US Intercepts Iranian Order For Attack On US Embassy In Iraq 433
cold fjord writes "Another NSA story? The Wall Street Journal reports, 'The U.S. has intercepted an order from Iran to militants in Iraq to attack the U.S. Embassy and other American interests in Baghdad in the event of a strike on Syria ... U.S. officials said they are on alert for Iran's fleet of small, fast boats in the Persian Gulf ... U.S. officials also fear Hezbollah could attack the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. While the U.S. has moved military resources in the region for a possible strike, it has other assets in the area that would be ready to respond to any reprisals by Syria, Iran or its allies. ... Israel has so far been the focus of concerns about retaliation from Iran and its Lebanese militant ally Hezbollah. The commander-in-chief of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps said last week that an attack on Syria would lead to the "destruction of Israel." ... The Iranian message, intercepted in recent days, came from Qasem Soleimani, the head of Revolutionary Guards' Qods Force, and went to Iranian-supported Shiite militia groups in Iraq, according to U.S. officials.' What's interesting is this Washington Post story from 2011: Iran's Quds Force was blamed for attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq."
Re:Keep the Distraction Machine Running (Score:0, Funny)
So you admit your post is a distraction from this troubling news? That is unusually honest of you, but raises many questions.
Re:WSJ is not exactly a credible source (Score:5, Funny)
One of the hazards of the news business is that occasionally you end up reporting unpleasant or disagreeable news like this. Even "rainbows and puppies" papers like USA today are carrying the story.
Do you prefer the news, or rainbows, puppies, and unicorns?
Re:WSJ is not exactly a credible source (Score:4, Funny)
PUPPIES!!!
Re:BS Detectors at Maximum, Mr. Sulu (Score:4, Funny)
Hey now, haven't you learned that any criticism of Israel is antisemitic?
Nah, see, it's cool - we balance it with a good helping of love for John Stewart.
Re:I'm supposed to trust this? (Score:2, Funny)
Maybe a good first step in war is to start parachuting politicians into these foreign countries where they clamor for war?
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