By Matt Hurley for the TIB Network:
From The Guardian:
Security officials in Baghdad were last night urgently investigating the background of 30 Iranians who were caught fighting for a rebel Shia cleric in Iraq, amid mounting concern over the involvement of the Tehran regime in the uprising.I'm not surprised Iranians are doing their dirty work in Iraq. Mookie al Sadr is a muppet of the Mad Mullahs after all. But a declaration of war? Not so fast.
The Guardian has learned that the most senior members of the Iraqi government were briefed about the capture of the men yesterday, and also told of other evidence that fighters and equipment have been crossing the border from Iran.
The 30 men were captured in the southern city of Kut on Wednesday and officials are trying to establish whether they have any links to Tehran.
"We are checking their identities but if they are found to have links to the Iranians then that would be tantamount to a declaration of war by them," said a senior Iraqi source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
There is a difference between foreign fighters acting as mercenaries and state sanctioned soldiers. The line in this case is quite blurry. It is well within Iran's capabilities to do such a thing, but I think we'll need a bit more evidence before we go on about war declarations.
Don't get me wrong, I think Iran's day is coming. And it will be well deserved...
