U.S. military officials are accusing the highest levels of the Iranian government of sending sophisticated roadside bombs to Iraq that have killed 170 coalition troops since 2004. On Sunday, reporters in Baghdad received an unusual briefing on the allegations. The news conference was led by three US military officials who refused to be quoted by name. No TV cameras or tapes were allowed in, and journalists" cell phones were taken away before they entered the briefing room. Iran is denying the charges. One Iranian official said "We ask those who are claiming such evidence: Show the documents in public." The bomb allegations f! irst appeared on Saturday in a front-page article written by Michael Gordon titled "Deadliest Bomb in Iraq is Made by Iran, US Says." The article relied almost entirely on unnamed government sources. Several media critics compared the piece to Gordon's articles from 2002 alleging Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.OH yeah, the stuff the US officials said in that "press conference" was PERFECTLY RELIABLE, I'M SURE. As if. Then comes [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=JPKY4R41A1KIBQFIQMGCFF4AVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2007/02/13/wiran13.xml|this February 13, 2007 article] that reports:
Austrian sniper rifles that were exported to Iran have been discovered in the hands of Iraqi terrorists, The Daily Telegraph has learned. More than 100 of the.50 calibre weapons, capable of penetrating body armour, have been discovered by American troops during raids. The guns were part of a shipment of 800 rifles that the Austrian company, Steyr-Mannlicher, exported legally to Iran last year. The sale was condemned in Washington and London because officials were worried that the weapons would be used by insurgents against British and American troops. Within 45 days of the first HS50 Steyr Mannlicher rifles arriving in Iran, an American officer in an armoured vehicle was shot dead by an Iraqi insurgent using the weapon.Well, then obviously, the insurgents could ONLY have gotten the weapon from Iran! That is the ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION! The bad guys couldn't have stolen it. The bad guys couldn't have bought it elsewhere. US forces sure couldn't have planted it! IT HAD TO BE IRAN! Right, well, let's nuke the bastards and get this shit over with already! Why pussy-foot around, Bush? Declare yourself emperor and bomb 'em!
Orignal From: ONCE AGAIN: DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE (ON IRAN)
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