Iraqi Official: Iran Is 'Number One Enemy'

[Khephra]

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's defense minister on Wednesday accused neighboring Iran and Syria of supporting terrorists in his war-ravaged country.

Hazem Shaalan also accused Iran of backing the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist group headed by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and said his country's opponents want "turbaned clerics to rule in Iraq."

Shaalan said Iraqi authorities obtained information about Iran's role in Iraqi's insurgency after last month's arrest of the leader of the Jaish Mohammed (Mohammed's Army) terrorist group during U.S.-led operations in Fallujah.

"When we arrested the commander of Jaish Mohammed we discovered that key to terrorism is in Iran, which this the number one enemy for Iraq," Shaalan told reporters in Baghdad.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-iraq-iran,0,5806708.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

[whosinpower]

1. And so Saddam's thoughts and policies

extend to current Iraqi officials.......

[ixion]

2. my, and so shortly after finding 'sovereignty'

they announce their list of enemies. Gee, I wonder who will be doing their fighting for them? :eyes:

[Gary173]

3. Iran is the big prize

in the region. Iraq was to be a staging area for the assault on Iran. Since busharama has failed to successfully occupy Iraq and build the required bases there, the lackey Iraqi must set the stage for plan 'b'.

[rodeodance]

4. Is this prime minister a Bremner/Bush installed fella?

[PunkPop]

8. I'm sure he's a tool

but am not familiar with the name. Does anybody have info on this guy?

[okieinpain]

13. only a fool would attempt to attack iran, a true fool. to attack that

country would be suicide on a mass scale. you would have to blow the whole country up. nobody in their right mind would attempt that even chimp boy couldn't be that stupid.

now I see chimp boy using iran, as a boogie man, but actually attempt to invade that country, and especially now that they have at least one or two nukes would be sure lunacy.

[pinkpops]

5. You've seen Gulf War II - How about Iran-Iraq II?

n/t

[Khephra]

9. Actually I think it would be something like Iran-Iraq III, not II

[Ilsa]

6. Four more wars! Four more wars!

Does anyone really wonder anymore about the probability of a draft? Looks like we're going to be in the ME for long, long time.

[KingChicken]

7. Iraqi gov't and U.S. military have been caught lying so many times...

They are so full of shit, anything they say is questionable.

[truth2power]

10. I figured Shaalan was a puppet.

Just another marketing ploy to get the sheeple onboard for another war. :argh:

[bobthedrummer]

11. It's Saudi Arabia, folks.

:silly:

[DrDan]

12. so Iraq moves into Iran

it then announces the formation of a coalition

US joins

junior gets his way - and the blame for the aggression falls on Iraq

another brilliant Rove move

[pinniped]

14. Every week a different puppet moran from Iraq accuses Iran...

of one thing or another.

I think puppet-Allawi just said some shit about Iran last week.

[Barkley]

15. Has Iraq recognized Israel yet?

Look for him to denounce the Palestinian intifada soon.

I heard Chalabi (the one who was passing secrets to Iran) is making a come back.

[xchrom]

16. was bush's or rove's hand up his ass

when he said that?