Iranians backed Iraqi cell that killed 5 US soldiers: US general

[Barrett808]

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Iran's Qods Force funded, armed and trained a network of secret Iraqi cells that kidnapped and killed five US soldiers in January in Karbala, the top US commander in Iraq said Thursday.

General David Petraeus, however, said there was no concrete evidence that the Iranians were directly involved in the January 20 raid on a security compound by men dressed in US-style military uniforms.

"There is no question that the Al-Qazhali network was connected to the Iranian Qods Force -- received money, training, arms, ammunition, and at some points in time even advice and assistance," Petraeus said.

Petraeus said the evidence of Qods Force involvement emerged in interrogations of the network's captured leader and other cell members rolled up in subsequent raids over the past month.

"We discovered a 22 page memorandum on a computer that detailed the planning, preparation, approval process and conduct of the operation that resulted in five of our soldiers being killed in Karbala," he said.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070426/pl_afp/usiraqmilitaryiran

[Roland99]

1. Found docs on a computer, eh? How *convenient*!

:eyes:

[KittyWampus]

2. So these secret Iraqi cells are smart enough to capture US soldiers but stupid enough

to leave a 22 page memorandum on a computer laying around for you to find.

[Roland99]

4. And yet even then it's still not concrete evidence. So, we have a definite maybe?

INVADE IRAN, BOYS!!!!

[Danieljay]

3. Um, ya.. right.... Hey, by the way, I have some ocean front property....

in Kansas I can sell you.....

I know, call me cynical.

[Parche]

10. One Better

I have a Ranch in Crawford Texas I can sell you......................


There is nothing left but to be cynical these days with this administration

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. "no concrete evidence"

Even if they did, it would be hard to believe anything they said at this point.

[Bozita]

6. That set off the "yellowcake" and "Niger" bells in my head.

Those bells are my bullshit alarms.

[ohio2007]

7. I'm sure a few Saudi's could also be connected to killing US soldiers

....but not directly connected of course

[Danieljay]

14. yes, and a few Saudi's can be connected to the killing of over 3,000 New York City citizens..

But we dare not interfere with the house of Saudi/bush

[nealmhughes]

8. As opposed to the Saudi money that fuels Sunni violence against our occupying force

alongside their hereditary enemies the Persians and Shia by proxy?

[underpants]

9. I didn't think that there could be anything sadder than an tragedy like that

and then I read this.

[William769]

11. Just to throw a little perspective in this thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2823276&mesg_id=2823323

[LibertyorDeath]

12. He went on to add

We have reliable intel that the base of their ops is

Iran's oil-rich Khuzestan province we need to surround this
area of Iran and smoke em out being careful not to
hurt THE OIL....





sarcasm off

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

13. What resulted in five deaths?

How about the idiotic notion that a 150,000 foreign troops can quell an insurrection in a country with more than 26 million people.

You might want to give a little more thought to the root cause of the problem, General Asshat.

[Alcibiades]

15. And the Iraqi Government has ties to Death Squads

That are responsible for killing a hell of a lot more than five people.

Of course, didn't these folks tell us that Pvt. Lynch was a war hero who heroically mowed down countless Iraqi troops before being captured> And isn't this the same bunch who claimed that Sgt. Tillman was killed by an enemy ambush, and certainly not friendly fire? And isn't this the same group that claimed enemy prisoners would be treated in accordance to the Geneva Conventions? What about the "Iranian" mortar shells with dates painted on them following the American month/day/year scheme, rather than the one Iranians use?

And how do we, after overthrowing Saddam Hussein half a world away, have the chutzpah to charge Iran with interfering with the internal affairs of its neighboring, mainly shiite, state?

[classysassy]

16. Hello General

please remove your nose from great leaders ass.

[donkeyotay]

17. What about the 5 Iranian prisoners we're holding?

Why haven't they been released? Iran is threatening to not attend the talks that everyone says are needed in addition to the surge, but Cheney said, Neyt. Or do you need to waterboard them to make the 22 page memorandum concrete?

[krkaufman]

18. Yes, and Saddam had WMDs, was working w/ al Qaeda, and was building nukes.

Forgive me if I don't take this guy at his word, especially if he's basing his comments on the results of "interrogations." (We know all previous "intelligence" gleaned from interrogations has proven to have been oh-so-very reliable.)

Petraeus is sounding more-and-more like Baghdad Bob.

[daleo]

19. Why talk tough?

The U.S. can't handle another war anyway. It seems to me that this is the time to start using a little diplomacy.

[The Stranger]

20. Are they defenestrating Kuwaiti babies?

Or have they already used that one.