posted January 11, 2007 23:25                      

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Originally posted by Cap'n Vic:
Oh silly Colonel. The US doesn't recognise international law.

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Unless they are on the right side of it for a change

posted January 12, 2007 16:01                         

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January 12, 2007 09:37
Details seem a bit sketchy and sometimes contradictory. I have to wonder if other networks are just trying to figure out what is going on. I'm sure wondering.

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Both of Thursday's raids were in Irbil, a northern Kurdish city. One was carried out at 3 a.m. on the Iranian Liaison Office, which is used by Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a local headquarters.

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1. Iranian Revolutionary Guards are military.
2. Consulate implies foreign officials in a country promoting and protecting foreign interests.
3. Military units promote and protect interests through warfare.

Conclusion: Iran has military operations in Iraq (headquartered in Irbil).
 

 
Notice that the so-called-consulate is Nowhere Near Baghdad? If the Iranians truly wanted to work with the Iraqi government:

1. The so-called-consulate would be in Baghdad, and
2. It would not be used as headquarters for Iranian military units.

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The United States is trying to identify and detain top officials of the Revolutionary Guards' al-Quds Brigade operating in Iraq. The al-Quds Brigade is active in arming, training and funding militant movements, such as Lebanon's Hezbollah, throughout the Middle East.

Last month, U.S. forces nabbed two senior Iranians - Brig. Gen. Mohsen Chirazi and Col. Abu Amad Davari - in the first round of raids. Chirazi is the No. 3 in the al-Quds Brigade and the highest-ranking Iranian ever held by the United States.

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Diplomats are not known as Brigadier General or Colonel, but I won't be surprised if Iran says otherwise.  
 

Part III: Talking About Embassies....

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January 11, 2007 18:17
An attack on a foreign embassy or consulate, by international law, is considered an invasion of that nation. It is an act of war.

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Hmmm ... I seem to remember Iran taking over 60 Americans hostage for something like 444 days by attacking a US embassy in Tehran back in 1979. The Iranian government that carried out those attacks is still running the country, and has the same basic foreign policy.  

Would you like a longer list of what Iran has been doing (for "god")? (Rhetorical Question)

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Once a proud programmer of Apple II's, he now spends his days and nights in cheap dives fraternizing with exotic dancers....

posted January 15, 2007 11:45                         

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Remember those were "students" who took that embassy.

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Also, most embassies of most countries have some covert operations going on, still it is allowed.

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posted January 17, 2007 18:11                      

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Originally posted by ASM65816:
From what I hear, Iran still sells very popular replicas of the vehicle used to storm the US embassy.
 

 
In a way, you have to admire the tenacity and resourcefulness of those students.  

EDIT: Yeah, 20 years ago -- that was when students were real students. We didn't have high speed Internet porn, Xbox, and mobile phones with built-in video. All we had was booze, debauchery, and marijuana ... and we were damn good students.  

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ASM appeared almost......human in that post.....I remember a big "Eat Me" emblazoned on the side of the Deathmobile......although, I was pretty high when I saw that movie.

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posted January 19, 2007 03:22                         

1. This leaves Iran as "no different" from other insurgent support, and therefore doesn't justify "special" attention.
    
2. This indicates Iran isn't using "maximum" resources against US plans in Iraq.