February 18, 2004

DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism Security

Hundreds of tons of explosives bound for Taleban in Kandahar believed aboard the train whose explosion killed at least 300 Iranians and destroyed five villages Wednesday.

I've been pretty sceptical of DEBKAFile in the past, but the world has gotten to be such a dangerous, wild place, especially since 9/11, that what used to seem "far-fetched" to me now seems plausible.
And I think they've been right a lot recently in the past year or so, as well.
Needless to say, when I heard what this train was carrying--fertilizer, gasoline, etc.--I thought "multi-unit rolling truck bomb" right off, so when I saw this Debka item, the explosives story made perfect sense.
The report goes on to suggest that this conflagration may have been the result of sabotage by Sunni Afghan refugees who wanted to get back at Iranian Shi'ite persecution and I think I suspected a hint that Debka believes U.S. Special Forces might have lent a helping hand (?).
With the death toll now at 300, it appears that many of the dead were Iran's Finest, firefighters, who went to put out the explosion.
May God (or Allah, if their families prefer) rest their souls.
Horrible.
The mullahs' day of reckoning is fast approaching.
With the parliamentary election only 2 days away, this will not help them.
I am sorry that so many innocent Iranians were killed, but if this train was filled with explosives to be used to kill and maim Coalition forces and our Afghan allies, then I'm not sorry the train of terror never made it to its destination.