On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:35:54 -0500, The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Iran is _*Already*_ Massing troops on the Iraq border for just that: > > According to GOP Moonie Propagandist Newspaper / UPI: > > <<http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040615-055649-4707r.htm>> > > Iran massing troops on Iraq border > > Beirut, Lebanon, Jun. 15 (UPI) -- Iran reportedly is readying troops to > move into Iraq if U.S. troops pull out, leaving a security vacuum. > The Saudi daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat, monitored in Beirut, reports Iran has > massed four battalions at the border. > Al-Sharq al-Awsat quoted "reliable Iraqi sources" as saying, "Iran moved > part of its regular military forces towards the Iraqi border in the > southern sector at a time its military intelligence agents were operating > inside Iraqi territory."
Iran Denies Report of Troop Buildup on Iraq border Voice of America News15 Jun 2004, 17:34 UTC Iran's state-run news agency IRNA quotes what it calls "an informed source" as denying a report in a Saudi-owned newspaper that says Iranian troops are massing on the border with Iraq. The report in the pan-Arab Asharq al-Awsat, or "Middle East" newspaper, quotes what it calls "reliable sources" who say four Iranian battalions have moved to the southern border with Iraq. The sources say the troops are preparing to move into Iraq to fill a security vacuum if U.S. forces pull out after the transfer of sovereignty on June 30. But IRNA quotes its source as saying the report is "fabricated and baseless" and is meant to help the United States continue its occupation of Iraq. Iranian officials have previously said the Tehran government supports full sovereignty for Iraq. - BTW, 3,000 troops is not a major movement. They don't have very modern equipment either. Gary Denton - Messiah Times Maru #1 on google for Easter Lemming Messiah
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