UK TimesOnline: Petraeus is planning to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a “hostile entity”

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2569815,00.html

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One US official said that Lieutenant-General David Petraeus, who will be in charge of the surge, is planning to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a “hostile entity”.

According to a US source, American officials fear that Iran is following the path it took in Lebanon during the 1980s, when Islamists were encouraged to leave the relatively moderate Amal group for Hezbollah. The more militant Iranian-backed group went on to overtake Amal in popularity.

The Americans believe Iran is encouraging a similar split in Sadr’s forces by sponsoring the most extreme anti-Sunni death squad leaders.

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1. Take a look at this:

The Bush administration has a “mountain of evidence” of Iranian involvement in Iraq, state department spokesman Sean McCormack said. It hopes to make public as much of the dossier as possible, ideally this week.

Sound familiar? :eyes:

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2. didn't this guy ride the bomb in Dr. Strangelove? nt