Breaking News--IRAN arrests Al Queda, terrorists!

[UltraQuiet]

<< Iran says it has arrested 150 Arab, African and European nationals it suspects are members of the Taliban or al Qaeda. Details soon. >>

Linkified

Funny how this happens only after President Bush includes them in the "axis of evil". If this is not an "arafat" type of arrest my hat is off to them for making a good start.

 

[Hammer]

Hmm, I wonder what his critics will say now. 'Oh Iran would have done it anyway'. Yeah right. That's why it happened now.

 

[Ryan]

Link? They probably wanna prove that they are somewhat good

 

[Scarpozzi]

You have to admit though, at least they seem to be trying to help no matter what the circumstances are...

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

<< When news breaks, we fix it >>

 

[prontospyder]

that's great news!

 

[syzygy]

iran would have made any and all of these arrests with or without the opinion of western interests.
the proof lies in the simple fact thay they have been fighting the taliban and al-qaeda longer than
the united states. remember, they were on the verge of war against the taliban in 1998, and would
have taken that step if not for last minute second thoughts.

imho, the allegation that iran wa harboring al-qaeda goons was a rumor floated by the isrealis to stall,
and hopefully kill, any developing entente between the west (esp. the u.s.) and iran. they may have all
the good reason to loathe iran, but isreali officials (read sharon) were wrong to egg our gullible prez
into his idiotic 'axis of evil' blatherings.

 

[spaceman]

cool! could it mean Iran and US can play nice now???

<----gives a hopeless wish for world peace.

 

[Optimus]

Hmmm... why do I have a sinking suspicion that there are 150 poor Iranian street people now in custody saying "What's an Al Queda?".

 

[prontospyder]

<<imho, the allegation that iran wa harboring al-qaeda goons was a rumor floated by the isrealis to stall,
and hopefully kill, any developing entente between the west (esp. the u.s.) and iran. they may have all
the good reason to loathe iran, but isreali officials (read sharon) were wrong to egg our gullible prez
into his idiotic 'axis of evil' blatherings. >>

Interesting point....I also read about it on Newsweek.

 

[b0mbrman]

<< Hmmm... why do I have a sinking suspicion that there are 150 poor Iranian street people now in custody saying "What's an Al Queda?". >>



Don't worry...if this is an Arafat type arrest, they'll be out by the weekend

 

[UltraQuiet]

<< iran would have made any and all of these arrests with or without the opinion of western interests. >>



15 minutes from my post to the first one of these. Took longer than I thought it would.

 

[Hammer]

Clinton must have been on televsion.



<< 15 minutes from my post to the first one of these. Took longer than I thought it would. >>

 

[Nemesis77]

In case you didn't know, Iran HATES the Taleban. They came REALLY close of having a full-fledged war with them. And since Taleban and Al Qaida (sp?) are really close, I would suspect that Iran doesn't care much for them either. If they run in to Al Qaida members on their soil, they will arrest them, no matter what Bush says or doesn't say.

 

[b0mbrman]

<< Clinton must have been on televsion.


<< 15 minutes from my post to the first one of these. Took longer than I thought it would. >>

>>



Zing! Anyhow, know they have something to cry about if action does come. I can see it already: "Wah! Wah! How come the US and Iran are fighting? Iran's a good guy now because of those arrests they once did."

 

[Hammer]

That would certainly explain why Iranian Special Forces are in western Afghanistan stirring up trouble.



<< In case you didn't know, Iran HATES the Taleban. They came REALLY close of having a full-fledged war with them. And since Taleban and Al Qaida (sp?) are really close, I would suspect that Iran doesn't care much for them either. If they run in to Al Qaida members on their soil, they will arrest them, no matter what Bush says or doesn't say. >>

 

[busmaster11]

If these are true arrests of Al Qaeda goons, I eat my words, and commend Bush for his inclusion of Iran in the axis of evil comment. I don't believe in coincidences, and this stuff couldn't have happened without relation to Bush's comment. OTOH, I'm not sure we can believe everything...

 

[swayinOtis]

i was kind of shocked when Bush included them in the axis of evil. right after the 9-11 attacks the mayor of Tehran wrote a letter to Mayor Guiliani. it was the first official correspondence between Iran and the US in over 20 years. it was a good sign. the experts were saying the radicals were not in charge in Iran, that it was more moderate.

now they do this. great!

 

[Texmaster]

<<

<< Iran says it has arrested 150 Arab, African and European nationals it suspects are members of the Taliban or al Qaeda. Details soon. >>

Linkified

Funny how this happens only after President Bush includes them in the "axis of evil". If this is not an "arafat" type of arrest my hat is off to them for making a good start. >>



Nice catch Dave.

Gee what a shocker. Iran finds terrorists inside its borders

 

[BCYL]

Link to the story from CNN.com...

oops... sorry, didnt see the link at the top...

 

[Nemesis77]

<< That would certainly explain why Iranian Special Forces are in western Afghanistan stirring up trouble. >>



Link?

 

[b0mbrman]

<< In case you didn't know, Iran HATES the Taleban. They came REALLY close of having a full-fledged war with them. And since Taleban and Al Qaida (sp?) are really close, I would suspect that Iran doesn't care much for them either. If they run in to Al Qaida members on their soil, they will arrest them, no matter what Bush says or doesn't say. >>



Remember that Iraq hated Iran but after the Perisan gulf war, instead of giving up their planes to the allies, they flew them over to Iranian airfields and gave the keys to their air force?

Remember that?

There's a saying in the Middle East that goes like this: "Me against my brother. Me and my brothers against my cousin. Me, my brothers, and my cousins against everybody."

 

[syzygy]

i read it in the economist, a british mag. sharon and/or his people may have pressed our mighty
presidente into rattling the saber a little louder, and with a wee bit more vitriol, than he may have
intended. this possibility is borne out in the stories i've read that detail the evolution of the speech.
it began with assurances of continuing srikes against vague targets and gradually grew more
specific, to the point where names were actually named.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

<< If these are true arrests of Al Qaeda goons, I eat my words, and commend Bush for his inclusion of Iran in the axis of evil comment. I don't believe in coincidences, and this stuff couldn't have happened without relation to Bush's comment. OTOH, I'm not sure we can believe everything... >>

 

[b0mbrman]

<< i was kind of shocked when Bush included them in the axis of evil. right after the 9-11 attacks the mayor of Tehran wrote a letter to Mayor Guiliani. it was the first official correspondence between Iran and the US in over 20 years. it was a good sign. the experts were saying the radicals were not in charge in Iran, that it was more moderate.

now they do this. great! >>



The mayor of Tehran is small beans and I doubt that you can take (one letter) as a sign that the radicals were not in charge anymore...

More complete link to story



<< << That would certainly explain why Iranian Special Forces are in western Afghanistan stirring up trouble. >>
Link? >>



It's in the most recent issue of Time. Here's the first paragraph:

February 04, 2002

Tehran's Game


Iranian meddling in neighboring Afghanistan raises new concerns about an old troublemaker
BY ROMESH RATNESAR


First there were the trucks. They started rolling into southern and western Afghanistan late last year, full of clothes and food and medical supplies for delivery to a few lucky warlords and their charges, courtesy of Iran. Then came the money, brought by Iranian intelligence agents who entered Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban to try to gain influence over local commanders. An Iranian general named Sadar Baghwani started showing up at Afghan mosques, reportedly telling Afghans to resist the U.S. presence in their country. "The Americans are infidels," he said. And then there are the weapons, which Western officials believe Iran is funneling directly to Ismail Khan--the strongman in the Afghan city of Herat and a longtime client of Tehran who has been reluctant to obey the new Afghan government in Kabul. That has led the U.S. and its Afghan allies to a familiar conclusion: Tehran is up to no good. "Iran's real objective," says Yousef Pashtun, secretary to the governor of Kandahar, "is to create as much instability as possible to the establishment of a permanent government in Afghanistan."