Iran Focus

horse[USA] · 02-07-2005, 09:05 PM

Iran Focus

Baghdad, Feb. 04 – 16 trucks carrying weapons and large sums of money from Iran were discovered over the past few days en route to Iraq, according to an Iraqi Defence Ministry source.

Speaking to the Iraqi daily Al-Mashreq, the source said that the weapons included rifles, mortar rounds, and explosives. He said that those arrested admitted to being agents of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), and said that lodging had been provided for them in Samara, Balad, Najaf, and Latifiyeh.

The individuals revealed that they work working on behalf of the MOIS in conjunction with Iran's Fajr Forces. During interrogation the Iranian agents also revealed the names of a number of Fajr commanders and MOIS agents whom they worked for.

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evangilder · 02-07-2005, 09:10 PM

This certainly should not come as a surprise to anyone. But they really need to do something to stem that. I know there has been some effort, but they need to do more.

plan_D · 02-17-2005, 04:40 AM

It's a big border though. They're going to need more than the Iraqi National Guard to hold it.

Words of Iraqi government "USA come save us"

kiwimac · 02-17-2005, 10:37 AM

The timing seems awfully convenient for the US war effort though.

Kiwimac

trackend · 02-20-2005, 02:22 AM

I think you're right there D there's absolutely no chance of stopping small band infiltration best bet is to create a stable economic and political base so the majority are better off than before this plays on peoples greed and they become self-regulating 20 or 30 trucks filled with arms wont de-stabilize a nation (no more than 9-11 could and thats not to de-cry the deaths of the victims as being tragic) it becomes a nuisances.and makes the news headlines for a while. its the religious factions / tribalism thats the real problem get them pulling in the same direction and things will improve. how you do that is the big question as these inter tribal prejudices have been going on for donkeys years. Long before Saddam and his crones came on the scene

cute corporal · 03-07-2005, 07:02 AM

no!people need to LOVE

eachother and not fight. or at least have the decency to send some prisoners to me for my personal amusement!

Nonskimmer · 03-07-2005, 07:10 AM

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 05-09-2005, 05:32 PM

To be honest. The border to Iran is hotter then you think. I am going to have to see what I can dig up on this. You will not hear to much about it but during the first part of the war aparantly there was even a skirmish between US/British forces and Iranian soldiers who decided to come over the border and take back some land for Iraq. I can not confirm this but I will see what I can find.

I know when I was in Iraq, we would fly out to some border posts on the border to Iran and you would see Iranian border patrols and soldiers dug in on the border. It is pretty hot.

evangilder · 05-09-2005, 06:41 PM

Probably even hotter now with the nuke talks going on. It's scary right now. I just hope that the fit doesn't hit the shan over there or it could get very ugly very fast.

FLYBOYJ · 05-09-2005, 09:36 PM

Something to think about. Look at the map. Afghanistan in coalition hands, Iraq occupied. They surround Iran - great invasion scenario?!?!

evangilder · 05-09-2005, 10:22 PM

Personally, I hope they don't invade. One, we don't really have enough guys for it. Two, I think it's better to encourage the dissidents to collapse the current regime from within. That was, at least we aren't the great satan there as well.

FLYBOYJ · 05-09-2005, 11:03 PM

I hope you're right, I think this might be a message to Iran, only time will tell!

evangilder · 05-10-2005, 12:25 AM

It could very well be. But if we, or the Israelis strike their nuclear facilities, it's best to have them contained. Or they are planning a complete embargo, which would also work since they are completely surrounded. Who knows what's next?

plan_D · 05-10-2005, 03:36 AM

There is a lot more going on than the media let's on though. The media, really, only broadcasts the bad things that has been going on like car bombs, U.S troops killed, British troops killed, more Iraqi police killed. In reality, the Coalition are giving it back much more than they're receiving it. I bet they've stopped loads of these convoys and blown them to pieces.
You even see videos on the internet of Apaches and Spectres educating the Iraqi insurgents the only way they can be taught, through a severe show of force. But you don't hear about that on the news! That annoys me, somewhat.

Iran is pushing and pushing, I hope war doesn't come but I also hope that people understand that there is a time when war is required.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 05-10-2005, 04:52 AM

We had to search for a vehicle one time that was heading toward Iran. They did not tell us what was in the vehicle or who, just find the vehicle and stop it. We flew around for awhile and could not find when suddenly an Airforce F-16 found it and dropped a 500lb bomb on him. It was devastating, I honestly wish I had had my camara to take a picture of it.