Iraq's Defense Minister - working for who exactly?

Informed Comment: Ex Baathist Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan announced Tuesday that 18 members of the Lebanese Hizbullah had been arrested in Iraq on charges of terrorism. He said Iraq's biggest problem was with Iranian infiltrators but that the Syrian issue could be handled through negotiation. I don't know who exactly Shaalan represents, but I have concluded the man is a mole for someone. Nothing he says makes sense or tracks with reality. He is always shooting his mouth off and then being repudiated by his supposed boss, Iyad Allawi, but Allawi doesn't fire him.

The terrorism in Iraq is being carried out by Baathists with a very small number of foreign fighters from the Salafi trend in Sunni Islam. The Lebanese Hizbullah is fanatic Shiites, and they are not allied with Baathists and Salafis, I guarantee you. There isn't any Shiite terrorism right now. So what exactly were the operations that Hizbullah planned to carry out? In the past, Iranian pilgrims and other innocents have been caught up in dragoons, and most likely these were just Lebanese Shiite pilgrims. Hizbullah is disciplined enough not to step on Sistani's toes in this way. Shaalan should enjoy his grandstanding and Iran-bashing while he can-- I'd be very surprised if he is still in office a month from now. Link


Whose purposes do such statements concerning Iran serve? Oh, it just so happens that the King of Dreams (Bush) is building a 'case' against Iran. Does this suggest anything concerning who this 'mole' might be working for?

Here is an idea. Maybe if Iran started torturing suspects on behalf of the CIA, like Syria, and stopped being so bloody minded regarding 'Imposed Globalization' they would have a small chance of averting disaster, for a little while, maybe.