February 17, 2003

IRAN BOOTS QAEDA SUSPECTS

Iran said yesterday it has arrested and deported more than 500 infiltrators suspected of links to the al Qaeda terrorist group - but couldn't confirm reports Osama bin Laden's eldest son was among them.

In announcing the deportations, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said the suspects were sent back to their countries of origin. He did not say when or over what period the arrests took place.

"This is our policy, to crack down on any person suspected of links to al Qaeda," Kharrazi said.

Let's hope they're not lying and are really doing this...
You don't think they could be worried that we'd accuse them of maintaining ties to Al Queda and other Islamist terrorist groups, amassing WMD and invade them next after Iraq?
And we haven't even fired a shot in Iraq yet!
U.S.A.! U.S.A.! And Viva Bush, too!