Iran "making Bombs", says the Gov't

SoggyMilk · 02-13-2007

Doesn't Look Like Farsi To Me? | The Agonist

Hmm.

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Doesn't Look Like Farsi To Me?

Look, I admit, I don't know much about bomb-making. And I don't know much about how factories label bombs. But I do know that in Iran virtually all numbers were in the Farsi-Arabic script. They were not and do not resemble our numbers. Now, I may be wrong, but I have a feeling that the implication that this round captured in the photo is bogus. Color me very skeptical. Any thoughts? Anyone want to google this and other aspects of the story? Steve has the same idea. Couple questions spring to mind first: is this pattern of numbers to be found on other similar weapons, made by other countries? This Russian 82mm has the markings etched in Russian. Are we sure that the Iranians use the 81mm round? Just in case I really embarrass myself by asking a tremendously stupid question, let me just add this (consider it troll repellent): there are no stupid questions. The only stupid questions are those not asked. Otherwise how are we supposed to learn.
Markings on the Zelzal 2 rocket are in Farsi. On a similar note, Juan Cole crunches some numbers. Result: implausible. Looks like the Zelzal 3 has markings in Farsi too. Here's an anti-ship missile with Farsi on it.
Finally, here are Persian serial numbers etched onto a handgun.
Update: Ordnance pictured by the Telegraph is might not be from Iran, but from Pakistan. It could be from any number of countries, as one of our reader's notes at this point the proof is not definitive either way.
Here's a radio interview I did this afternoon about the so-called "proof."

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I just hope another Iraq doesn't happen.....

Sparkplug1990 · 02-13-2007

I didn't read the article but I heard rumors that people are smuggling armor piercing bullets out of Iran. So the Iran government is being blamed for this.

Jimdalf · 02-13-2007

What is going on here? Government says Iran is making bombs... what kind are Iran accused of making? That ammunition says HE which every knows just means High Explosive (usually)... Nobody has any right to be worried about mortar rounds being made in Iran, they have recently set up tank factories for Allah's sake...

That article disputes that that round was made in Iran due to the language printed on it... But I saw the word 'imported' somewhere in that article, and generally when weapons are made for export they carry our numbers because they are understandable to a far larger potential market

.writer · 02-13-2007

I'm sick of the ****ing government and them accusing people of everything under the sun. I say we overrun the G'vt as a people and run our country how we want it to be done!

That'll how other countries not to make bombs ..

/sarcasm

But honestly, why should WE(america) care what what other countries are doing??! We(america) have/make bombs, so why can't other countries? People are acting like we are the ****ing world police or something.

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SoggyMilk · 02-13-2007

Writer, you're hilarious.

Oh, and Weezy got his jaw broken for talking slick.....

But I just don't think the govt. has accurate and credible sources. Just like how ****ing COLIN POWELL said before the war in Iraq: "This is not an assumption, we're sure that they have WMD's in Iraq, from viable, CREDIBLE sources".....

Sure.

NUN-PUNCHER · 02-14-2007

Is anybody really surprised about this ? Obviously this was going on before it was heavily reported. I'm sure Syria is donating more than a Grenade or two , once in a while also.
When Iraq was at war with Iran, who do you think supplied Iraq and Sadaam with weapons ( some Chemical ) and intelligence ??

The bad thing about all this is we destroyed are credibility to blame countries because we did not find what we went to war in Iraq for. This will let those who hate us achieve their maniacal goals.

RadioactiveMan · 02-14-2007

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Originally Posted by E. Writer

Why should WE(america) care what what other countries are doing??! We(america) have/make bombs, so why can't other countries?

There are subtle differences. For one, America doesn't want to kill all of the Jews.

discombobulate · 02-14-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by E. Writer

But honestly, why should WE(america) care what what other countries are doing??! We(america) have/make bombs, so why can't other countries? People are acting like we are the ****ing world police or something.

Because we run the Earth, duh.

Negative Creep · 02-14-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by E. Writer

We (America) have/make bombs, so why can't other countries? People are acting like we are the ****ing world police or something.

Ummmm... because other countries aren't run by a democracy?

That could be a reason why.

Other countries don't have checks and balances in their governmental system.

This could be another reason why.

And I think America might as well be the world police... seeing children in countries like Iraq carrying AK-47s through their city streets is just enough to keep me awake at night.

Jimdalf · 02-14-2007

Is it just me or are the media, on whom we depend to spoonfeed us information from the outside world, extremely ****ing slow on this one... the Royal Navy is refitting an aircraft carrier with the aim of making it more suitable for operations against Iran. UKSF have been in Iran for months if not years. A whole lot of the MoD's budget is going into buying foreign weapons with the aim of denying the Iranians the weapons on which they depend to fight back. Britain is basically one step away from war. That means you are too.