US Forces Storm Iranian Consulate In Iraq

Written By: Diogenes
Date: 2007-01-12 15:48:28
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The raid comes amid high Iran-US tension. The US accuses Iran of helping to fuel violence in Iraq and seeking nuclear arms. Iran denies both charges.
Tehran counters that US military involvement in the Middle East endangers the whole region.

A local TV station said Kurdish security forces had taken over the building after the Americans had left.

Irbil lies in Iraq's Kurdish-controlled north, about 350km (220 miles) from the capital Baghdad. Reports say the Iranian consulate there was set up last year under an agreement with the Kurdish regional government to facilitate cross-border visits.
Pressure

Iranian media said the country's embassy in Baghdad had sent a letter of protest about the raid to the Iraqi foreign ministry.

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U.S. Embassy in Athens Struck by Rocket--- "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." 
-Max Planck

More like false flag
Did the iran one make the tv news
I'm not plugged in to cable and rarely watch the the telly

att the start of bush the younger's reign of terror the spim was there are sleeper cells every where

about time they woke up

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[juris ignorantia est cum jus nostrum ignoramus]

it is ignorance of the law when we do not know our own rights"

lex ferenda

Obviously the Americans are not giving Iraq their own destiny. It was Iraq and the Kurds who invited Iran to have an embassy in their country. The US is getting revenge when Iranians atacted the US embassy in their country, so many years ago. This was when our Embassador became a hero to the Yanks. He was able to evacuate the US embassy staff from Iran. It is also the reason Iran has a low regard for Canada.

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No mention of US "invasion" of Iranian embassy in local paper press that I can see: 
<a href="http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=us+raids+iranian+embassy+&btnG=Search&meta">http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=us+raids+iranian+embassy+&btnG=Search&meta</a>= 
Maybe on Saturday...........--- "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." 
-Max Planck

"So-
Why not?

I may be asking the wrong question, BUT..
seems to me the incident in Greece gets coverage and the one in Iraq don't" pontificated Dio.

Usin' Firefox to get rid of the annoying numbers and symbols.
Thanks Doc.

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[juris ignorantia est cum jus nostrum ignoramus]

it is ignorance of the law when we do not know our own rights"

lex ferenda

I think Iran could care less about us. We are not "players" in any sense of the word, that could have "consequences". If Canada dropped off the face of the Earth today (wait a minute! Maybe he have....!) It would only affect Iran in that the latter's oil would become that much more vital to US interests, if Canadian oil were no longer available.

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"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
-Max Planck

I think Iran could care less about us..<<

Wasn't it Iran & Cuba who vindicated Canada for global warming? Granted, we are a minor player but we side with the USA on occasion. Afghanistan is not a minor role and eases the burdon on the US, allowing them elbow room to devastate other countries.

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Canada is 6th largest arms exporter in the world. 'Nuff said........?
But if we didn't "step up to the plate" here, I am sure the other "Brothers in Arms" could quite nicely cover the ensuing vacuum.

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"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
-Max Planck

Canada is 6th largest arms exporter in the world. 'Nuff said........?Right on the button RPW. --- « Il y a une belle, une terrible rationalité dans la décision d'être libre. » - Gérard Bergeron

Canada is 6th largest arms exporter in the world.<<

I didn't know that. I can assume the Americans are our biggest customer but who else? Who are the top four manufactures (following the USA)? It's sickening but interesting in a morbid sence.

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Sorry everyone. My spelling is getting terrible.. The keys must have moved on my new key board.

atacted = attacked
Sence = sense

pore spelen is getting terrable

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Expect little from life and get more from it.

A recent Maclean's magazine article .......... 
Also here: 
<a href="http://www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/monitor/mons05c.htm">http://www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/monitor/mons05c.htm</a>--- "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." 
-Max Planck

My spelling is getting terrible 
 
Its cool, no need to appologise 
the language police have been sanctioned 
You'll get better or ya won't 
 
Most are able to suss out what is being presented 
 
Scat gives only the message the listen wants to hear 
Dio (c) 
[scat:Pah;Doo;Bee;Wah,Tah;Poo;Dee;Bah;Woo,Too;Pee;Dah;Boo;Wee,Tee] 
 
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong</a>--- [juris ignorantia est cum jus nostrum ignoramus] 
 
it is ignorance of the law when we do not know our own rights" 
 
lex ferenda

War is *GOOD* business!

Ya'll can't be stockpilin' that stuff, Ya Hear?
Go out and use it, we'll sell ya more when ya run out .

Sheesh

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[juris ignorantia est cum jus nostrum ignoramus]

it is ignorance of the law when we do not know our own rights"

lex ferenda