[estjohn]

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 "

[tractorman]

I didn't know camels had license plates.

[Lil'freeper]

Why haven't we expelled the Iraqi diplomats?

[breakem]

Thanx, I was wondering what a suspicious Iraqi car was.

[boomop1]

Should I blast them if I see one?

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Are they driving Peugots?

[Newbomb Turk]

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

[syriacus]

Can they use rental cars?

[xJones]

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....

[kabar]

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.

[SENTINEL]

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.

[howardl]

Iraq license plates have the letters "BZ".

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

[Arkinsaw]

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.

[Xenalyte]

"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"

I just gotta know what a sticker navel is. (I'm pretty sure I'll regret asking.)

[SquirrelKing]

These guys live down the street from me. They're always shooting off their AK's and ever since they've moved in all the stray goats have disappeared. Hmmmm...

[mhking]

NOTE: All diplomatic plates all have similar appearance:

  

D for Diplomat; S for Staff; C for Consul. The "BB" on the sample above is replaced by the two character country code. For Iraq, it's BZ, TF or TS; the latter two are more common today as opposed to the earlier used BZ. In addition, the tags are only supposed to be in use in the DC and NYC metro areas.

Foreign UN diplomatic staff have similar tags, the country code FOLLOWS the numbers as opposed to being in front as in the example above.

[ibbryn]

Ok, I'm keeping watch in California.

[appalachian_dweller]

At this stage, ANYTHING out of the ordinary is suspect. Not tinfoil, just prudent.

God Bless our soldiers.

Stay alert, stay safe everyone.

[TheJollyRoger]

Are there any Iraqi cars that are NOT dangerous?

[Henchman]

Sure. They will use official black limos with flags and diplomatic plates. I bet they have the special "Terrorist" license plates. You know the ones, the government donates $20 for each such plate to the terrorist oranization of their choice.