We Fund Terrorists
Joshua Foust on Apr 05 2008 at 7:41 am | Filed under: Around the Web, Notes on the war
The Badr Organization is the military arm of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI previously known as SCIRI). Now ISCI is closely aligned with Maliki government and is arguably the most significant player in the current central government. In fact significant elements of the Badr Organization have been incorporated into the Iraqi Security Forces… The Badr Organization (Originally called the Badr Brigades) was originally formed by Iran. But according to Ware many of its members were considered to be part of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. And many of them are now considered to be retirees of the IRGC. Which means…They still get pensions from the IRGC!!
But remember: it’s the Sadr army that is beholden to Iran, not Maliki.
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