Iran Threatens, Iraq Panics, Over Capture Of Revolutionary Guard Officer
Talabani
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has blasted the United States for the arrest Thursday of an Iranian and called for his immediate release.
The U.S. military said the detainee is a member of an elite Iranian unit that has been accused of training and equipping insurgents in Iraq, but Talabani said he is a civil servant who was on an official trade mission in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
The “letter of resentment” was dated Thursday and addressed to Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, and Gen. John Petraeus. Presumably, the Iraqi president was referring to U.S. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of multinational forces in Iraq.
Iraqi and Kurdish regional government representatives were aware of the man’s presence, Talabani wrote.
As a result of the incident, Tehran threatened to close its border with the Kurdistan region unless the detainee, identified as Agay Mahmoody Farhadi, is released. Closing the border would cause “severe damage to markets and trade in the province on this blessed month,” Talabani said, referring to Ramadan.
“Therefore, I express to you our outrage for these American forces arresting this Iranian civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights,” he wrote. “I call for his release immediately in the interest of the Iraq Kurdistan region and the Iranian-Iraqi relations.”
The detainee belongs to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force, “a covert action arm of the Iranian government responsible for aiding lethal attacks against the Iraqi government and coalition forces,” the U.S. military said.
The military said the man “has been involved in transporting improvised explosive devices and explosively formed penetrators into Iraq. Intelligence reports also indicate he was involved in the infiltration and training of foreign terrorists in Iraq.”
He is one of several Iranians in U.S. custody in Iraq
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Who’s fucking side are you on asshole? Fuck that Iraniac.
Give him to the Sunnis. At least they have a pair. And they fucking hate Persians. This is one motherfucker that needs a little Saddam-type justice….only this time it would really be justice.
This pig is killing the guys who are keeping your country from being subjigated by the fucktards in AQ. And you want to let him go? How about… Go fuck yourself.
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:24 pmClose the boarder. Less IRG’s and munitions ENTERING Iraq to kill Americans.
As far as Talabani? The way I see it, the division lines are being drawn. Now we know who supports the Iranian movement in Iraq. Get rid of him.
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:37 pmFuck Iran…. NOW!!!!
September 22nd, 2007 at 10:05 pmTalibani is now on the incompetent list and deserves an asswhipping for future deaths this may have caused because of his negligence and disregard as president.
His arrogance renders him ill advised and imcomplete as a president, his replacement and/or accidental death should be expedited
September 22nd, 2007 at 10:07 pmI’m confused here. Isn’t Talabani a Kurd? Since when do the Kurds give a rats ass for the Iranians?
This smells. This smells of some $$$ coming into Talabanis pockets from Tehran.
September 22nd, 2007 at 10:38 pm“This smells”
You got that right Fight4TheRight, we have to fight AQ and clean up crooked public officials as well. They are creating security problems… and i’ll bet its like looking after children
September 22nd, 2007 at 11:17 pmWhat an asshole, time to put out the trash.
September 23rd, 2007 at 12:30 amTalibani, thou protesteth too much.
September 23rd, 2007 at 2:38 amFollow the money. Just exactlly who’s payrole is Talabani on?
September 23rd, 2007 at 4:41 amClean-up crooked officials?!? Perhaps we should start first with our own congress! But I wouldn’t object much to this Talaban Talabani disappearing.
September 23rd, 2007 at 4:53 am$$$$$… yep
September 23rd, 2007 at 6:30 amMr. Standfasts thank for the correction
I meant,
September 23rd, 2007 at 6:43 amwe have to fight AQ and clean up crooked public officials as well!?!
“Iranian civil official visitor”, my aching ass! if this persian dipshit is even in Iraq, he should be suspect at the very least.
September 23rd, 2007 at 6:57 amWHY HASN’T THIS CAPTURE MADE THE NEWS………..
September 23rd, 2007 at 7:31 am$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
WHY HASN’T THIS “TALABANI” BEEN SKEWERED……..
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
WHERE ARE ALL THE “INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS……
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
OH, IT DOESN’T BENEFIT A CERTAIN POLITICAL PARTY
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September 23rd, 2007 at 8:25 amThey are definitly afraid of Blackwater, so all atempts to make it seem they are over aggressive only helps them…
Blackwater is also heavly armed in the sense they have specwar guys. Iran is afraid of these guys (I mean scared fucking shitless) just like the fat bastard al sadr.
There only hope is they can make Blackwater less aggressive by using the media and their puppets maliki and talibani.
September 23rd, 2007 at 8:54 am