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ENTERTAINMENT February 14,2m 3 Iran's President Arms Shiite Soldiers with Road Bombs By Taryn Oesch Staff Writer Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is arming Iraqi Shiite sol diers with road bombs that have ended over 170 American lives. These weapons are called explosively formed pen- etrators (EEPs), and originally come from the Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, which mili tary experts say arms Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Guard and the Quds force report directly to Iran's leader. EFPs have been given to the Mahdi Army militia of the anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, an important supporter of Shiite Prime Minister Noun al-Maiiki. As far as military officials know, the weapons were all made after Saddam Hussein fell from power (mostly in 2006). Iraq's Shiite gov ernment asked Iran to stop, and it has been told of American discoveries of Iran's activity. Since road travel haS been made too dangerous because of these weapons, the US military has been using helicopters for transpor tation. Associated Press reports that military offi cials, "gun-shy after the drubbing the administra tion took for the faulty intelligence leading to the 2003 Iraq invasion...had held back because they were imhappy witti the original presentation." As with Iraq, however, the truth is too dangerous to keep silent. This news comes with the twenty-eighth anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Ahmadinejad told Iranians that "the Iranian nation on February 11, 2007, passed the arduous passes and stabilized its definite [nuclear] right." He implied that Iran now is adept in nuclear fuel cycle technology. Many members of the United Nations, including the United States, believe that Iran is doing nuclear research in order to pre pare nuclear weapons; Iran, however, says that the research is for elec tricity. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said that "There is a wall-to-wall consensus that-the Iranian nuclear program is indeed mili tary and aggressive and a threat to world peace." This belief is supported by Ahmadinejad's com ments that Israel ought to be "wiped off the map." Ahmadinejad announced that informa tion concerning Iran's nuclear technology will be released little by little until April 9, the one-year anniversary of Irzm's first enrichment of uranium. He implied that April 9, Tehrzm would announce the installation of 3,000 centrifuges imderground. During Ahmadinejad's Sunday speech that included these comments, thou sands and thousands of Iranians were in a Tehran square, shouting things like, "Death to America!" It remains to be seen whether this hatred of America will combine with developing nuclear technology to create a very dangerous situation in Iran. The H Staff Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Source: images.encarta.msn.com/.../0018f/0018fdd4.jpg herald@meredith.edu Faculty Adviser. Sylvia Adcock Editor Laurel Benedum Staff Writers. Christy Nash Reagan Bennet Rachel McElwain Molly Gluck Taryn Oesch Shiara Molina Monisha Morrison Shannon Laird Rieneke Farrow The Meredith Herald is published by the College throughout the academic year. The paper is funded by the college and through indepen dent advertising. All advertisements should be sent to herald@meredith.edu The opinions expressed in the editorial columns do not necessarily reflect those of the college administration, faculty, or student body. Published by Hinton Press
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