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More on Bahrain Protests
I have two pieces up on Yahoo! News covering aspects of the protests in Bahrain that may not be in the papers. Follow the links for the complete article. Please ignore the broken paragraphs as it seems the transfer process from YCN hashed some of the work and they have not yet corrected the problem. U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Midst of Bahrain Protests The less than cordial relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the same … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iran, Original writing, Our Allies, Reporting
Iran Holds American Hikers
Notice the quote from the Iraqi soldiers. I would think the Americans also had the same thought. A senior security official in the Iraqi city of Suleymaniyeh, Qadr Hamajan, told Reuters news agency that the three US nationals and a fourth man arrived there on Wednesday. He said three of them travelled the following day to a the tourist resort of Ahmad Awa near the Iranian border. They went out hiking near Halabja. The fourth had been taken ill and stayed behind in a hotel in Suleymaniyeh. “They phoned their friend … and told him ‘we are in trouble and are being held by soldiers who are not speaking Kurdish or Arabic’,” Mr Hamajan said. An official in the region told the BBC that the Iraqi border guards saw three Americans with big backpacks crossing … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iran, War on Terror
Tips for Iranian Protesters
Here are some tips I posted on Twitter last night, that I was told the Iranian protesters found useful. I do not advocate violence but I do believe in the right of self-defense. PLANNING AND PREPARATION Insurgents in many countries have been effective against security forces. Take heart, think before you act, and plan before you start. Stone throwing does not injure security forces and gives them excuse to retaliate. There is always a rear to any security forces formation. Much better to locate the rear than to be in front. Think and plan. Always have two different paths of retreat before confronting security forces. If they are in vehicles, use narrow routes. Do not make yourself a target by publicly leading. security forces will look for leaders. Make plans before you near security forces. Your goal … Read entire article »
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Iran Fights For Freedom
Here is a short selection of Twitter messages about the situation in Iran at this time: TehranBureau : People reportedly attacking police near Laleh Park and pushing them back, first injury transferred to Khomeini Hospital near the clashes Mirriaam : they beat & arrest every one with green wristbands or cloth iranpirooz : I saw a very elderly man crying for victory and freedom in kargar street Tehran TehranBureau : From Tehran: they’re killing people here iranpirooz : Near Paiga Basij in Tehran – police and militia are loading trucks with arrested young protesters – source VOA iranpirooz : Iranian Militia were acting like wild animals against protesters – most inhuman beatings I have ever seen. God help us. TehranBureau : crowds from ferdosi sq to enghelab sq to azadi and fatemi TehranBureau : some forces are … Read entire article »
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Dept of Defense confirms Iranian Drone Shoot Down
Coalition jet fighters shot down an Iranian drone that was hovering over Iraq late last month, Multinational Force Iraq officials confirmed today. The incident occurred Feb. 25, about 60 miles northeast of Baghdad, officials said in a statement. Two coalition aircraft were directed to visually identify the unmanned aerial vehicle after it was detected hovering inside the Iraqi border. The pilots confirmed that it wasn’t a coalition aircraft and that no collateral damage would result from a shoot-down. Coalition air forces tracked the UAV for more than an hour before the pilots engaged it, officials said. “This was not an accident on the part of the Iranians,†officials said. “The UAV was in Iraqi airspace for nearly one hour and 10 minutes and well inside Iraqi territory before it was engaged.†Officials said they … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iran, Iraq, War on Terror
Troops Find Recently Made Iranian Munitions
American and Iraqi forces have discovered Iranian weapons in Iraq that were manufactured as recently as last year, a U.S. military official said today. The yield of Iranian-made weapons consisted of hundreds of rockets and makeshift bombs, Army Col. Philip Battaglia, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team said in a Baghdad news conference. “We have found many Iranian-made munitions with a manufacture date as late as 2008,” Battaglia said, referring to weapons discovered since June. The seized weapons include hundreds of 107 mm and 122 mm rockets, and about 500 deadly bombs that military officials call “explosively formed penetrators” because they’re designed to pierce armor in various stages of construction, he said. The colonel’s area of operations, known as Multi-National Division – Center, covers the Iraqi provinces of Dhi Qar, … Read entire article »
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Afghan Border Police Make Drug Haul
This is right on the Iranian border, nearly due west of Herat. The Afghan Border Police (ABP), 4th Brigade, in coordination with investigators from the Ministry of the Interior seized five vehicles carrying illegal narcotics, weapons and ammunition, December 18. 566 kg of drugs along with other contraband items were seized at a checkpoint near Musa Abad, 130 km from Herat. A five-man ABP team was performing a routine patrol when they engaged in an extended contact with smugglers. During the contact, the smugglers used the cover of darkness to escape, but the vehicles were captured and subsequently taken to the ABP headquarters outside Herat for processing. “I was tasked by the General [to undertake] the patrol,†said ABP Sergeant Abul Qudoos, team leader of the patrol that made the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Iran, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Countering Iranian-funded Criminals
Coalition forces continue to degrade the Iranian-funded Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq criminal network with the capture of a suspected key network leader and three associates early Monday in Abd al-Husayn al-Musawi, just north of New Bagdad. Acting on intelligence information, Coalition forces targeted an alleged regional operations leader for Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, believed to be responsible for attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces, as well as network recruitment in the Baghdad area. Coalition forces approached a residence believed to be the location of the alleged criminal, where he identified himself to forces and was apprehended without incident, along with three associates. Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq is assessed to have engaged in numerous EFP and IED attacks, as well as kidnappings, sectarian killings and other heinous crimes that threaten Iraq’s future. Iraqi and Coalition forces are … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iran, Iraq, War on Terror
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Iran Unrest Follows Bogus Election
June 14th, 2009 | Comments Off
The just completed election for President in Iran involved four candidates. Over 200 originally applied to run, but the vetting process by the mad mullahs reduced that number to four. These were the theologically and politically acceptable candidates. The differences in policy and program were minute and the “moderate” candidate was no friend of the United States or freedom by any definition of the words. Still, the very rich mullahs of Iran seem to have underestimated the situation. Current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been announced as the winner but the results are so out of variance with the experience of the people that protests have erupted. This is not the first time there has been rioting and no one should believe that this is a movement that will succeed in the short … Read entire article »
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