Iran to protest over 'US arrests' Iran says it will make a formal protest to Iraq on Wednesday over the apparent arrest and detention of seven of its nationals by US troops in Baghdad. The men were seized from one of the city's main hotels and led away blindfolded and in handcuffs. The Iranian embassy in Baghdad says the men were experts helping to rebuild electricity power stations in Iraq. The US military declined to comment, saying that the action was part of an operation that had not been completed. The group was detained at the Sheraton Ishtar Hotel. Video footage showed soldiers leading the men out of the building. Other soldiers were seen carrying what appeared to be luggage and a laptop computer bag. 'Murderous activities' The arrests came shortly after a speech by US President George W Bush in which he criticised Iranian interference in Iraq. Tension between the US and Iran is running high - with the US accusing Iran of providing arms, money and military training to Shia insurgents in Iraq. Iran's actions threaten the security of nations everywhere - we will confront this danger before it is too late US President Bush President Bush stated that he had authorised his military commanders in Iraq to confront what he called Iran's "murderous activities" in the country. "Iran's actions threaten the security of nations everywhere. We will confront this danger before it is too late," Mr Bush said. The White House said the section of the president's speech which dealt with Iran was not an attempt to signal any change of policy. But the BBC's Justin Webb in Washington says that while Mr Bush is not suggesting that the US has given up on diplomacy, he seems to be keen to keep other options open and openly discussed. The president also said the entire region would be under the shadow of a "nuclear holocaust" if Iran developed nuclear weapons. Tehran insists its nuclear programme is peaceful. Earlier, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that US power in Iraq was on the verge of collapse and this would lead to "a huge vacuum" which Iran would be willing to fill. In January, five Iranians - who the US say are linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard and were training militants in Iraq - were captured in the northern city of Irbil. The five remain in US custody. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/6967850.stm Published: 2007/08/29 04:06:38 GMT © BBC MMVII
Yeah, a collapse he is trying to help promote and engineer. I'm glad we finally caught some Iranians up to no good right in the heart of Bagdad. Electricians? Give me a break. More like caught red handed.
They've been released now, if I'm reading the web news correctly. Maybe they were just improperly grounding outlets or something.
It was something about unlicensed weapons on the guards. I did not understand the premise at all. Seems like we wanted to have another act of war be acted upon by the Iranians. The United States has to be the good guy in Europe's eyes.
With all the American troops that Iran has killed, or help kill, in Iraq, I'm sure as he** not giving them the benefit of the doubt here. I'd much prefer to give our soldiers the benefit of the doubt, that they had good reason to nab these guys. Azadre, you must be blind as a bat if you think that Iran has been innocent in their dealings in Iraq. You have no cred at all. None.
Coming from a guy that has negative credibility, your claims mean nothing. Saudi Arabia is the money. Soon the US troops will be taking Iranian children. Because you never know, they might be midget Revolutionary Guards.
What I relish and get a kick out of is Iran continuing to expose their hairy armpits for the democrats and all those on the left to take a nice whiff at and enjoy the aroma... They are making the contention against them all too easy...
Its really ignorant to make such remarks about armpits and aroma of iranians...because if im not mistaken its people from India and Pakistan, not Iran...that is all.
