Posted on 05/28/2004 2:36:10 PM PDT by Rutles4Ever
An official of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has threatened the United States and other Western nations with suicide and missile attacks aimed at 29 sensitive sites.
"Our missiles are now ready to strike at their civilization, and as soon as the instructions arrive from leader ['Ali Khamenei], we will launch our missiles at their cities and installations," the Revolutionary Guard adviser said in a speech reported by the London Arabic-language daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, according to Middle East Media Research Institute, or MEMRI.
He also threatened to "take over" Britian.
The paper reported "an Iranian intelligence unit has established a center called The Brigades of the Shahids of the Global Islamic Awakening to replace the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Department of Liberation and Revolutionary Movements, which had been in charge of helping and training revolutionary forces across the world."
A source close to the Revolutionary Guards intelligence confirmed confirmed the establishment of a new office that has begun registering the names of suicide volunteers to be sent to Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon, the London paper said.
In a tape of the speech obtained by the paper, the official spoke of Tehran's "secret strategy" aimed at taking over the Arab and Muslim countries by means of helping revolutionary forces and organizations."
The official, identified only with the initials H.A., has published a number of works on exporting the Islamic revolution and struggling against the U.S.
"In his speech at a secret conference attended by students who are members of the Ansar Hizbullah movement at Al-Hussein University, the official harshly criticized reformist President Muhammad Khatami and his "dubious idea" of dialogue between civilizations.
"We do not want to take over the British Embassy, since [the British] have already cleared the embassy of documents; we must take over Britain [itself]," he said.
"The West sees us as terrorists, and depicts our strategy as terrorism and repression," the officials continued. "Had our youth agreed to Khatami's teachings and interpretations, it would never have fought the arrogance [U.S.], and would never have defended the holy places -- because Khatami speaks always of being conciliatory, of patience, and of rejecting terrorism, while we defend [the line of] toughness and war against the enemies of revolutionary Islam. I take pride in my actions that cause anxiety and fear to the Americans."
He continued:
"'Haven't the Jews and the Christians achieved their progress by means of toughness and repression? We have a strategy drawn up for the destruction of Anglo-Saxon civilization and for the uprooting of the Americans and the English. "Our missiles are now ready to strike at their civilization, and as soon as the instructions arrive from leader ['Ali Khamenei], we will launch our missiles at their cities and installations.
"Our motto during the war [in Iraq] was: Karbala, we are coming, Jerusalem, we are coming. And because of Khatami's policies and dialogue between the civilizations, we have been compelled to freeze our plan to liberate the Islamic cities. And now we are [again] about to carry out the program.
Later in his speech, the official declared "the global infidel front is a front against Allah and the Muslims, and we must make use of everything we have at hand to strike at this front, by means of our suicide operations or by means of our missiles. There are 29 sensitive sites in the U.S. and in the West. We have already spied on these sites and we know how we are going to attack them."
He emphasized, "If Israel dares attack the [nuclear] installations at Bushehr, our losses will be very low, because [only] one structure will be destroyed -- while we have means of attacking Israel's nuclear facilities and arsenals such that no trace of Israel will remain."
The previous day, according to MEMRI, Iranian sources had statements on the same issue.
At a ceremony marking the four-year anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, Ali Akbar Makhatashemi-Pour, reformist MP and secretary-general of the International Committee for the Support of the Palestinian Intifada, called on Muslim countries to open their borders with Iraq to troops of Muslim martyrdom bombers.
"We, the Muslim countries, must create a storm front against the U.S. and Israel," he said. "The half-million member organization that was created in Beirut [Hezbollah] is not sufficient. Many young Muslims are willing to carry out martyrdom operations against the American Crusaders."
According to the Iranian reformist paper Sharq, the Persian-language Ruydad website cited Hezbollah-Iran activist Forouz Rajaii-Far saying "martyrdom operations are the only option to expel the Americans and British from Iraq."
Rajaii-Far said a Basij activist from Elm Vasonaat University in Iran acknowledged a group calling itself the "To Karbala Battalion" was sent Thursday to Karbala to fight the coalition forces.
I don't buy that at all. The cold war was 'The Cold War.' This is World War III.
There is only one answer... complete victory thru complete destruction. My gov't may think we're not at war with Islam, but I believe we are.
The crusaders had the will. We have the way.
They don't have to surrender anymore.
It's common knowledge worldwide.
The French need to state in writing that they are not going to surrender, thus breaking the status Quo.
Try telling that to anyone who served on the Fulda Gap.
When was the battle? I've forgotten the dates.
I think you meant to say HOURS instead of days.
I was allowing time for the holy men to rape and pillage the French women, and some of the men, otherwise I concur with your timeschedule, LOL!
This may be a sign that the Iranian hard-liners are getting a little worried that their Iraqi puppets aren't winning. Perhaps some bluff and bluster to rally their ragheads. Regardless, they're (over)due and I respectfully suggest GWB send a personal greeting to the Ayahtollahs the same way Reagan did to Mommar Khadafi.
Yep!
Some people just can't stand to wait in line for their ass whippin'.
Dear God I hope we are back to launch on warning.
If these crazies are serious about even one of these threats, it's pre-emption time. Why wait until they kill a few more thousand? Prepare, folks. The enemy has just thrown down the gauntlet. We may be just weeks -- or even days away from remedial and final action.
The mullahs need to have their photos taken in front of the Eiffel Tower you know.
Whatta maroon!
Foxnews' Brian Wilson is just reporting this on the Grapevine segment. I'm glad one media outlet is putting the info out.
the French have the street cleaners out, and planting flowers, making ready for their arrival
I hate to say it, but this sounds like a precursor to some kind of major event. You know what I mean? Laying down the gauntlet as a warning versus some kind of retaliation they might expect over a ... ahem ... forthcoming terrorist operation... i.e. "Here's what we can do to you and to Israel. Think carefully before deciding your next move."
I agree. In fact, if we are to believe those liberals who blame 9/11 on Bush for not reacting fast enough to even much less ambiguous threats and "chatter"...than Bush has an obligation to attack based on this overt threat.
I'm tired of listening to these islamic clymers. This speech is basically a declaration of war against the US, Britain, and the rest of the western world. The US response should be to contact the Iranian government and ask if this statement reflects the views of the government. If so, bring it on.
They REALLY do not know the mindset of the average american
...and I bet you are still happy with yourself.
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