US Blames Iranian ‘Materials’ for Rising Violence in Iraq
Officials Say 'Iranian Materials' Used in Improvised Rockets
Struggling to explain the rising violence across Iraq, complete with the highest death toll in years among US troops, the Obama Administration is using the tried and true strategy of blaming Iran.
According to unnamed US officials, they believe the Improvised Rocket-Assisted Munitions (IRAMs) a common weapon among Shi’ite militias, are being made with “Iranian materials” and that therefore there is evidence Iran is backing the militias.
The Shi’ite militias have become increasingly interested in attacking US troops in recent months, as US officials have made it clear they intend to stay beyond their promised December 2011 deadline to leave the nation.
Claims of Iranian support have been common for years among US officials, and are never substantiated beyond vague suspicions based on unseen evidence. Though it is clear that Shi’ite militias would have ties with groups in Iran, owing to the number that were in exile there during the Saddam Hussein regime, the Iranian government is on good terms with Iraq’s Shi’ite government and would not seem to benefit from backing militias directly.
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Ali Mostofi
July 4th, 2011 at 2:45 am
Jason
Please do not use the word “Iran” to describe the activities of the Hezbollah. The people operating in Iraq are part of what we refer to in Persian as the Hezbollahis or the Party of God who are killing the people of Iran in the name of God.
Roger Lafontaine
July 4th, 2011 at 2:51 am
Anybody but us – the bureaucracy of murder aka as the US Military-Industrial-Security-Intelligence-Israel Complex.
John_Muhammad
July 4th, 2011 at 7:30 am
I'm pretty sure if you look you'd find that some of the components of those weapons will have been made in the US as well. Are the US government or the manufacturers of those components being charged with aiding Shi'a militias?
Please don't insult our intelligence- 'Improvised' means you use whatever you can cobble together to make your device, be it a weapon or otherwise. Of course there will be parts of Iranian origin in the region- and there will be parts of Western origin as well.
Just as in all cases when 'aiding The Terrorists ™' is involved, if you have only circumstantial evidence then shut up. If you have proof positive, take it to the ICC and bring it on.
fedupandsick
July 4th, 2011 at 8:59 am
So I guess Iran owes us a serious whooping considering the hundreds of thousands of Iranians that were killed by "materials" provided to saddam and Iraq by us during the iran/Iraq war.
thedissenter
July 4th, 2011 at 11:49 am
Boy, the shills are borderline of the ridiculous with the excuses they're concocting to justify an invasion of Iran. They make the ME sound like a Seinfeld episode where all the subplots lead to Iran.
jeff_davis
July 4th, 2011 at 11:58 am
I know for a fact that the Iranians are responsible for the Sinking of the Maine and for the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby, for the Arizona an New Mexico fires, for global warming, and for the aids epidemic. Nuke those rag-heads now.
Aarky
July 4th, 2011 at 12:37 pm
The Wall Street Journal printed that article, but it didn't seem to get much traction in other media. Just maybe they are starting to realize that the propaganda campaign is going full blast to justify staying in Iaraq. It's only been a few years back that Cheney and his sychophantic Generals were repeating the same BS that the Iranians were providing EFP's and other types of shaped charge devices to the Iraqi insurgents. Those lies were found out when they started finding bomb making locations all over Iraq where the devices were being easily manufactured from plans available at the time on Global Security.org.
zapatatio
July 4th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
The mass murderer in chief and his war criminal lackeys continue with their war mongering !
Jamie
July 4th, 2011 at 2:37 pm
Just a reason to try to get public support for war with Iran.I;m preaty sure there are groups in Iran sending weapons to Iraq but don't belive they are supported by the government.Just like the 9/11 inside job to get support for war with Afganistan and the lie about weapons of mass desruction for Iraq this is another lie to garner support for an illegal invation of Iran.Just glad America and the world are waking up to all the lies.But Seem Obama with Israhell support does what ever he wants just as much of a criminal as Bush or any leader including Hitler or any American president.Impeacment is more deseved buy far than Clintons withch they spent 350 million dollars on but a mear 3 million on the 9/11 investgation.Congress ois just as responsible for doing absolutly nothing to follow the American constitution.They all need to be replased exept for the very few like Ron and Dennis.
Augustbrhm
July 4th, 2011 at 4:21 pm
america will leave iraq or they will be run or burnt out and leave the worlds biggest embassy behind, and those war criminals hiding in the u.s will slip up and end up in the Hague for what they did to Iraq and Afganistan.america was always like this warlike ,savage,muderous,raping,sodomizing wherever they go." WRETCHED COUNTRY"