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There has been a coup and a counter coup in Iran.
Coup and Counter Coup in Iran
Factionalism in Iran
There are two ruling factions in Iran. One supports an independent Kurdistan in Iraq and the other supports a centralized state under Prime Minister Mr. Maleki and Moghtada Sadr which is the US policy.
One of the people who were arrested were Mr. Abbasi: See below for info on Mr. Abbasi.
The regime in Tehran under the leadership of MR. Ahmadinejad relies on Mr. Maleki and Moghtada Sadr to carry out its policies. Those people want a centralized Iraq.
The other faction which is represented by Mr. Abbasi had established a consular offfice in Arbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. That shows they wanted to recognize Kurdish autonomy in North. This contradicted Mr. Ahmadinejad policy in Iraq.
Coup Attempt:
* Mr. Ahmadinejad faction has expressed joy over the arrest of MR. Abbasi through their satelite TV Rangarang broadcast from Washington.
* Also Turkey has declared in last few days that they might invade Northern Iraq on the question of Kirkuk oil.
* According to Rangarang TV, the information on Mr. Abbasi location was an inside job provided by sources within Iranian government.
* Mr. Ahmadinejad had immediately left (or fled) to Venezuela the same day. It seems that MR. Ahmadinejad was involved in turning in MR. Abbasi to American authorities.
* Immediately after the raid there was a rocket attack on US embassy in Greece after the arrest of Mr. Abbasi, very likely connected with these events. The mass media in Tehran published this news 4 hours before the CNN even reported it.
* The same day Mr. Ahmadinejad left for Venezuela, there were three big explosions in Khoramshahr in Khuzestan next to Abadan on the border of Iran , Iraq and Kuwait. The tehran regime is most likely behind explosions blaming Arabs.
* Russia published a statement and condemned US for the raid on the Iranian Consulate in Arbil, Iraq.
* According to information the Kurds in Iraq had blocked the path to Airport for Americans and requested that Mr. Abbasi to be released. The kurds were part of MR. Barazani forces.
* Also the rumor that Ayatollah Khamnei is dead had been started by Mr. Ahmadinejad just before these events as part of psychological warfare to weaken the rival faction.
* US strategy in Iraq has been the creation of Sunni and Shia identity and re-defining Arab-Israeli dividing line in the Middle East into a Shia-Sunni dividing line. This way US would emerge as an arbiter of events in the Middle East. Mr. Ahmadinejad would serve this purpose. See the article by Lutwak below.
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Coup and Counter Coup in Iran
Factionalism in Iran
There are two ruling factions in Iran. One supports an independent Kurdistan in Iraq and the other supports a centralized state under Prime Minister Mr. Maleki and Moghtada Sadr which is the US policy.
One of the people who were arrested were Mr. Abbasi: See below for info on Mr. Abbasi.
The regime in Tehran under the leadership of MR. Ahmadinejad relies on Mr. Maleki and Moghtada Sadr to carry out its policies. Those people want a centralized Iraq.
The other faction which is represented by Mr. Abbasi had established a consular offfice in Arbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. That shows they wanted to recognize Kurdish autonomy in North. This contradicted Mr. Ahmadinejad policy in Iraq.
Coup Attempt:
* Mr. Ahmadinejad faction has expressed joy over the arrest of MR. Abbasi through their satelite TV Rangarang broadcast from Washington.
* Also Turkey has declared in last few days that they might invade Northern Iraq on the question of Kirkuk oil.
* According to Rangarang TV, the information on Mr. Abbasi location was an inside job provided by sources within Iranian government.
* Mr. Ahmadinejad had immediately left (or fled) to Venezuela the same day. It seems that MR. Ahmadinejad was involved in turning in MR. Abbasi to American authorities.
* Immediately after the raid there was a rocket attack on US embassy in Greece after the arrest of Mr. Abbasi, very likely connected with these events. The mass media in Tehran published this news 4 hours before the CNN even reported it.
* The same day Mr. Ahmadinejad left for Venezuela, there were three big explosions in Khoramshahr in Khuzestan next to Abadan on the border of Iran , Iraq and Kuwait. The tehran regime is most likely behind explosions blaming Arabs.
* Russia published a statement and condemned US for the raid on the Iranian Consulate in Arbil, Iraq.
* According to information the Kurds in Iraq had blocked the path to Airport for Americans and requested that Mr. Abbasi to be released. The kurds were part of MR. Barazani forces.
* Also the rumor that Ayatollah Khamnei is dead had been started by Mr. Ahmadinejad just before these events as part of psychological warfare to weaken the rival faction.
* US strategy in Iraq has been the creation of Sunni and Shia identity and re-defining Arab-Israeli dividing line in the Middle East into a Shia-Sunni dividing line. This way US would emerge as an arbiter of events in the Middle East. Mr. Ahmadinejad would serve this purpose. See the article by Lutwak below.
More here:
