Question:my nephew said in Iraq they guarded "Iranian terrorists"..

[TexasLady]

He was there about a yr ago, and said he was stationed at one of the 'safest' places in Iraq. He said his unit was in charge of keeping an eye on what he called "Iranian terrorists", a group of about 7 or 8 men from Iran. He said they would drive these Iranians to Baghdad in a convoy, and let them go shopping.

Wondering what this is about, and if anyone can enlighten me on the information he told me.

sidenote: He was told that he could either go back to Iraq after Christmas, or do 'peacekeeping' in Egypt. He opted for Egypt. Hes in the Guard.

[patrice]

1. It would be good to know who those Iranian shoppers know in Iraq.

[TexasLady]

2. exactly

nothin about this crazy ass war makes sense to me...

[Lerkfish]

3. *scratches head* I don't get it. do you mean they were babysitting them or

being their jailers?

why would they label them as "terrorists" but let them go shopping?

I R confuzzled.

[TexasLady]

4. the way he explained it, it was babysitting

taking care of em, giving them 'backup' and protection.

[MisterP]

5. Mujahedeen-al-Khalq? Saddam supported them against Tehran,

now we're doing the same.

[TexasLady]

6. He never gave me a name

just that he had this ironic job to do, and of course even though these men were never labeled terrorists by their CO, they by god knew that's what they were.

[NNN0LHI]

7. MEK. John Ashcrofts pet terrorist group. They are our Iranian terrorists

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6242223/site/newsweek/

Shades of Gray

The Duelfer report alleges that Saddam gave funds to a listed terror group. But the claim does little to advance the White House case for war

Oct. 13 - The new report by chief U.S. weapons inspector Charles Duelfer contains evidence that Saddam Hussein allegedly used the United Nations-managed Oil-for-Food program to provide millions of dollars in subsidies to a group the U.S. State Department has branded a foreign terrorist organization.

But so far, the Bush administration has made little of Duelfer’s surprise discovery which, on its face, would seem to strengthen White House claims that Saddam’s regime had longstanding ties to terrorism.

In fact, U.S. officials concede, the Duelfer finding does little to advance the administration’s case and could even be politically awkward. The State Department designated terrorist group in question, is the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK)—an Iranian opposition group that was long backed by Saddam’s regime as a counterweight to the Tehran government. Not only does the MEK have no connection either to September 11 or Al Qaeda, in the past, it has had strong support from members of Congress—including leading Republicans in both chambers and a current Bush cabinet member, Attorney General John Ashcroft.