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Iran: Motorcyclists kill military officer
2012-01-22
Heh... thought Mossad being Jews weren't allowed to work Saturdays.
Only the Orthodox. The free-thinkers have no limitations.
Ruritanians live for Saturdays...
A 43-year-old Iranian military officer was shot to death on Saturday by two motorcyclists in the city of Khorramabad, local media reported.

Another soldier was injured in the incident. The two assailants fled the scene, according to reports.

The incident occurred when the motorcyclists fired shots at a group of soldiers who were on their way to an air force base located near the city, Israel's Channel 2 reported.

The local head of security forces said the incident occurred at 6:30 am. "The search for the assailants continues, and we have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the incident," he said.

A senior official in the Lorestan province, where Khorramabad is located, said that according to eyewitnesses "many bullets were fired at the soldiers, causing great panic in the area."
Posted by:tipper

#18  no tally of the wrecks he caused in opposing traffic. Asshat

Yep. Way too much trust in other people to behave as expected. If just one person had opened their door to yak => no more than bug guts on a windshield.
Posted by: RandomJD   2012-01-22 22:45  

#17  There is also the possibility that it was an attack by a Lorestan-nationalist movement (the province used to be independent).

There's a saying that victory begets victory. It's a lot like how a snowball gets bigger as it turns into an avalanche. If these things aren't stamped out quickly, it's an indication that the regime is weak, and more political entrepreneurs will either strike out on their own or cast their lot with the opposition. If dozens of these events start happening on a daily basis, revolution is on the way. The Iranian opposition appears to be much more skilful and determined than the Syrian opposition, given the fact that senior Iranian government figures are targeted on a routine basis.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2012-01-22 19:06  

#16  How close is to the Kurdish areas?

About 125 miles. The ethnicity of the region is Lur; they're closer to Persian than Kurdish though.
Posted by: Pappy   2012-01-22 18:26  

#15  no tally of the wrecks he caused in opposing traffic. Asshat
Posted by: Frank G   2012-01-22 18:22  

#14  After a few seconds of riding like that, a police car wouldn't stand a chance of catching them.
Posted by: gorb   2012-01-22 18:15  

#13  It's real, gromky. The title of the YouTube video is "Black Devil - Moscow Ride on R1". I got 40 seconds into it before I had to give up...but roller coasters scare me and motorcycles terrify me, so that is not a measure of whether it's as good as Ducatisti claims.

Also, he and ansky26 appear to be different people, and both new posters. Welcome to the conversation, both of you! :-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2012-01-22 17:41  

#12  Dude, it is NOT spam; it is exactly what I said it was.
Posted by: Ducatisti   2012-01-22 17:18  

#11  Comment previous to mine is a spam, please delete it and mine, thanks!
Posted by: gromky   2012-01-22 17:15  

#10  Simply the best FAST motorcycle video you will ever see. Watch it all the way, if you can (no crash).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XihQeZpwqpE
Posted by: Ducatisti   2012-01-22 17:12  

#9  Just goes to show how dangerous motorcycles are...
Posted by: ansky26   2012-01-22 16:59  

#8  How close is to the Kurdish areas?
Posted by: Eric Jablow   2012-01-22 15:36  

#7  The IRG are in a perpetual power struggle with the conventional military. This does not surprise me. There is likely a power struggle going on between the IRG and the regular military services.

Posted by: crosspatch   2012-01-22 15:23  

#6  There is also the possibility that it was an attack by a Lorestan-nationalist movement (the province used to be independent).
Posted by: Pappy   2012-01-22 14:33  

#5  It's the instability that it creates. Even in Iran with the Mad Mullahs and Revolutionary Guard calling all the shots, if you start to thin the officer corps they'll have to call up a bunch of Number Threes as replacements. That can't be helpful.
Posted by: Steve White   2012-01-22 14:03  

#4  I understand whacking the scientists. I wouldn't think that random hits on the military would have an effect worth the risk of having the operative get caught.

Degrading the Iranian military readiness by assassinating their officer corps kind of assumes that they had good officers.
Posted by: Super Hose   2012-01-22 13:18  

#3  Don't discount a little Night of the Long Knives gaming going on either.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2012-01-22 11:40  

#2  I call these Larry, Moe and Curly Joe assassinations. Two or three men on two motorcycles.

It's a pretty good technique, because most people cannot tell one motorcycle from another, helmets make good masks, they split up and go in opposite directions after the hit. They move quickly through traffic, are often faster and more maneuverable in cities, and can easily go off-road if pursued.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2012-01-22 10:35  

#1  we'll can't the Iranian police pick out the yarmulke over the helmet?
Posted by: jack salami   2012-01-22 09:58  

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