Comments on: Internal Struggle in Iran on the Horizon

By: A Second Hand Conjecture » Penetrating Iran

A Second Hand Conjecture » Penetrating Iran — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:47:29 +0000

[...] As a follow up to my post, I’d suggest reading this article by Michael Young on the recent defections of military officials from Iran. If the U.S. played a role in Asgari’s defection, it will boost morale in Washington after the intelligence debacle in Iraq. The episode shows that there are cracks in the Iranian system, and that these can be exploited by the plethora of intelligence agencies today cooperating against Iran’s expanding influence in the Middle East. At a time when there are unconfirmed reports that the U.S. is involved in clandestine activities in Iran–particularly among the Sunni or Kurdish populations–this kind of breakthrough surely reinforces the value of human intelligence and the advantages of more traditional methods of spycraft. [...]

By: Lance

Lance — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:17:00 +0000

I just wanted to make sure I understood you correctly;^)

By: ChrisB

ChrisB — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:24:12 +0000

pish posh, a minor typo.

By: Lance

Lance — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:03:20 +0000

I assume you meant to say:

“so itâ€™s not exactly a historically fair portrayal.”

By: ChrisB

ChrisB — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:43:35 +0000

Opps forgot the most famous one probably, "Come and get them!" Greek: Molon Labe.

By: ChrisB

ChrisB — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:41:24 +0000

That was a badass movie. People forget it was based off a comic book, so it’s exactly a historically fair portrayal. Many of the cool lines were historical though. Such as “then we will fight in the shade”, “…for tonight we dine in hell(hades)”, “Because only Spartan women give birth to real men.”, and the well part, “Earth and water…you’ll find plenty of both down there.”