turks planning to blow up "freedom"

[Azad]

"BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan detained a group of militant Islamists preparing an armed attack near the U.S. embassy in Baku, the security ministry of the former Soviet state said on Monday.

"Several people belonging to a Wahhabi group have been detained. They were planning terrorist attacks near the U.S. embassy in Baku," National Security Ministry spokesman Arif Babayev told Reuters."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071029/wl_nm/azerbaijan_embassies_dc_1

I wonder if they will blame Iran as an excuse to attack ....

[crusader1492]

Re: turks planning to blow up "freedom"

As far as i know, Iranians have nothing to do with Wahhabis.

[karoaper]

Re: turks planning to blow up "freedom"

"BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan detained a group of militant Islamists preparing an armed attack near the U.S. embassy in Baku, the security ministry of the former Soviet state said on Monday.

"Several people belonging to a Wahhabi group have been detained. They were planning terrorist attacks near the U.S. embassy in Baku," National Security Ministry spokesman Arif Babayev told Reuters."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071029/wl_nm/azerbaijan_embassies_dc_1

I wonder if they will blame Iran as an excuse to attack ....

It's very hard to make sense of it.

It's very odd that Sunni Wahabbists would operate in Shi'a Azerbaijan. Maybe Wahabbists want to have control there so they can counter the expansion of Iran, their main enemy.

As far as conspiracy theories: having Wahabbists attack inside Azerbaijan is very convenient because Azeris are painted as democracy-seeking victims of "islamo-fascists" and the war on terror must continue.

Of course on the surface it could simply be that Wahhabists are mad that the oil-rich Azeribaijan is so close with Israel, US and Britain.

[freakyfreaky]

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Good points Karoaper.

These Wahhabis also sound alot in line with other Islamo Fascists like Taliban and AlQaeda.

And Azerbaijan is probably an easier target to hit than Turkey for making an Anti-West statement in the region and causing more instability.

I can already see Turkey cooling on the U.S.'s uses of airbases for any necessary strikes on a pending threatened Iran strike for fear of an Anti-west uprising within their borders.

[Armenian]

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As far as conspiracy theories: having Wahabbists attack inside Azerbaijan is very convenient because Azeris are painted as democracy-seeking victims of "islamo-fascists" and the war on terror must continue.

It's not conspiracy at all, Karo.

Let's not forget the most violent/militant form of Wahabbi Islam comes right out of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia - America's closest regional allies in the so-called "war against terrorism."

The report in question can be one of two things:

1) A freelancing group of disgruntled Muslims out to make some news headlines.

2) A "terror" group organized by US special services with an agenda to create the impression that Azerbaijan is also a victim of "Al-Qaeda" and, as a result, they need American support.

[ArmenianKid]

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Why would the US need to create a attack in azeribajian? They are already an ally against 'terrorism'.

They have quite a few of their soldiers in Iraq still.