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Iranian general warns of Gulf suicide bombings
Khaleej Times ^ | October 29, 2007

Posted on 10/29/2007 4:49:08 PM PDT by camerakid400

TEHERAN - A top general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday warned that the Basij militia were ready ‘if necessary’ to carry out suicide operations in the Gulf, amid rising tensions with the United States, the Fars news agency reported.

‘If necessary we will take advantage of the element of martyrdom-seeking,’ said Brigadier General Ali Fahdavi, deputy head of the Revolutionary Guards’ naval forces.

‘This spirit is prevailing now throughout the Revolutionary Guards,’ he added. The Basij militia is part of the Guards’ military apparatus.

‘They have taken an example from Shahid (martyr) Fahmideh,’ Fahdavi said, referring to 13-year-old Iranian Hossein Fahmideh who became a national hero after blowing himself up under an Iraqi tank in the 1980-1988 war.

‘The scene of the Persian Gulf and strategic Strait of Hormuz is such that even a small operation can have a big impact,’ he added.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: basijmilitia; iran; revolutionaryguard

1 posted on 10/29/2007 4:49:09 PM PDT by camerakid400
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To: camerakid400

I say bring it on, you have brass coconuts.


2 posted on 10/29/2007 4:50:07 PM PDT by Perdogg (Elections have consequences.)
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To: camerakid400

That strategy worked well for the Japanese.


3 posted on 10/29/2007 4:52:05 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: camerakid400
Hossein Fahmideh who became a national hero after blowing himself up under an Iraqi tank in the 1980-1988 war.

It is a strange country where you're considered a national hero for blowing yourself up.

Their whole strategy is tactically stupid on their part--The more terrorists who blow themselves up, the less we have to deal with. Thanks guys.
4 posted on 10/29/2007 4:52:42 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat (Star Wars teaches us a foreboding lesson--evil emperors start out as Senators)
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To: camerakid400

The only thing they know how to do. Kill everyone they can by using children and the mentally deranged.


5 posted on 10/29/2007 4:55:08 PM PDT by saganite
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To: camerakid400
Your warning is duly noted,Mr Pigfornicator.Now here's a warning for you.


6 posted on 10/29/2007 4:56:01 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Wanna see how bad it can get? Elect Hillary and find out.)
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To: camerakid400

The bombing begins in 5 minutes.


7 posted on 10/29/2007 4:57:49 PM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
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To: camerakid400

35 years from now,
I need to borrow a W88 from the
from the Air Force.


8 posted on 10/29/2007 5:01:00 PM PDT by djxu456
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To: Man50D

Would be different results if we had the C-Wiz and Metalstorm in WW2.


9 posted on 10/29/2007 5:03:43 PM PDT by Eye of Unk
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To: camerakid400

Isn’t that like warning that the sun will rise in the east tomorrow? Yup, thought so...


10 posted on 10/29/2007 5:04:14 PM PDT by piytar
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To: camerakid400
top general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warns
Oh yeah, go back to the sand box and play while I load my Uzi.
What an uneven dimension. We must live in a time machine.
11 posted on 10/29/2007 5:09:17 PM PDT by modican
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To: neodad
The bombing begins in 5 minutes.

Nah, let's hold off till November 4. It'll be extra-poignant to blast 'em on their revolution's anniversary. It'll slap 'em in the face even harder.
12 posted on 10/29/2007 5:15:36 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat (Star Wars teaches us a foreboding lesson--evil emperors start out as Senators)
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To: camerakid400
Last one martyred is a rotten egg!
13 posted on 10/29/2007 5:58:00 PM PDT by Gumption
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