Iranian Intentions
Aussie Dave | Nov 28, 2004 | 3 comments
The Jerusalem Post reports:
The 300 men filling out forms in the offices of an Iranian aid group were offered three choices: Train for suicide attacks against US troops in Iraq, train for suicide attacks against Israelis, or train to assassinate British author Salman Rushdie.
I guess there can’t be an ‘All of the above’ option, can there?
It looked at first glance like a gathering on the fringes of a society divided between moderates who want better relations with the world and hard-line Muslim terrorists hostile toward the United States and Israel.But the presence of two key figures – a prominent Iranian lawmaker and a member of the country’s elite Revolutionary Guards – lent the meeting more legitimacy, and a clear indication of at least tacit support from some within Iran’s government.Since that inaugural June meeting in a room decorated with photos of Israeli soldiers’ funerals, the registration forms for volunteer suicide commandos have appeared on Tehran’s streets and university campuses, with no sign Iran’s government is trying to stop the shadowy movement.And Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters recently that the group’s campaign to sign up volunteers for suicide attacks had “nothing to do with the ruling Islamic establishment.”
Just like their nuclear program is for civil purposes only, huh?
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An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.Filed Under: General
Iran wants nukes for exacly the same reasons Israel does. Go look at a map.
Adrian,
Please tell me that you are joking. It is not much of a secret that Iran wants to wipe Israel off the map. Time and again, Iranian leaders have themselves espoused this desire. On the other hand, Israel has nuclear weapons as a deterrent, and would rather not use them.
The world has a lot to fear of an Iranian ‘work accident’, as we know, their PLO Arab brothers have continually shown their comical but fatal ineptness in this regard ‘ I savour the way they always blame the ‘Izz- ray ‘ aylees’ for their stupidity. We can expect Israel to be held responsible for any Iranian mishaps too. PS.I told you not to touch the yellow wire’