Iran's elite soldiers delcared terrorists by GWB
He has issued an executive memorandum declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard(similar to our Rangers/Seals but dumb) a terrorist organization.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293285,00.html
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The United States will soon be referring to an Iranian military division as a "specially designated global terrorist," a State Department official told FOX News on Wednesday.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps would be targeted in terror financing probes under guidelines established under Executive Order 13224, which President Bush signed nine days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The story on the new targeting was first reported late Tuesday in The Washington Post.
The executive order states that a designated terror group "has committed, or poses a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States."
This would be the first time a national military branch would be included on the list of terrorist organizations, which is usually reserved for non-state terror organizations and their associates.
"What we have to understand here is the Revolutionary Guards are 'Murder Incorporated,'" former Ambassador Mark Ginsberg told FOX News. He said that the Guard, which serves directly under and reports to the Iranian president, is "an army within an army" that runs the other branches of the armed services as well as building construction contracting within the country and international arms deals, among other industries.
The Revolutionary Guard boasts such veterans as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and many Iranian business leaders.
"Cutting off their finances could in effect hurt them," Ginsberg said, adding that the United States decided to freeze the Guard's bank assets in part because the United Nations was unwilling to impose more sanctions.
The Bush administration had been weighing whether to target the Revolutionary Guard Corps in full, or only the Quds Force, which the U.S. claims is responsible for the increase in improvised explosive devices, rockets and other arms used by Shiite militias in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Ahmadinejad, who was in Kabul on Tuesday meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, claims Iran is not providing weapons. President Bush also calls Iran a destabilizing influence whose foreign policy is dangerous to world stability. Aides say he stands by the accusations by U.S. military officers both in Iraq and NATO officials in Afghanistan.
"If the president of Iran believes that that is not to be the case, well, then - I don't know how to reconcile those two things. I think that we put our trust in our intelligence, and what we're hearing from our security forces in Afghanistan and Iraq," said spokeswoman Dana Perino.
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So what do you think? How will Russia & China respond? Will we target them on Iranian soil? Can Bush legally target them on Iranian soil? Is it legal for Bush to target them elseware without congress declaring war on Iran?
Ben
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293285,00.html
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The United States will soon be referring to an Iranian military division as a "specially designated global terrorist," a State Department official told FOX News on Wednesday.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps would be targeted in terror financing probes under guidelines established under Executive Order 13224, which President Bush signed nine days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The story on the new targeting was first reported late Tuesday in The Washington Post.
The executive order states that a designated terror group "has committed, or poses a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States."
This would be the first time a national military branch would be included on the list of terrorist organizations, which is usually reserved for non-state terror organizations and their associates.
"What we have to understand here is the Revolutionary Guards are 'Murder Incorporated,'" former Ambassador Mark Ginsberg told FOX News. He said that the Guard, which serves directly under and reports to the Iranian president, is "an army within an army" that runs the other branches of the armed services as well as building construction contracting within the country and international arms deals, among other industries.
The Revolutionary Guard boasts such veterans as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and many Iranian business leaders.
"Cutting off their finances could in effect hurt them," Ginsberg said, adding that the United States decided to freeze the Guard's bank assets in part because the United Nations was unwilling to impose more sanctions.
The Bush administration had been weighing whether to target the Revolutionary Guard Corps in full, or only the Quds Force, which the U.S. claims is responsible for the increase in improvised explosive devices, rockets and other arms used by Shiite militias in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Ahmadinejad, who was in Kabul on Tuesday meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, claims Iran is not providing weapons. President Bush also calls Iran a destabilizing influence whose foreign policy is dangerous to world stability. Aides say he stands by the accusations by U.S. military officers both in Iraq and NATO officials in Afghanistan.
"If the president of Iran believes that that is not to be the case, well, then - I don't know how to reconcile those two things. I think that we put our trust in our intelligence, and what we're hearing from our security forces in Afghanistan and Iraq," said spokeswoman Dana Perino.
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So what do you think? How will Russia & China respond? Will we target them on Iranian soil? Can Bush legally target them on Iranian soil? Is it legal for Bush to target them elseware without congress declaring war on Iran?
Ben
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george bush has obviously never played war games, or believes noone else has.
what goes around comes around.0 -
http://voanews.com/english/2007-08-07-voa11.cfm
Iran may be joining Russia and China in a defense alliance....on the 16th of August.
President Bush only has hours to launch an attack on Iran.0 -
Why not?
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arent all muslims terrorists? 0 -
I hope we don't get into it with china. All we can do is sit back and let things take there course. We'll see what happens next. Our military is to thin as it is. There will be a draft if that happens. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by watrulookinat
I hope we don't get into it with china. All we can do is sit back and let things take there course. We'll see what happens next. Our military is to thin as it is. There will be a draft if that happens.
I think we would sooner retreat, and become isolationists than go into a war with China right now.
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china can hurt us bad without fireing a shot, they already have we are just too dence to realize it. 0 -
I agree, but we came close to pointing our guns at north korea. 0 -
Iran may be joining Russia and China in a defense alliance....on the 16th of August.
They would be smart to do that. It would be good for them, but reallll bad for us.0 -
Mongolia, India, Pakistan, and Iran are/were in "Observor status" in the organisation......I thought India and Pakistan were on our side?
www.sectsco.org/html/00035.html0 -
quote:He has issued an executive memorandum declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard(similar to our Rangers/Seals but dumb) a terrorist organization.
Yeah right...elite like our rangers! That's like saying I fight like Chuck Norris 'cause I use two hands.0 -
ripley,
I had the same thought. I mean, if they're elite, what are the SAS or Navy SEALs?
While I have no doubt there are a few individuals in the IRGC who would put up a fight, there's a difference between being elite and fanatical.0 -
Elite as in the most highly trained within their military.
The Elite of one military are not necessarily equal to the Elite of another military.0 -
quote:Originally posted by CA sucks
Elite as in the most highly trained within their military.
The Elite of one military are not necessarily equal to the Elite of another military.
Right. "elite" is a relative term.0
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