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CNN: Bush-Backed Shiite Group Receiving Weapons Shipments From Iran
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Feb 12, 2007 08:15pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, February 13, 2007 02:15:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | U.S. intelligence and military officials have stated that Iranian weapons shipments “are going to Shiite militias that include rogue elements of Moqtada al-Sadr’s Mehdi army militia.” But U.S. officials have not been as vocal about possible Iranian support for a separate Shiite militia, the Supreme Council of Islamic Revolution In Iraq (SCIRI). The Mehdi Army and SCIRI are rivals, and both have armed wings.
Yesterday, Kevin Drum speculated that Iran might be providing the SCIRI militia with weaponry. Drum wrote, “In other words, if we had to guess where the bombs were going, we might guess that SCIRI’s militia is getting a share of the action too.” There’s no need to guess any longer. CNN’s Michael Ware has confirmed that Iranians have been supplying weapons to SCIRI. Watch it: |
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