Iran Tops List of State Terror Sponsors

Tue May 1, 2007 2:56 AM EDT

politics, terrorism, state-department, islamic-republic, us-terrorism

<p>Followers of radical anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rally in Kazimiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 30, 2007, condemning previous day's raid. A joint American-Iraqi raid to capture "high-value individuals" in the north Baghdad district of Kazimiyah left one Iraqi soldier and eight gunmen dead, the U.S. military said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)</p>

Followers of radical anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rally in Kazimiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 30, 2007, condemning previous day's raid. A joint American-Iraqi raid to capture "high-value individuals" in the north Baghdad district of Kazimiyah left one Iraqi soldier and eight gunmen dead, the U.S. military said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Groups: Counterterrorism, Global War on Terror, rightwingers
Regions: Syria , Egypt , United States , Lebanon , Israel , Afghanistan , Iran , Iraq , Washington DC

Public Discussion (12)

zeuice

Oh the bitter sweet irony of this report.

I doubt there's any chance that Iran will ever be able to compete historically with the vast amount of state sponsored (and drug funded) terrorism that America has supported to install puppet leaders in various countries over the decades.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-sponsored_terrorism#United_States_of_America
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Interventions_of_the_Reagan_Administration

Isn't it funny how it's an acceptable enough practise for the U.S. government to dabble in, but when another country sponsors terrorism against U.S. interests it's suddenly an unacceptable crime.

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#1 - Tue May 1, 2007 4:56 AM EDT

ytmnd

#1.1 - Tue May 1, 2007 5:13 AM EDT

NikitaB

Would you be so kind as to point out a single case of US sponsored terrorism that is comparable to the sponsorship taking place by Iran? Supporting pro-Western/anti-USSR elements in the context of the Cold War, such as support of Pinochet in Chile, Bin Laden in Afghanistan, etc. does NOT count as sponsorship of terrorism given the context of the time. US has done some hyenous things in the past, but I don't recall them ever sponsoring indiscriminate murder of civilians.

US is attempting to stabilize the Middle East by pouring billions into rebuilding Iraq. Iran is doing everything they can to destabilize the situation to avoid a democratic neighbor, which would result in significant political shifts inside Iran with power beginning to decentralize. With all due respect, drawing parallel and pulling the hypocrisy card seems a bit idiotic given the circumstances.

4 votes

#1.2 - Tue May 1, 2007 5:21 AM EDT

Dennis P. McCannDeleted

NikitaB

Explain. Having looked this up and insofar as I am aware, US supported activity against Sandinista, who took power in a revolt from Somoza in 1979, established a dictatorship and began nationalizing the industry driving away foreign investment (economically sounds a bit like Chile and Allende... although not sure how far this analogy holds given that Allende came to power through pseudo-democratic means rather than a brutal revolt). And it seems to have worked as, in 1990 there were elections that were accepted as democratic by international observers (Source: U.S. Dept. of State)

Or are you referring to something else?

#1.4 - Mon May 7, 2007 1:59 AM EDT

ytmnd

What is this nonsense? You get to post links but I cannot?

#2 - Tue May 1, 2007 5:15 AM EDT

NikitaB

You are new. You can contact the admins or you will get the privilege of being able to post links automatically once you are in the system for a while. Alternatively, you can put links by putting in spaces - for example: www google com.