(US says Iraqi) Hit Squads Training in Iran

[sabra]

Source: ABC New/AP

AP Exclusive: US intelligence says Iran's Quds force, Lebanese Hezbollah training hit squads


Iraqi Shiite assassination teams are being trained in at least four locations in Iran by Tehran's elite Quds force and Lebanese Hezbollah and are planning to return to Iraq in the next few months to kill specific Iraqi officials as well as U.S. and Iraqi troops, according to intelligence gleaned from captured militia fighters and other sources in Iraq.

A senior U.S. military intelligence officer in Baghdad described the information Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press. He spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence.

The officer on Wednesday provided Iraq's national security adviser with several lists of the assassination teams' expected targets. He said the targets include many judges but would not otherwise identify them. Iraq's intelligence service is preparing operations to determine where and when the special group fighters will enter the country and is to provide an assessment to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

The U.S. official acknowledged disclosing the information in an attempt to pressure Iran to suspend the training and prevent the militia fighters from returning to Iraq. The U.S. military also wants the Iraqi government to take steps to protect the targets. "Wanted" posters picturing men believed to be heading the special groups are being posted around Baghdad, the military officer said.



Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=558535...

[hobbit709]

1. Latest variation of the blame Iran theme.

[sourmilk]

2. Oddly symmetrical, since the US is training Iranian hit squads in Iraq.

What a screwed up world.

[Arctic Dave]

3. "Oddly symmetrical"

That has a certain type macabre poetry to it.

[sourmilk]

4. "Macabre poetry" has a certain type of macabre poetry to it, as well.

My favorite alliterative (consonant, too) description of this administration is "UTTERLY RUDDERLESS."

[Arctic Dave]

5. You are good. n/t

[bananas]

9. oddly symmetrical asymmetrical warfare

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric_warfare

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. This needs a "Not this again" headache guy pic, but I don't have one :^(

[paparush]

12. Here ya go...

[LynnTheDem]

7. There they go again.

You just can'take this made-up stuff up.

[wiggs]

8. What baloney: US intelligence wants to make info public so that Iran will

feel pressure to stop training Iraqiis???

This announcement is purely for American public consumption. How sad our press doesn't challenge, analyze, evaluation this information.

[ngant17]

10. US hit squads have been running amok in Iraq for the last 4 years

Between the jarhead snipers and Blackwater mercs running loose, you don't know which hit squads are doing the most "collateral" damage to the Iraqi population.

Seems like there are a lot of insane mass-murderers in Iraq these days.

[unhappycamper]

11. US: Quds, Hezbollah Training Hit Squads

Source: militry.com / Associated Press

US: Quds, Hezbollah Training Hit Squads
August 16, 2008
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Iraqi Shiite assassination teams are being trained in at least four locations in Iran by Tehran's elite Quds force and Lebanese Hezbollah and are planning to return to Iraq in the next few months to kill specific Iraqi officials as well as U.S. and Iraqi troops, according to intelligence gleaned from captured militia fighters and other sources in Iraq.

A senior U.S. military intelligence officer in Baghdad described the information Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press. He spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence.

The officer on Wednesday provided Iraq's national security adviser with several lists of the assassination teams' expected targets. He said the targets include many judges but would not otherwise identify them. Iraq's intelligence service is preparing operations to determine where and when the special group fighters will enter the country and is to provide an assessment to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

The U.S. official acknowledged disclosing the information in an attempt to pressure Iran to suspend the training and prevent the militia fighters from returning to Iraq. The U.S. military also wants the Iraqi government to take steps to protect the targets. "Wanted" posters picturing men believed to be heading the special groups are being posted around Baghdad, the military officer said.

Read more: http://www.military.com/news/article/us-quds-hezbollah-...

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In case the above link does not work: http://www.military.com/news/article/us-quds-hezbollah-...

[snappyturtle]

13. Does this mean Iran is on the table...again? nt

[Doctor_J]

14. I hate these summer reruns

I didn't even like this one that much the first time they ran it.

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[SOS]

16. US arming Al-Qaeda affiliate in Iran.

The Bush administration is arming Jundullah in Iran.
They are closely allied with Al-Qaeda.
Suicide bombings a specialty.

But only Seymour Hersh seems interested in the the US funding of Al Qaeda in Iran.
The corporate media remains dutifully silent.