Iran Linked to Iraq Rocket Attack

[sabra]

Source: ABC News

U.S. military officials in Iraq tell ABC News that a rocket used in an attack on coalition headquarters at Camp Victory Tuesday was made in Iran. Officials say the rocket, which narrowly missed its target, was fired from an area of Baghdad controlled by Shia militia leader Moqtada al Sadr.

Officials say it landed so close that it shook the windows of the al Faw Palace, which houses the operational headquarters of U.S. forces in Iraq. The top two American military officials in Iraq -- Gen. David Petraeus and Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno -- both have offices in the building. A video teleconference of senior officers was abruptly halted as officials rushed outside to see what was hit.

The attack wounded 11 coalition troops and killed one foreign worker.

Officials say Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner, the spokesman for U.S. forces in Iraq, will display fragments of the 240mm rocket -- complete with Iranian markings -- at a press conference in Baghdad Thursday.

"We want to show the link between the Iranian weapons and the damage they are doing," said a senior U.S. military official in Baghdad.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3593296&page=1

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[Horse with no Name]

1. Of course it was

Did anyone have any doubts?

[Purveyor]

2. Good to know that at least Iran is saving the precise and accurate stuff for their own defence. eom

[madrchsod]

4. yup...those persians ain`t giving those arabs their best stuff...

did`t they fight a really nasty war a few years back....ya i remember...

why is`t that our best friend saddam?

[anitar1]

3. Yeah, sure. n/t

[redirish28]

5. So is this the "shot heard around world" to get Bush to say We are at war with Iran

What if he declares War with Iran during his prime time address?

[kysrsoze]

6. "complete with Iranian markings" - I call BULLSHIT

Do they think we're that f*cking stupid? Was it fired from one of their mobile biological weapons labs?

[Nihil]

13. Yep ...

... both to your call of bullshit on the "complete with Iranian markings"
and on your question "Do they think we're that f*cking stupid?"

Unfortunately, history is on their side ... (too many of) you WERE f*cking
stupid and (too many of) you still ARE f*cking stupid ...


(BTW "you" does not mean "kysrsoze" :hi: but "the US public" in general)

[Jim__]

14. My first thought exactly!

complete with Iranian markings.

I guess Iran did that so there could be no doubt.

But wait, Officials say Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner, the spokesman for U.S. forces in Iraq, will display fragments of the 240mm rocket -- complete with Iranian markings -- at a press conference in Baghdad Thursday.

They're going to show us the Iranian markings. What more proof could we ask for?
:sarcasm:

[Kool Kitty]

7. Oh, of course it was.

These guys remind me of cooking spaghetti, and throwing a piece at the wall to see if it sticks. That way you know it's done. They just keep throwing all these little stories out there to see if any of them stick and actually get mentioned more than once. (Okay, except for FAUXNews.)

[Indenturedebtor]

8. It is sticking...

Until it's brought up to people that we are being railroaded once again, most of our citizenry doesn't even consider for half a second that what they hear on the news isn't true.

Matter of fact I think that there are a huge number of people here in the Murika that welcome the prospect of a known and conventional enemy.

When we run out of external enemies that we can kill and count, they will turn to the Atheists, and the Gays, etc. So predictable, yawn. You have enemies, we are strong, give up your rights and we will protect you. You have enemies, we are strong, give up your rights and we will protect you.


And besides... even if this isn't bullshit propaganda: since when did providing weapons to someones' enemies constitute an act of war? We give weapons to both sides on a regular basis.

Get ready, here comes the end of the world.

[IamyourTVandIownyou]

9. "Hey kettle, you're black." - pot

Iran paper criticises US weapon sales to Middle East countries

"As usual, Israel's share in the military field is quite considerable. Israel will receive 30bn dollars worth of weapons over 10 years, and during the same period Egypt will receive 13bn dollars worth of weapons and ammunitions. Oman, Arabia, Kuwait, the Emirates , Qatar and Bahrain together will also have to buy 20bn dollars worth of weapons."

http://www.zibb.com/article/1439252/Iran+paper+criticises+US+weapon+sales+to+Middle+East+countries

[yurbud]

10. if that was enough to start a war, couldn't every country attacked by American made weapons

attack us?

They are getting desperate.

[BB1]

11. I'm willing to bet

that the world is waiting for it to happen. If only some-one
could invent a bomb that only hits stupid, greedy and
agrassive people, and drop it on Washington DC.

[Megahurtz]

18. If They Piss Off Enough People

somebody just might end up doing just that. :shrug:

[trusty elf]

12. Draft this SOB !

[LynnTheDem]

15. Thank Gawd no US-made weapons are harming anyone in Iraq!!!

:sarcasm:

[Doctor_J]

16. Iran linked to Kennedy assassinations

Iran linked to MLK assassination
Iran linked to Challenger explosion
Iran linked to *'s segway crash
Iran linked to *'s drunken, drug-addled, crime-filled life

[tabasco]

17. Saddam linked to WMD.

Rummy knew where they were too.