Posted on 12/13/2007 6:43:12 AM PST by Deut28
"Iran tested a newly-developed ballistic missile on the day of the Annapolis conference, Channel 10 reported Wednesday.
Behind a poster of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reading: "Missile maneuver of the Great Prophet," Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard tests the long-range Shihab-3 missile in a central desert area of Iran.
The Ashoura missile has a range of 2,000 kilometers and is capable of reaching Israel, US Army bases in the Middle East and eastern European cities.
According to the country's IRNA news agency, Najjar said the missile was named the "Ashoura," meaning "the tenth day" in Farsi - a sacred reference among Shi'ite Muslims to the martyrdom of the third imam. "
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I wonder if the development of this missle was in the NIE?
“Najjar said the missile was named the “Ashoura,” meaning “the tenth day” in Farsi - a sacred reference among Shi’ite Muslims to the martyrdom of the third imam. “
But they have no wish to attack Israel, right? lol
Merely a missile of peace
Good job by the clintonoids at NIE
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