U.S. set to declare Iran's military as a "terrorist" organization

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U.S. Moves to Blacklist Iranian Corps

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is moving toward blacklisting Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a "terrorist" organization, subjecting at least part of the entity to financial sanctions in a new move against the Islamic republic, a U.S. official said Tuesday.

A decision has been made in principle to name elements of the corps a "specially designated global terrorist" group, but internal discussions continue over whether it should cover the entire unit or only its main military wing, the Al-Quds force, the official said.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because a decision, which must be approved by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, has not yet been made. It was not immediately clear when the designation, first disclosed by The Washington Post, would be made public.

The Post, in a report published on its Web site Tuesday night, said the administration wants to announce the sanctions before the U.N. General Assembly meets next month in New York. The official who spoke to The Associated Press said the timing had not been decided and could say only that "it's going to happen at some point."

The "specially designated global terrorist" designation was created by President Bush in 2001 as part of larger post-Sept. 11 measures to cut off funding for extremists.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070814/us-iran-terrorism

[JTFrog]

1. Wonder if Bush would be shocked to find

that China and Russia have already labeled our military a terrorist organization and are leaning toward supporting Iran. I'm not real sure what's going to happen when they join forces to stop the U.S. imperialism. China's force is HUGE and they are already threatening us financially. This administration has really screwed us.

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2. Bush has set the stage for China's rise as the No. 1 Super Power

in the world. It'll probably take a Dem president to get us back on track otherwise a few decades from now, they'll be the top dog in the world.

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

3. Cheney's Vendetta

against Iran is because Halliburton operatives, working as global contractors on projects within Iran, have reported on Iran's many drool-inducing targets, any or all of which will need to be replaced after bombings. That's right, Cheney's new boat is dragging us inexorably toward WWIII.

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4. kick