Speculation that this is Israel will no doubt be forthcoming. Only problem with that theory......Israel wouldn't have missed.
“At 6:50 pm on Thursday, the lead car in the presidential motorcade confronted armed bandits and trouble-makers on the Zabol-Saravan highway”, the semi-official Jomhouri Islami reported on Saturday.
“In the ensuing armed clash, the driver of the vehicle, who was an indigenous member of the security services, and one of the president’s bodyguards died, while another bodyguard was wounded”, the newspaper, which was founded by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wrote.
Ahmadinejad traveled to the restive province, where ethnic Baluchis have been fighting for years for autonomy, on Wednesday and returned to Tehran on Friday afternoon. Tehran often refers to anti-government activists and political opponents of the Islamist regime as “bandits” and “trouble-makers”. (I think it's a bit more than that)
The newspaper report made no mention of AhmadinejadÂ’s whereabouts during the attack on his bodyguardsÂ’ vehicle, but Zabol residents reached by telephone said there were rumors in the town that the hard-line president himself was the target of the attack, which took place near Zabol.
“Many people have been rounded up for questioning after the attack and the authorities here were clearly shaken by the incident”, a Zabol resident told Iran Focus.
Anyone wanna bet this is the first in a string of many attempts on this fanatical psychopath?
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I wish the Israelies had done it. He'd be dead now had it been Israel. Too bad they failed.
Posted by: Rod Stanton at December 17, 2005 07:40 AM (yONeR)
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Agent Smith says Panty-head Jihadidad has used eight lives.
Posted by: Agent Smith at December 17, 2005 08:45 AM (7DG91)
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Ever since this idiot got "elected", I've been wondering where the Iranian people stand on the direction he seems to be taking the country. It seems a few of them take exception to his guidance.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 17, 2005 10:05 AM (0yYS2)
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The Israelis wouldn't want to make a martyr out of this guy. As long as he's alive he'll keep being honest about Iranian intentions. Better Ahmadinejihad than someone more savvy to the Western MSM. Even the Guardian can't deny that the A-Man is a budding genocidist.
If the Israelis had a team in Iran they would be much better off wacking the scientists working on the bomb than with a man who would be more powerful as a dead symbol than he is living.
Posted by: Thomas the Wraith at December 17, 2005 10:16 AM (zTWhc)
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There's something else to consider. Currently Saddam Hussein is on trial for killing 140 Shi'a in the town of Dujail after an assassination attempt. Are we going to see the same thing from the Iranians? It's funny how history repeats itself - stuttering all the way.
Expect the roundup of the usual suspects in and around Zabol, never to be heard from again.
Posted by: lawhawk at December 17, 2005 10:43 AM (V89iT)
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Iranians are not arabs - different culture, history, way of life etc. Until the recent Islamic revolution, they really didn't have much of a history with spartan fundamentalist movements.
I've known quite a few Iranians. Anti-shah anti-American -whatever - many never expected an islamic movement - or that it would last this long.
Fundamentalist enforcement inside Iran has typically been haphazard and fuctuates almost daily. Same goes for opposition - from begrudging lazy acceptance to ignoring it. Its a weird place.
Don't know what to make of the assassination attempt. It could be staged - the prelude to a major sociatal purge.
If it is - there are some serious problems coming.
Posted by: hondo at December 17, 2005 11:20 AM (3aakz)
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From the George Stephanopolous school of foreign policy. Nice try. Too bad they missed.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at December 17, 2005 12:44 PM (8e/V4)
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"Israelis don't miss." *snark*
The Israelis miss all the time. They missed in Gaza two days ago.
I guess the 'Israeli as Superman' myth dies hard with the pajamas crowd. Just because your bubbe told you Israelis don't miss doesn't mean it's true Rusty.
I for one agree with the French. Israel is nothin' but a shitty little country. And the shitty people therein are just as prone to fuckups as the rest of the world. Deal with it.
Posted by: gabyspoppy at December 17, 2005 04:16 PM (c7rNU)
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gaguspoopy, obviously your ability to reason is equivalent to your reading skills. The good Dr. did not author this posting.
Posted by: traderrob at December 17, 2005 04:38 PM (3al54)
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Traderrob
I guess we can consider him prone to fuckups on that point.
Posted by: hondo at December 17, 2005 04:46 PM (3aakz)
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We can't wish for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad;s death,
he's like your crazy uncle Herbert who just can't wrap his mind around the simple things and entertains everyone at dinner...with nuclear ambitions.
Posted by: Mad Man at December 17, 2005 04:58 PM (K6g1B)
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Fanatics with Nukes!
Interesting related discussion over at WoC. See my comments and scroll the comment thread:
Here and
Here
Posted by: Ron Wright at December 17, 2005 06:16 PM (OMjee)
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I would find it more interesting if I thought Chimpy McMosque actually ran that country.
He doesn't. The true power rests with the mullahs and the Ayatollah.
Those are who, IMSHO, the Israelis would target.
Posted by: Vinnie at December 17, 2005 06:27 PM (Kr6/f)
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Agreed Vin, The Pres of Iran is simply a figurehead with the real power resting with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and to a lesser degree Rafsanjani.
Posted by: traderrob at December 17, 2005 07:04 PM (3al54)
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Posted by: In-sturgeon at December 17, 2005 07:07 PM (KzOsW)
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Posted by: greyrooster at December 17, 2005 08:42 PM (TBvsM)
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Kinky's been playin' his sctick for more than 30 years boy! Where you been?
Posted by: hondo at December 17, 2005 10:02 PM (3aakz)
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Where I's been?
I's been in Texas, yankee boy.
I know he's been around, I've seen him play a dozen times.
Now I'm supporting his run for Governor of Texas.
Q: "Kinky, how will you get the 45,000 signatures that you need for your petition to run as Governor?"
A: " I don't know how many supporters I've got, but I know they're all armed".
Posted by: In-sturgeon at December 18, 2005 02:20 AM (KzOsW)
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Behborn from IRAN, I study commerce in India right now.
I think that this cancer of 21st century (Islamic republic) won't be over by killing a stupid element like its recent president, or by attacking a nuclear site.
But that was a nice try.
Posted by: behborn at December 18, 2005 02:21 AM (gLxu9)
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Behborn: Spoken from someone who knows.
Posted by: Oyster at December 18, 2005 08:03 AM (YudAC)
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Never rule out that the mullahs themselves or maybe some other conservative group that is not quite as crazy as Ahmadinejihad wants to get rid of him in order to throw a bone towards the West to get their reactors.
"See Iran without Ahmadinejihad plus reactors is a compromise compared to Iran with Ahmadinejihad plus reactors."
Posted by: Ernie Oporto at December 18, 2005 09:20 AM (WvUov)
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Nothing will change in Iran until the people want it bad enough.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 18, 2005 10:38 AM (0yYS2)
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Only problem with this guy is he speaks the truth - that gets people angry.
Israel's keystone cops called the Mossad have gotten caught red-handed many times. You people give them far too much credit.
Posted by: Scott at December 19, 2005 04:19 PM (nq8Pi)
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