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To: Sully- who wrote (25785)	2/27/2007 3:49:26 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

Major Weapons Cache Seized, Linked to Iran By Michael Goldfarb WorldwideStandard.com Over the weekend, Coalition forces were tipped off to a major weapons cache in the turbulent province of Diyala. According to Capt. Clayton Combs, who commands the 1st Cavalry unit which raided what he called "an IED factory," the cache included 15 122-mm rockets, two dozen 120-mm mortar rounds, mines, anti-aircraft ammunition and rocket-propelled grenades. Combs also reported the discovery of some 150 machine-milled copper plates that are necessary to build the explosively formed projectiles (EFPs)--the most deadly form of IED--that have killed so many U.S. military personnel in Iraq. The copper plates, Combs said, we're of Iranian origin, as were the rockets and mortars, which were dated to 2002 and 2006. Though the Captain was careful not to point the finger directly at the Iranian government, as the Los Angeles Times reported, the press briefing was "the latest attempt to link the deadliest form of roadside bombs in Iraq to components manufactured in Iran." A U.S. soldier sets up a display of seized bomb components. U.S. military officials said the components were clearly Iranian-made. (Courtesy of AFP/Getty Images) weeklystandard.com military.com latimes.com

To: Sully- who wrote (25785)	2/27/2007 4:10:14 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35834

Cheney OK After Blast Outside Afghan Base - 19 killed Feb 27 2:37 AM US/Eastern breitbart.com By ALISA TANG Associated Press Writer BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber killed 19 people and wounded 11 outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, though the vice president was apparently not in danger, U.S. and Afghan officials said. The blast happened near the first security gate outside the base at Bagram, killing 19 people, said Khoja Mohammad Qasim Sayedi, chief of the province's public health department. Gov. Abdul Jabar Taqwa said "18 to 20 dead bodies" lay on the ground after the blast. Maj. William Mitchell said it did not appear the explosion was intended as a threat to the vice president. "He wasn't near the site of the explosion," Mitchell said. "He was safely within the base at the time of the explosion." Mitchell said it appeared there were casualties from the blast, but he didn't immediately know how many. Ajmall, a shopkeeper in the market outside the base, called the blast "huge," and said it shook the small market area. Ajmall, who goes by one name, said those wounded in the blast were taken inside the U.S. base for treatment. Khan Shirin, a private security guard, sobbed near the body of his relative, Farvez, a truck driver and the representative of a transport association that hauls goods for the U.S. base. Shirin said many of the people killed were truck drivers waiting to get inside the base. Zemeri Bashary, the spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said the blast was caused by a suicide bomber, though he didn't know if it was a man on foot or a car bomb. Cheney, who spent the night at Bagram, left the base about 90 minutes after the 10 a.m. blast. The explosion sent up a plume of smoke visible by reporters inside the base traveling with Cheney, and American military officials declared a "red alert" inside the base. "The vice president is fine" said his spokeswoman, Lea Anne McBride. Cheney had been expected to meet with President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday in Kabul, 30 miles south of Bagram, after a planned meeting on Monday was canceled because of bad weather.

To: Sully- who wrote (25785)	2/27/2007 5:47:12 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

Bomb Factory and Iranian General Discovered in Iraq Power Line <Snip> I take it that this discovery is significant, in part, because it indicates that in addition to Iran supplying insurgents with finished explosive devices, parts for such devices are also being smuggled into Iraq and assembled there. Also, CNN says that military authorities have confirmed that they are holding a top Quds general who was reported to have been apprehended in Iraq last December: U.S. troops in Iraq are holding a top leader of an Iranian special forces group believed to be supplying weapons to insurgents who are targeting and killing U.S. forces in Iraq, U.S. officials said Monday. Brig. Gen. Mohsen Chirazi, said to be the third-ranking officer in the Iranian Quds Force, was arrested in late December during a raid at the home of a man connected to the leader of the top Shiite party in Iraq with deep ties to the Iranian government, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, according to U.S. officials. This, I suppose, is why President Bush has said that we know with certainty that Quds officers from Iran have been aiding the Iraqi insurgents. To comment on this post, go here. plnewsforum.com powerlineblog.com cnn.com