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Cryomaniac	Posted: Feb 14 2006, 01:19 AM
Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 25 Member No.: 1 Joined: 14-February 06	Use this thread to discuss the nuclear standoff between Iran and the west. -------------------- Don't it look so pretty this disappearing world

Cryomaniac	Posted: Feb 22 2006, 10:31 PM
Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 25 Member No.: 1 Joined: 14-February 06	Iran leader faces Holocaust case This sounds like goading to me. -------------------- Don't it look so pretty this disappearing world

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Posted: Jun 23 2006, 12:50 AM

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US accuses Iran over Iraqi Shias

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The US military commander in Iraq has accused Iran of providing covert support to Shia extremists in Iraq.
Iran equips and trains Shia militia groups, Gen George Casey said, adding that its influence had risen recently.

Although the US has no evidence that Iranians were operating directly in Iraq, Gen Casey said "surrogates" regularly attacked US troops.

The US has often accused Iran of aiding Shia groups in Iraq, but has previously offered little proof.

Speaking alongside Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, Gen Casey said intelligence now backed previous previously-held suspicions.

"Since January we have seen an upsurge in their support, particularly to the Shia extremist groups," he said.

"They are using surrogates to conduct terrorist operations both against us and against the Iraqi people."

Gen Casey singled out Iranian influence as one of four major factors in the complex security situation inside Iraq.

"We are quite confident that the Iranian, through the special operations forces, are providing weapons, IED [improvised explosive device] technology and training to Shia extremist groups in Iraq," he said.

Training was probably carried out in Iran and possibly in Lebanon, Gen Casey said.

He suggested that Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas were also likely to be involved in training Iraqi militias. Direct talks between the US and Iran over the security situation in Iraq have been suspended.

Iran accused the US of exploiting the issue amid continuing diplomatic wrangling over Iran's nuclear programme.

This shit ain't over yet...

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Private Bob	Posted: Jul 6 2006, 12:37 AM
New User Group: Members Posts: 3 Member No.: 2 Joined: 6-July 06	As far as I am aware, Iran is actually only using nuclear technology for civilian purposes, which while I am anti-nuclear isn't as bad as the likes of North Korea who have actually manufacterd nuclear warheads or indeed the ohter 9 or 10 nuclear-armed states such as Israel (probably), UK, France, Pakistan, India, Russia, China and the US. Iran are safe in the knowledge that the "west" won't enforce theri wills on it through force as the upsurge in feeling across the middle East would be huge, not to mention across the rest of the world. Look at the feeling against the Iraq war...so it is playing this situation for everything it can get, be that economic aid, infrastructure aid or whatever.

Cryomaniac	Posted: Jan 25 2007, 12:39 AM
Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 25 Member No.: 1 Joined: 14-February 06	There is a report that Iran is being helped by N. Korea to conduct a nuclear test. If that happens, all hell will break loose. Edited for link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml.../24/wiran24.xml -------------------- Don't it look so pretty this disappearing world

Cryomaniac	Posted: Feb 25 2007, 10:10 PM
Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 25 Member No.: 1 Joined: 14-February 06	Apparently Iran has launched a rocket into space. Nice, and not provocitive at all. No -------------------- Don't it look so pretty this disappearing world

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