Iran & USA allies in Afghanistan:stranger than reality

[GorTex6]

But as tensions rise between Tehran and Washington, some speculate that Iran could use its leverage in Afghanistan to cause problems for the US.

Or the other way around? Maybe this is why the Taliban is not considered a terror organization? We don't "officially" support terrorists? A bureaucratic shortcut from seeking approval? They were after all put in place through Packistani ISI with funding from CIA and Saudi businessmen; the Taliban were to be security puppets for the Unocal Afghan pipeline consortium then later scapegoated for the 9/11 attacks. Keep in mind that 9/11 mobilized us to put troops in the region, and that Iran has been successful in thwarting our other pipeline plans in Central Asia. Why do we have permanent bases planted on China's front and back doorstep? Could this be our GWOT? To hammer China? Brilliant!

Iran's support of the Karzai government stems in part from its antipathy toward the Taliban regime, which killed nine Iranian diplomats in 1998.

Considering the Shia Iranians and the Sunni Taliban hate each other, I would expect to see the two clashing again in the future, stirring up trouble between the Sunni and Shia in Iran and rousing groups like Mujahadeen E Khalq (ie "terrorists" ) to action

[GorTex6]

Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK)

The Pentagon is bypassing official US intelligence channels and turning to a dangerous and unruly cast of characters in order to create strife in Iran in preparation for any possible attack, former and current intelligence officials say.

One of the operational assets being used by the Defense Department is a right-wing terrorist organization known as Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK), which is being “run” in two southern regional areas of Iran. They are Baluchistan, a Sunni stronghold, and Khuzestan, a Shia region where a series of recent attacks has left many dead and hundreds injured in the last three months.

PKK/PEJAK

Today we see that the Americans have increased the stakes in the war with Tehran by creating trouble for Iran in its own Kurdistan territory. Turkish intelligence sources claim the Americans have prodded a wing of terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) holed up in the Kandil Mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan to turn against Tehran and create disturbances inside Iran through a Kurdish militant organization called PEJAK. There were bloody incidents in Iran near the border areas neighboring Iraq a few months ago. Iran clamped down on PEJAK militants, killing many. Then there was a lull. The Americans allegedly prodded PEJAK again and Turkish sources speculated that the U.S. told the PKK that if it wants to remain in the Kurdish mountains it has to stir up trouble inside Iran. PEJAK organized new disturbances inside Iran, near the border regions, killing 15 Iranian soldiers. Iran hit back with rocket attacks and military incursions into northern Iraq in the areas where PEJAK militants are reportedly holed up.

We don't directly support terrorist

Earlier today at the White House Press Briefing, Scott McClellan, the outgoing press secretary, denied reports that the U.S. is employing terrorist groups for special operations in Iran, RAW STORY has found.

When asked if U.S. policy has been changed with respect to three different terrorist organizations that have reportedly been active recently against Iran "based on the notion that an enemy of our enemy is our friend," McClellan insisted that it hadn't.

"Our policies haven't changed on those organizations," said McClellan. "They remain the same."

"And you're bringing up organizations that we view as terrorist organizations," McClellan added.