Obama administration confirms the Iran-Al-Qaeda connection

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  1. Realite

    Realite New Member

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    Iranian connections to al-Qaeda have long been debated, as many analysts have insisted that the rift between Sunnis and Shiites would prevent them from working together... but now the Treasury says that radical Sunnis and Radical shiites do in fact cooperate against the West http://bit.ly/pdhEvW
     
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    I'm afraid to click the link. Where does it? :omg:

    I guess Iran will ally itself with any Enemy of the US.
     
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    Let them. And I have heard this "link to Al Qaeda" thing somewhere before.
     
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    Certainly an impeachable offense by amendment 14, section 3
     
  5. Realite

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    Shiva_TD Progressive Libertarian Past Donor

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    A few fundamental problems.

    First of all the Treasury makes an allegation of a connection and does not confirm it.

    Second is the fact that "al Qaeda" is a construct created by US intelligence services. There has never actually been an "al Qaeda" organization as used by the US intelligence services. It lumps all radical Islamic groups into a singularity but these groups are generally independent in structure being controlled by individuals that are not generally associated with each other except for ideology. Finally it general includes any Islamic group that opposes the United States especially as it relates to US military operations.

    Is Iran, for example, aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan? It probably is but the Taliban is not al Qaeda. The Taliban in Afghanistan represents citizens of Afghanistan that have every right to fight against a foreign army of occupation and a government imposed by that military occupation.
     
  7. Horhey

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    So because the Obama team said so, it is true? North Korea couldnt have done it better. And to date, there has never been any credible evidence that Iran is even aiding it's other enemy - the Taliban. They've tried to link a lot of countries with Al Qeada: Iraq, Iran, Syria, Bolivia, Uruguay, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, and so on. It's much harder to create a false impression of an Al Qeada link to targeted governments than a Soviet Union link.
     
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    This has been known for years, it's not a secret or anything...
     
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    Margot Account closed, not banned

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    Its speculation... not proven.
     
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    Well knock me down with a feather! Really? You're joking right? No waaaaaaay!
     
  12. Albert Di Salvo

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    Whatever Obama or any one in his administration says about Iran and Al Qaeda is chargeable to his supporters on the left.
     
  13. Dware

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    Lol ya ok...

    I'm assuming you are have more intelligence assets than The United States of America ?

    Lol
     
  14. Horhey

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    So again, because the government said so, it is true. That's what some of you are saying here.
     
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    Please explain why Iran keeps arresting any members of al Qaeda that it finds in Iran.
     
  16. LiberalActivist

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    So?

    And?

    lol
     
  17. Horhey

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    You believe it also because the government stated it? No matter how many times this same script collapses, the propaganda continues to be successful every time.
     

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