Thursday, May 08, 2008

Omar Reports

clipped from pajamasmedia.com

I think the government in Baghdad is trying to say the following to its Iranian counterpart:


  • The provision of small arms is one thing but the provision of heavy weapons that can cause panic and much more destruction is another.

  • If we can accept that machine guns, RPGs, and mortars can be smuggled into Iraq without the Iranian government’s knowledge, we can’t accept the same claim when it comes to weapons of this magnitude.

  • We know and you know that you’re providing these weapons and we can’t remain silent anymore. At the same time neither of us is going anywhere anytime soon, so we must learn to coexist. You don’t want us to be your enemies and we can’t afford to make you ours at the moment, so knock it off
Baghdad sent a delegation last week to ask Iran to stop the flow of weapons and support to Shia militias. When the delegation returned empty-handed, the government immediately announced through spokesman Ali Dabbagh that it will work to collect and display evidence of this support.