If our enemy in Iraq is al Qaeda, and Iran is our enemy

[babylonsister]

in Iraq's most crucial ally, how is it that al Qaeda is threatening war against Iran?:shrug:

Thanks, Rick Perstein: http://commonsense.ourfuture.org/cornucopia_cons?tx=3


http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D1B901E0-A9E5-4D3A-937B-7B5262BBE82C.htm

Al-Qaeda Threatens War Against Iran

The leader of an al-Qaeda umbrella group in Iraq, who was thought to have beeen killed by US forces, has threatened to wage war against Iran unless it stops supporting Shias in Iraq within two months.

Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, head of the Islamic State in Iraq, said his Sunni fighters have been preparing to wage a battle against Shia-dominated Iran.

Al-Baghdadi made the announcement in an audiotape that was posted on a web site commonly used by armed groups.

The 50-minute audiotape, which was released on Sunday, could not be independently verified.

US forces had earlier claimed to have killed al-Baghdadi.

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[baldguy]

1. The "insurgency" is made up largely of Sunnis backed by Saudi Arabia.

The US-created gov't of Iraq is largely Shi'a & backed by Iran.

[babylonsister]

2. Are we sure Iran is backing the Shi'a, because I've read different things

about any sort of Iranian involvement.