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Iranians in Iraq Iran's government is one of several states in the region that is operating in Iraq, a Western official in Baghdad said last week. The official said he did not believe that the Iraqi government was penetrated by pro-Iranian Shiites, including the Supreme Council of the Islamic Republic in Iraq. "I do not believe they are operating solely as agents of Iran," the official said. "I think they are Iraqis and they understand where they live and where they don't live." The official said Iranian influence was demonstrated by the fact that during a recent visit to Iraq, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi traveled to Najaf and met with SCIRI leader Grand Ayatollah Sayed Ali Husseini Sistani. Sistani has refused to meet western diplomats. "Iraq needs good relations with Iran," the official said. "Iraq does not need another foreign war. They need things from Iran. They need the Iranians to police their border carefully and prevent the infiltration of weapons or of fighters. I do not think that problem is as big as it is with the Syrian border, but I think it is a concern for the Iraqis and for us." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
