The self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq has given Iran a two-month ultimatum to stop meddling in Iraqi affairs or face all-out war, according to an audiotape posted on the Internet Monday. "We give ... the leaders of Iran a period of two months to stop all forms of support to the rejectionists of Iraq, and stop direct and indirect interference in the affairs of the Islamic state," said a voice attributed to the group's leader Abu Omar Al Baghdadi. The term rejectionists is used by Sunni militant groups to refer to Shiites. "Otherwise, expect a fierce war that will annihilate you, which we have been preparing for over the past four years and just waiting to issue the orders to wage the campaign," the voice said. The tape was posted on a Web site usually used by Islamist militant groups but its authenticity could not be verified. The Islamic State of Iraq is an alliance of Sunni groups led by Al Qaeda in Iraq. Iraq's Shiite Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki warned late June that Al Qaeda extremists in Iraq had "wide-ranging and dangerous plans" to destabilize neighboring countries. More...
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It's great that you blogged about this, because most of the media (at least in the U.S.) has not caught this news. I also wrote about this story, and you can find the article at Al-Qaeda Issues Ultimatum to Iran. Your blog is interesting, and I will link to yours if you link to mine (i.e. blogroll). You can go to my main page at Cafe Cordover. Good luck!
Lots of stories about the media in Europe... And Spain. You simply can´t imagine...
Welcome to my blogroll, Adam!
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