29 January 2007

Iran has been a busy little beaver

An ongoing quest for nuclear weapons, fomenting revolution in Iraq and now, wait for it... diplomatic assassination?
CAIRO, Jan. 28 — A front-page article in Egypt’s semiofficial state newspaper on Sunday accused Iranian intelligence of involvement in the 2005 killing of Egypt’s ambassador to Iraq.

In 2005, in an effort by Egypt to support Iraq’s newly elected, Shiite-dominated government, Ihab Al Sharif was sent to Iraq in June as the first resident ambassador from a Sunni Arab state.

One month later, Mr. Sharif was abducted, and he was killed four days later.
Interesting timing on the release of this story, what with the United States taking off the kid gloves, regarding Iranian nationals in Iraq.

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