 20, 2007 | Associated Press

[Tulsa Ramjet]

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — An Iranian officer accused of smuggling powerful roadside bombs into Iraq for the elite Quds force was arrested Thursday, the U.S. military said.

The suspect — a member of the Quds Force, an elite unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guards — was detained in the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah, the military said.

He was allegedly involved in transporting roadside bombs, including armor-piercing explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, into Iraq, according to a statement. It said intelligence reports also indicated he was involved in the infiltration and training of foreign fighters in Iraq.

[henkster]

I meant the Iran-Iraq border for this guy.

But it’s logical to extend the policy to the US-Mexican border. Plenty of local heads available, no need to bring them from overseas.

[Big Mack]

Too bad this POS couldn't do the right thing and resist arrest.

[shield]

Yes, nutjob needs to be arrested when he steps foot on US soil.

[PapaBear3625]

Iranian government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said the message would be sent on Qods Day, held each year on the last Friday of Ramadan,

"Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them captive, and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush..."
Surah IX:5

We may not like the message -- they WILL not like our response

[Bon mots]

We should return this material to Iran immediately.
Drop it all right on Khameini and Ahmadinejad’s heads.

[PsyOp]

He should receive an “explosively formed enema” (EFE). Videotape its administration and post on YouTube so we can all see the look on his face when fire comes shooting out of his facial orofices.

[Bringbackthedraft]

“slay the idolaters wherever ye find them” ............. Who worships idols other than the ones who watch the shows on Fox TV?

[TNPatriot]

I think we have been since around 1979.

[blasater1960]

Water-board him....real good.

[astounded]

They are the same “elite” level as Saddam’s “elite” republican guard, and we’ve seen through two land wars just how they stack up against regular U.S. army and USMC line grunts. Not well...

It’s like educational degrees - the more there are after a person’s name, the more embellished, the less they mean.

[finnigan2]

This story puts me in mind of the Indian Mutiny in British India during the 19th. century. After large segments of the Indian Army had mutinied and slaughtered scores of dependent British women and children during that event, the British forces rallied and captured a large number of mutineers. As punishment, they strapped many to the wheels of cannons and blew then in half. I don’t remember anyone complaining that their fate was undeserved.
Perhaps if we were to treat these Iranian killers in a like manner, they would be less eager to join the “jihad”.

[quant5]

Yep. I have a feeling torture will be utilized. He is Kurdish hands, not here in the USA or Gitmo.

[El Gato]

Was he wearing a uniform. If he was, then we have a definite Casus belli with Iran, as do the Iraqis. If he was not, and can prove he's an Iranian officer, we still have a Casus belli with Iran, and we can shoot him as a spy. If we can't prove he's an Iranian officer, we still get to shoot him as a spy.

That should concentrate his thoughts when he composes his answers during interrogation. That in turn should help more firmly establish that Casus belli with Iran.

With a rational nation, Iran would be toast. But alas, with the MoveOn Rats in charge of Congress, we don't have a rational nation and it's getting less so all the time.

[El Gato]

Iranian Officer Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Roadside Bombs Into Iraq

Interesting. He was "allegedly smuggling" but there is no "alleged" between "Iranian" and "Officer". So Assuming he wasn't wearing his IRG uniform, he's a spy and can be shot without trial. If he was wearing his uniform, Iran has some 'splainin to do. If the "allegedly" can be removed, as I imagine it can, then Iran has committed an act of war against Iraq, the US or both.

[El Gato]

Iran pledged to deliver a “final reponse” to the U.S and other supporters of Israel during a religious ceremony ... on Qods Day ... Qods Day falls on October 12 this year.

When are we going to start dropping bombs on Iran?

October 13th?

[BlackVeil]

Is this the guy we are discussing on the other thread? The Kurdish officials in Sulaminieh protested his arrest.

[wastedyears]

Well that would be a nice birthday present.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

It would appear so.....both articles state a Thursday arrest/detention, but the titles of the articles are sooooo different

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1899833/posts

[CJ Wolf]

nah, inject him with some radioactive juice and let him go. That way we can track him home via satelites and bomb the crap out of his ‘milk factory’.

[TornadoAlley3]

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