Iran: July 6, 2004

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the Iranian government. 

Iranian agents are being caught inside Iraq. The Iranians are apparently mostly delivering cash, and suggestions, to Iraqi Shia Arab leaders that are disposed to agreeing with Iranian policies. But there is no agreement in Iran on what the policy towards Iraq should be. The Iranian Islamic conservatives want an Islamic republic in Iraq, but the vast majority of Iraqis want no part of that. Iranian Islamic conservatives are reluctant to back terrorism in Iraq, seeing how unpopular that is. But the bagmen keep crossing the border, delivering their cash, and keeping

 

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