Assasination attempt on Iranian President.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4642170.stm

Reports of a bombing in Ahwaz, in the province of Khuzestan near the border with Iraq. Tehran accused Britain of playing a hand, but is the truth more Sinister...

The BBC reports that there was an attack in Ahwaz
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4642170.stm

which Tehran has said was as a result of British action. Britain strongly denies responsibility

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4347216.stm

which may in part be true, but Tehran may be correct in associating Britian in the attack, not so much as the main instigators, but as the scene of the plot. The US, UK, France and Germany have been trying to persuade Russia and China to support a hard line on Iran. The six countries held a closed-door meeting in London on Monday 16th January.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4615636.stm

It is already being rumoured in Intelligence circles that on this day an executive decision was taken to attempt to eliminate the Iranian president, with four of the permanent members voting in favour and China abstaining.

Sources close to the Shia community in London have also reported increased activity within the Iranian dissident community on the evening of Monday 23rd January, the day preceeding the attack. There are worries about reprisals, but sources from within Britain have voiced the opinion that as this was a UN sponsored operation, albeit failed, they would not bear the responsibilites either within their civilian population, or as attacks upon their soldiers in the Levant.

Hes not dead? Well then it seems as if we had missed miracle

And the world keeps turning......

I`d think Britain would do a better job.

The explosion took place well away from where the Iranian pres was supposed to speak.

I guess it was just a...... WARNING

The Truth said:

I guess it was just a...... WARNING

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Sure, thats the ONLY possibility.

Couldn`t possibly be because the Brits didn`t do it huh?

Naaaw..that couldn`t be it.

linwood said:

Sure, thats the ONLY possibility.

Couldn`t possibly be because the Brits didn`t do it huh?

Naaaw..that couldn`t be it.

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Who knows?

The Truth said:

Who knows?

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Nobody, but I see there are some people here who don`t mind pointing fingers even though they have no clue.

I believe that incident was more likely to be an internal political event. Reporting news agency sometimes like to make it look controversial to make the reporting 'news worthy'.

Damn, they didn't get him? We spend billions on the military and we cant even kill this lunatic?

The Black Whirlwind said:

Damn, they didn't get him? We spend billions on the military and we cant even kill this lunatic?

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Disgusting, isn't it? You'd think with all the money being thrown at them they'd be able to get it right when they're trying to kill a foreign head of state.

The Black Whirlwind said:

Damn, they didn't get him? We spend billions on the military and we cant even kill this lunatic?

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What's this "we" stuff? You got a mouse in your pocket?:sarcastic

we, as in the government

The Black Whirlwind said:

we, as in the government

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Actually I was just bored and joking around, but since you responded...

I was under the impression that in certain circles England was suspect and another view was that it was an internal event. I don't recall hearing of any US involvement. Are you privy to some juicy conspiracy info that we are not Mr.Secret Agent Man?

suppose it true brit's behind this explosion, and assume they kill him, then what?
iran is not iraq, and iranian pres is not Saddam

I think that the general feeling is that the act was carried out by dissidents operating from Britain, rather than Britain itself, more than likeley sponsored (or at least approved of) by more than one nation (i.e US, France, Russia, UK) allowing for deniability.

Bad weather, eh? Pity.

BTW: I really don't think an authorized British action would have been so easily detected. Unlike the Iranian's, the Brits have been at the game awhile. Private British citizens or foreign nationals operating in Brittain? Sure. Anything is possible. Government sactioned rather that government cheered? Not terribly likely.

If the British were involved, so were the SAS, so he is Dead.
If he is alive it wasn't us.

Terry_____________________
Amen! Truly I say to you: Gather in my name. I am with you.

Terrywoodenpic said:

If the British were involved, so were the SAS, so he is Dead.
If he is alive it wasn't us.

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That would be about my take on it also. The SAS are generally pretty efficient and it's not like they don't have experience of covert assassination type operations (the IRA terrorists killed in Gibralter spring to mind). I'm sure that our government would be secretly delighted if the Iranian president were to be assassinated but I very much doubt they had any hand in this bombing.

James

Majikthise said:

Actually I was just bored and joking around, but since you responded...

I was under the impression that in certain circles England was suspect and another view was that it was an internal event. I don't recall hearing of any US involvement. Are you privy to some juicy conspiracy info that we are not Mr.Secret Agent Man?

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it seems i forgot to tell you all; my real name is sam fisher, splinter cell.