"Anti-Iran militia faces terrorist designation; US is weighing conciliatory step" by Farah Stockman, Globe Staff | May 30, 2009
The New Yorker magazine and ABC News have reported that the US government has been in contact with Jundullah and used such groups to keep tabs on Al Qaeda, which operates in the same territory in Pakistan. A key source for the ABC News story was later discredited."
Yeah, sure, like the Iraq sources -- and every other source the AmeriKan newspapers use.
"Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime." -- George W. Bush, September 20, 2001
Turns out we are the terrorists:
Terrorism, definition:
"[An] act of terrorism, means any activity that (A) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life that is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; and (B) appears to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping."
"The hope that Iranians will blame their own government for their hardships, and that their complaints will influence the regime"
Related: CIA Protects Al-Qaeda Group From Extradition
Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran
Also see: P.J.A.K. (for a one-day wonder) and Plan B for who is working with them.
And the work continues under Obama:
Explosion in mosque kills 15, wounds 80 in southeast Iran
Iran blames US for preelection violence
"Ahmadinejad threatens to disclose federal papers; Iranian leader hits back at allegations of fiscal negligence" by Nasser Karimi, Associated Press | June 1, 2009
Clashes erupted yesterday in the southeastern city of Zahedan, where a Sunni militant faction claimed responsibility for the bombing of a Shi'ite mosque last week that killed 25 people and injured 80. The state news agency said the fighting was sparked by rumors that a local Sunni cleric had been attacked.
Related: The Weeping Ahmadinejad
A bomb was found on board an Iranian airliner soon after takeoff late Saturday, forcing it to return to the southwestern city of Ahvaz. Mohammad Hasan Kazemi, air guards chief, called it a "sabotage attempt" apparently timed to show instability before the elections.
Thursday's bombing in Zahedan was claimed by a Sunni militant group with reported ties to Pakistan, Jundallah or God's Brigade. The group has been fighting a low-level campaign against Iran's Shi'ite leadership for years....
Colonel Mohsen Khancherli, Tehran deputy police chief, reported a bomb threat yesterday at the Tehran city theater, though no bomb was found.
And for YOUR CONSIDERATION:
"Iran has more political freedom than many countries in the region"
