Posted on 05/14/2008 2:25:29 AM PDT by Flavius
ISTANBUL, Turkey; and BAGHDAD - Iran's role in helping broker a cease-fire in Baghdad's Sadr City may be the first sign that it is acting to fulfill recent promises to stop arming Iraq's militias and help stem their attacks. ADVERTISEMENT
While the deal inked Monday was tested Tuesday as militants in Moqtada al-Sadr's Baghdad stronghold launched overnight attacks on US forces, Iraqi officials say that Iranian influence was key to reaching the deal with the anti-American cleric aimed at ending weeks of deadly fighting.
Iran's intervention comes as previously undisclosed details are emerging of a secret meeting between Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, other senior Iraqi officials, and the commander of Iran's Qods Force, Brig. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in April, after clashes with Sadr's Mahdi Army in Basra. In that meeting, General Soleimani "was deeply concerned" and "promised to stop arming groups in Iraq and to ensure that groups halt activities against US forces," according to a description given by a US official to the Monitor
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A Look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
In just the first paragtraph we see an insane view of the world. Iran is being “responsible” in controlling the militias, which promptly attacked our troops.
Mookie is toast. The Sadr Brigades are criminals. Iran's Special Groups are nothing more than terrorists and Maliki's kicking their butts. Get those guys out of the way and Basra turns into Sin City with barbershops and music. That's how Iraqis want to live, not as 7th century sheepherders. America is with the Iraqi people and they know it.
Leftists Media Propaganda piece.
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