Middle East Focus: Petraeus and Tehran Play Bloods and Crips, a War of Words……….

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Petraeus and Tehran Play Bloods and Crips, a War of Words……….

"Top Iranian officials hit back on Tuesday at US General David Petraeus for his comments that said Tehran republic is becoming a "thugocracy", saying such terms are only used by "thugs." "The murderous government of the United States is a government of thugs which has killed thousands of Iraqis, Afghans and Palestinians," parliament speaker Ali Larijani said in the assembly. "This exhausted general has insulted the Iranian government by calling it a government of thugocracy. It is understandable why you (Petraeus) utter such comments because the people of the region hate you," the official IRNA news agency quoted Larijani as saying…………”

Personally, I think they should consider themselves in good company: our whole region is nothing but a collection of thugocracies. Some with fig leaves, others without any.
If the general wanted to piss off the mullahs, to rattle them, he has succeeded. Still, a war of the words beats the other one. And Ahmadinejad will be under the protection of General Petraeus tomorrow in Kabul, a sort of guest of his.
Cheers
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