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Look out for suspicious Iraqi cars, FBI says
Reuters/MSNBC ^ | March 19, 2003

Posted on 03/19/2003 1:49:32 PM PST by estjohn

The FBI warned U.S. law enforcement officials on Wednesday to be on the lookout for suspicious activity by vehicles with Iraqi diplomatic license plates.

In its weekly intelligence bulletin distributed to law enforcement officials across the country, the FBI explained how to distinguish the license plates of Iraqi diplomatic personnel in the United States.

(Excerpt) Read more at famulus.msnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: bolo; iraq
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The diplomatic license plate code for Iraq is BZ according to http://www.pl8s.com/diplo.htm.

"NOTE! the 2 letters within the white area of the plates of all types indicates the embassy or consulate to which the diplomat is assigned. Plates are undated dark blue/refl white center portion has embossed serial consisting of 2 letters & 3 numbers with the letters indicating the embassy; refl white/refl blue "DIPLOMAT" top & "D" left - screened; refl white/refl red "ISSUED BY THE" over "UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE" bottom flanked by sticker navels 3 red stripes & 3 white stripes far right edge "

1 posted on 03/19/2003 1:49:32 PM PST by estjohn
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To: estjohn
I didn't know camels had license plates.
2 posted on 03/19/2003 1:51:11 PM PST by tractorman
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To: estjohn
Why haven't we expelled the Iraqi diplomats?
3 posted on 03/19/2003 1:51:34 PM PST by Lil'freeper (Heck, even Germany expelled theirs.)
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To: estjohn
Thanx, I was wondering what a suspicious Iraqi car was.
4 posted on 03/19/2003 1:52:27 PM PST by breakem
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To: tractorman
Haven't you ever seen the 25 seater Achmed 2002?
5 posted on 03/19/2003 1:52:35 PM PST by job (Dinsdale?Dinsdale?)
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To: estjohn
Should I blast them if I see one?
6 posted on 03/19/2003 1:53:34 PM PST by boomop1
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To: Lil'freeper
It's a common diplomatic courtesy. Until a war starts, there aren't any grounds unless the Iraqi Diplos do something wrong. Once war is declared, we can get them out of here at once.
7 posted on 03/19/2003 1:54:51 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult ("Read Hillary's hips. I never had sex with that woman.")
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To: Lil'freeper
UN diplomats I think they mean. I would think they are studying the French Military Handbook anyway to save their own skins......
8 posted on 03/19/2003 1:56:11 PM PST by Sub-Driver
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To: estjohn
Are they driving Peugots?
9 posted on 03/19/2003 1:56:53 PM PST by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Golly Sarge, can't we just shoot em?
10 posted on 03/19/2003 1:56:55 PM PST by lgjhn
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To: job
I guess I never realized Iraq made autos.

However, I did hear about the new Iraqi microwave; it seats 400.
11 posted on 03/19/2003 1:57:29 PM PST by tractorman
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ALL IRAQI VEHICLES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED SOVERIGN IRAQI TERRITORY AND AS SUCH ARE NOW CONSIDERED FREE FIRE ZONES TO ALL US MILITARY PERSONEL.

END OF MESSAGE

12 posted on 03/19/2003 1:58:00 PM PST by Newbomb Turk (Gunner Sabot Tank Fire !)
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To: estjohn
Can they use rental cars?
13 posted on 03/19/2003 1:58:44 PM PST by syriacus (Peering over your eyeglasses won't make YOU a judge, Schumer. You have to work hard.)
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Look out for suspicious Iraqi cars, FBI says

Whoever wrote this headline is my kind of a Reuters reporter.

I did see a suspicious-looking Iraqi car once, it had this big mustache on the front grill, and little beady black headlights....

14 posted on 03/19/2003 2:04:55 PM PST by xJones
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To: estjohn
Interesting that there is a website with these designations in the US. We have agreements with host countries abroad not to publicize these codes for our diplomats overseas. It is for security reasons. I don't think the Department of State would approve of these codes being made public for diplomats assigned here. Of course it is not too difficult to get them. All you have to do is stand outside a diplomatic mission and jot down the codes as cars come and go. In some places, embassies are not given a unique license plate code that could link them to a specific embassy.
15 posted on 03/19/2003 2:06:33 PM PST by kabar
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To: kabar
I dunno, I just got it from a google lookup.
16 posted on 03/19/2003 2:11:03 PM PST by estjohn
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To: tractorman
I didn't know camels had license plates.

Only the official diplomatic ones do.


17 posted on 03/19/2003 2:11:11 PM PST by Sender (-A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. -WOPR-)
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To: estjohn
I was wondering about this last night.

When we invade Iraq, what do we do with the embassy in the US and the members of Saddam's regime in there ?

I can't believe we would do nothing about them and just let them run around with diplomatic immunity.

18 posted on 03/19/2003 2:14:39 PM PST by SENTINEL
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Iraq license plates have the letters "BZ".

see http://www.pl8s.com/diplo.htm

19 posted on 03/19/2003 2:14:42 PM PST by howardl
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To: estjohn
Does anybody think that they would go do anything suspicious WITH their diplomatic plates on? I am guessing that we should also be on the lookout for Iraqis wearing "I'm an Iraqi Spy" t-shirt.
20 posted on 03/19/2003 2:15:42 PM PST by Arkinsaw
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