The massive anti-US protests in the wake of the organized book burning at Bagram Air Base were the result of “anti-American provocation” by the Iranian government, according to US officials familiar with the situation.
According to the officials, the Iranian Embassy in Kabul has a “very active” program of fomenting dissent against the US occupation forces, and they seem convinced that the violent protests were entirely Iran’s fault.
The new take is an interesting one, particularly since the officials don’t seem to interpret the organized burning of large numbers of Qurans as any sort of proximate cause for the protests, and assume that the only reason Afghans would be riled up was Iranian spies told them to be.
Rep. Mike Rogers (R – MI) warned that Iran was “becoming more dangerous” in Afghanistan because they’re “learning” with each incident. Given how many atrocities the US is committing in Afghanistan lately Iran is likely to have lots of practice.
US officials familiar with the situation (Koran burning violence in Afghaniscam) are out of their freaking minds! Blazing Balls of Boaz, this is desperation on the far side of madness.
"…desperation on the far side of madness."
Nice turn of phrase, Skulz.
Ha ha ha ha……. The crazies are circling their burning wagons.
Again, a rather incendiary article based on unnamed "US Officials" sources. More responsible reporting from the major print media. Makes it really hard to put any kind of "faith" in the validity of the supposed reporting.
As for the charge that the Iranians are responsible…perhaps, just perhaps, if the Marines hadn't burned the books, there wouldn't have been a "supposed" Iranian-stoked reaction? Just sayin'…
big bad iran strikes again…..
Fifty U.S. soldiers wounded in Wardak province. Major bombing at Baghram and nine US dead in nine days. A major spring offensive by the Taliban appears to be under way.
send em home in pieces
And the evidence is?????
The prognostications of the Mystikal 8-ball, again? That and the fact that somebody is getting those signs and posters printed up – in english- PDQ. And that could only be the Iranians , or some off-beat ;whacks; in a USAID 'counter-stabilization' program.
Or the Indians, or the Chinese, or the Taliban, or the Russians , the Cubans, One Dim Bulb, the Venezuelans, the Deocratic Party or any of a number of groups that 'hate America' and want to see her fail.
Actually this was foretold by Spongebob's Magic Conch, according to unnamed sources in the Pentagon.
OOOOOOO Yeah…………. Sure………… It was Iranians that caused ALL the trouble….. This is just more evidence Iran did 911 ! ! ! JUST so the USA would invade Afghanistan, murder schoolchildren in their beds at night, urinate on corpses and circulate VIDEOS of the desecration, burn Korans and wantonly slaughter village children ala Mai Lai… Then Iran could whisper in the ears of the irate Afghans to riot…. Such a clever conspiracy, so insidious……
Well it IS scary to think that the US has an adversary which LEARNS. What an unfair advantage over us!!!
Global warming is also Irans fault, also tsunami in Japan . Will this "charade" ever end? peter czech
The Marshians are coming, the Marshians are coming, the communist are coming the communists are coming, the canadians are coming, the canadians are coming, the Iraqis will bomb you, the Iraqis will bomb you, beware of the big foot, beware of the big foot…, all this is part of the social psychological warfare making sure that people have something to be fearful about.
All that is yet another form of paranoia, a social sickness, griping the platform in US and EU political system when it comes to foreign policies, is a way saying that, everything is happening on the other side, we are pure as we can be so is our war machinery and the center of planing for wars pentagon, we do the war dance and acting upon it for the sake of our purity and superiority.
no end to the depth of their stupidity
Well, if what you’re claiming is true, then don’t burn Koran, don’t pee on Afghans that you kill, and don’t kill people who attend burial or wedding ceremonies. Your problem solved.
Yes but American A-holes, YOU BURNED THE BOOKS!!! YOU PISSED ON THEIR DEAD!!! YOU KILLED THEIR WOMEN AND CHILDREN!!!
YOU INVADED!!! YOU OCCUPIED!!! YOU MURDERED AND DESTROYED!!! NO AMOUNT OF PROPAGANDA SLIGHT OF HAND OR APOLOGY CAN COVER THAT UP!!!