One Man's Terrorist..........

[Victor McDade]

The Mujahideen-e-Khalq or the People's Mujahedeenn of Iran is a violent jihadi outfit which has killed thousands of innocent civilians over the years. They have been designated as a terrorist organisation by the USA, Canada and others. They have also attacked American interests back in the days of the Shah.

But, the group is a Sunni one and thus hates the Shiite regime of Ahmedinijad and the Ayotollahs.

So the Americans in their wisdom decided to train their fighters on American soil (between 2005 and 2007), even after they were designated as a terrorist org by the US state department.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/201...

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-polic...

A simple case of 'an enemy of my enemy.......' or is this complete madness. I think it's the latter - after all the last time the Americans trained some Sunni jihadis in that part of the world it didn't end up all that well.

[carmonk]

They just can't keep their noses out. Mind you, the UK isn't much better. Perhaps they should arm the whole lot with booby-trapped weapons, press a button and call it a day.

[davepoth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detail...

The end of Rambo III always springs to mind at this juncture.

[mattnunn]

I think there may be some history with this Iran thing... don't you? And Britain don't exactly have clean hands on it either.

Sometimes you have to pick the lesser of two evils, it's a reality.

[TheHeretic]

So, like Afghanistan, the government were permitting terrorist training camps? Well, they should await invasion then! I really can't abide hypocrisy.

[marcosgt]

TheHeretic said:

So, like Afghanistan, the government were permitting terrorist training camps? Well, they should await invasion then! I really can't abide hypocrisy.

Want to find me a Politician who isn't?

M.

[TheHeretic]

marcosgt said:

Want to find me a Politician who isn't?

M.

[thinfourth2]

So training up an arab terrorist with the knowledge how to evade capture, make bombs and plan attacks


Didn't they do this before with a tall bloke from saudi, he had a beard what his name again.

he had something to do with some planes crashing into something

Who the fk was that guy again

[JuniorD]

As Mao said
"We shall support whatever our enemies oppose and oppose whatever our enemies support"

I think the approach might work in the school playground but not such a good idea with highly motivated killing machines.