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Sunday, May 25, 2003
posted by gbarto at 8:50 PM:
Source: Al Qaeda in Iran Had Role in Saudi BlastsIntercepts show senior members of bin Laden's network in Iran were communicating with operatives in Saudi Arabia, a senior U.S. official said
Surely the Iranians are working very hard to round up and harshly deal with any culprits. After all, they ought be most eager to get off that Axis of Evil list. If not, it may be time to start very seriously funding the student movements and bringing in top of the line Voice of America transmitters. Just for encouragement's sake, of course.
If it turns out they were directly helping the groups, that is another matter entirely. In that case, surgical strikes in Tehran would seem to be called for.
One of the nice differences between Iraq and Iran is that having been ruled by theocratic thugs, those who are antsy in Iran are probably not itching for a government that gives fuller expression to the Shiite conception of Islam. That is to say that Iran could prove much easier than Iraq to deal with because those most resentful of the current regime are not aspiring tyrants seeking their God-given right to rule others, they're students and other educated folk who want the freedom to live their own lives. Could it get nasty? Of course. Would dealing with Iran be fun? Surely not. But unlike Iraq, those who believe in democracy and justice are not all in exile; there are people on the ground who could be of help. But - and this is a very big but - all of this discussion is a bit premature. A bit. In a few months it may not be, however, so keep watching.
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