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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH

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To: 10K a day who wrote (129)8/10/2005 9:44:30 PM
From: ChinuSFO   of 195
 
Iraq, what a bloody mess.

Weapons smuggling from Iran: Iraqi minister negates US defence secretary

* Says Washington is making exaggerated claims

BAGHDAD: Reports that deadly roadside bombs have been smuggled into this country from Iran are exaggerated, the country’s interior minister said on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, US Defence Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld said some insurgent weapons are entering Iraq from Iran although it’s unclear whether they were coming from elements of the Iranian government or from other parties.

Interior Minister Bayan Jabr told reporters that Iraqi security forces recently opened fire on a group of men carrying boxes near the Iranian border. The men dropped the boxes and fled back into Iranian territory. “This is all that happened at the border and was very much exaggerated,” Jabr said.

...contd. at dailytimes.com.pk
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