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November 16, 2004

Big Scoop: Iran Planned Hit on Paul Bremer

US News & World report has a ten-page report. I've only begun reading it, but it seems good enough to blog after the first paragraph:

In the summer of last year, Iranian intelligence agents in Tehran began planning something quite spectacular for September 11, the two-year anniversary of al Qaeda's attack on the United States, according to a classified American intelligence report. Iranian agents disbursed $20,000 to a team of assassins, the report said, to kill Paul Bremer, then the top U.S. civilian administrator in Iraq. The information was specific: The team, said a well-placed source quoted in the intelligence document, would use a Toyota Corona taxi and a second car, driven by suicide bombers, to take out Bremer and destroy two hotels in downtown Baghdad. The source even named one of the planners, Himin Bani Shari, a high-ranking member of the Ansar al-Islam terrorist group and a known associate of Iranian intelligence agents.

Thanks to GregS.


posted by Ace at 01:58 PM
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Ace--

The Bremer angle is the sexy slice, but this whole story is wonderfully detailed.

It tells the obvious (at least to anyone paying attention to the war in Iraq).

Of course, I expect this to make the news just long enough for the Dems to say "See, you should have invaded Iran!" argument for the 1000th time. And, for the 1000th time, I expect the Dems to shut up the moment we agree with them, "Yeah, sure, let's invade them now, why not?"

None of this is suprising. Why? Because, DUH, the Iranians are the bad guys. Too simplistic a worldview, I know; but someone convince me it isn't true.

Cheers,
Dave

P.S. Something tells me Mike Ledeen is pouring himself a single malt while reading the U.S. News story. . .

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on November 16, 2004 02:16 PM

These things are mystically coming to light now for a reason.

I do believe someone is about to get their beard shaved right down to the shoulders.

It's only 25 years overdue.


Posted by: AndrewF on November 16, 2004 02:17 PM

The involvement of Iranian intelligence means that the Iranian government has been waging war against the US in Iraq. Now that we have proof (of a sort) that they've been screwing with us, do we need a declaration of war to trace the bad guys back to whatever moo-lah is in charge over there and dish out some righteous payback on Tehran? I'm ignorant of the relevant legal issues. Since they've been responsible for direct attacks on our troops, can we ignore the UN?

Posted by: dave eaton on November 16, 2004 06:27 PM

Dan Darling suggests that the plan morphed into the attempted hit on Wolfowitz.

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