Good Morning, Tehran
Iran “caught red-handed” shipping weapons to the Taliban. Part of a concerted campaign. Before you get to the actual information in this report, it is necessary first to avoid tripping over rent-a-quote Richard Clarke. But here’s the interesting part:Â
… an analysis by a senior coalition official, obtained by the Blotter on ABCNews.com, concludes there is clear evidence of Iran’s involvement.
“This is part of a considered policy,” says the analysis, “rather than the result of low-level corruption and weapons smuggling.”Â
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The coalition analysis says munitions recovered in two Iranian convoys, on April 11 and May 3, had “clear indications that they originated in Iran. Some were identical to Iranian supplied goods previously discovered in Iraq.”
The April convoy was tracked from Iran into Helmand province and led a fierce firefight that destroyed one vehicle, according to the official analysis. A second vehicle was reportedly found to contain small arms ammunition, mortar rounds and more than 650 pounds of C4 demolition charges.
A second convoy of two vehicles was spotted on May 3 and led to the capture of five occupants and the seizure of RPG-7mm rockets and more than 1,000 pounds of C4, the analysis says.
Also among the munitions are components for the lethal EFPs, or explosive formed projectiles, the roadside bombs that U.S. officials say Iran has provided to Iraqi insurgents with deadly results.
“These clearly have the hallmarks of the Iranian Revolution Guards’ Quds force,” said Jones.
The coalition diplomatic message says the demolition charges “contained the same fake U.S. markings found on explosives recovered from insurgents operating in the Baghdad area.”
“I think their goal is to make it very clear that Iran has the capability to make life worse for the United States on a variety of fronts,” said Seth Jones of the Rand Institute, “even if they have to do some business with a group that has historically been their enemy.”Â
Powerline, on intelligence experts’ reported surprise that Iran would support the Taliban: “This is the same surprise that has been expressed when Sunni and Shia extremists collaborate in Iraq; when Shia Iranians harbor al Qaeda Sunnis; and when the “secular” regime of Saddam Hussein financed and harbored Sunni terrorists …Â We are the enemy of all of these groups, and the time is long since past when ‘experts’ in the West should be surprised that they will happily coordinate their efforts to kill us.”
Captain’s Quarters:Â “NATO’s imprimatur means that Europe can no longer treat Iranian involvement in both Afghanistan and Iraq as an American cover story. Nations that have opposed our get-tough efforts against Iran will have to realize that Iran presents a threat to their own troops – and one they will need to address quickly.“Â
Small Dead Animals: Another opportunity for diplomacy with Iran!
Topics: Afghanistan,Iran
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 6:26 am Comments (5) on Thursday, June 7, 2007
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June 7th, 2007 at 7:00 am
I also see that they are ‘deporting’ tens of thousands of Afghans ‘to protect Iranian jobs’. Nothing like a wave of ‘refugees’ to hinder progress. And how many of them are terrorists trained by the Republican Guard?
I am still going for the ‘Nuke the Bastards’ strategy, ‘cos diplomacy isn’t going to work.
June 7th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Web Reconnaissance for 06/07/2007
A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
June 7th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
“intelligence experts’ reported surprise” Hmmm …. If they’re surprised, then they’re not experts; and vice versa.
Cheers
June 8th, 2007 at 9:42 am
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June 8th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Nuking the bastards works for me as well.