Iranian Monitor
01 May 2006, 05:36 PM
According to some deranged quarters, Iran is supposedly allied with these sunni terrorists!!:eek:
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/14471765.htm
Sunni rage turns against Iran
BAGHDAD - A white flier taped to sand-colored walls has infused the markets with fear in the cities of Baquba and Fallujah. Signed by the Mujahadeen (holy warriors), the flier's message will be enforced with arson this week.
"Every pharmacy, store or vehicle will be burned if they are caught with Iranian merchandise," a flier in Fallujah said. "And if the owner of the burned vehicle or the store or the pharmacy tried to transfer these goods again, then he will be punished according to the laws of God. He will be considered a collaborator with the killer."
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"Every penny you spend on an Iranian product turns into a bullet an Iraqi gets killed by, or pours fuel on the fire of strife."
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Shortly after the boycott warnings began, on Thursday about 200 insurgents attacked Baquba checkpoints surrounding the city in broad daylight, police said, killing an estimated 16 people. The once bustling marketplace is now quiet except for bullets exchanged between police and insurgents, residents said.
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Trucks bearing Iranian goods are being diverted as they near Diyala province, of which Baquba is the capital. The trucks go directly to the Shiite south or through the Kurdish north to avoid the threat of firebombs in Diyala, said Mohammed Hassun, chairman of the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce.
In the markets, merchants are rushing to rid themselves of incriminating goods before this week's deadline.
Imad Sadiq, 34, pointed to a blue-and-white air cooler in front of his appliance store. It was the only piece of merchandise he still had to sell.
Abu Saleh walked into the store in his white dishdasha, a traditional Arab male gown, looking for a bargain as the sweltering summer heat approaches.
"How much?" he asked Sadiq.
"190,000 Iraqi dinars [$128.57]," Sadiq replied.
"You have to sell it; you have only two days. Would you sell it for 170,000 [$115.04]?" Abu Saleh asked.
"You won't find any Iranian coolers in Fallujah in two days. You have to buy it," Sadiq said.
The haggling continues as Fallujians stock up on their favorite goods. One young woman bought boxes of honey cakes to hide in her room. A widow bought three boxes of about 80 cakes each to sell at the business she runs from her home. Her little store would be overlooked by the insurgency, she said.
Mohammed Hassan al Kazzaz, head of the Iraqi Chamber of Commerce, said that China and Iran are the biggest exporters to Iraq. Iran gives Iraqi importers a six-month grace period to pay for merchandise, he said. He predicts that the boycott will fail because demand for the goods is too high. In the southern port city of Basra the markets are filled with Iranian merchandise.
"The Shiite and Kurds are 80 percent of the population; the rest of the population won't affect one thing," Kazzaz said.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/14471765.htm
Sunni rage turns against Iran
BAGHDAD - A white flier taped to sand-colored walls has infused the markets with fear in the cities of Baquba and Fallujah. Signed by the Mujahadeen (holy warriors), the flier's message will be enforced with arson this week.
"Every pharmacy, store or vehicle will be burned if they are caught with Iranian merchandise," a flier in Fallujah said. "And if the owner of the burned vehicle or the store or the pharmacy tried to transfer these goods again, then he will be punished according to the laws of God. He will be considered a collaborator with the killer."
...
"Every penny you spend on an Iranian product turns into a bullet an Iraqi gets killed by, or pours fuel on the fire of strife."
...
Shortly after the boycott warnings began, on Thursday about 200 insurgents attacked Baquba checkpoints surrounding the city in broad daylight, police said, killing an estimated 16 people. The once bustling marketplace is now quiet except for bullets exchanged between police and insurgents, residents said.
...
Trucks bearing Iranian goods are being diverted as they near Diyala province, of which Baquba is the capital. The trucks go directly to the Shiite south or through the Kurdish north to avoid the threat of firebombs in Diyala, said Mohammed Hassun, chairman of the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce.
In the markets, merchants are rushing to rid themselves of incriminating goods before this week's deadline.
Imad Sadiq, 34, pointed to a blue-and-white air cooler in front of his appliance store. It was the only piece of merchandise he still had to sell.
Abu Saleh walked into the store in his white dishdasha, a traditional Arab male gown, looking for a bargain as the sweltering summer heat approaches.
"How much?" he asked Sadiq.
"190,000 Iraqi dinars [$128.57]," Sadiq replied.
"You have to sell it; you have only two days. Would you sell it for 170,000 [$115.04]?" Abu Saleh asked.
"You won't find any Iranian coolers in Fallujah in two days. You have to buy it," Sadiq said.
The haggling continues as Fallujians stock up on their favorite goods. One young woman bought boxes of honey cakes to hide in her room. A widow bought three boxes of about 80 cakes each to sell at the business she runs from her home. Her little store would be overlooked by the insurgency, she said.
Mohammed Hassan al Kazzaz, head of the Iraqi Chamber of Commerce, said that China and Iran are the biggest exporters to Iraq. Iran gives Iraqi importers a six-month grace period to pay for merchandise, he said. He predicts that the boycott will fail because demand for the goods is too high. In the southern port city of Basra the markets are filled with Iranian merchandise.
"The Shiite and Kurds are 80 percent of the population; the rest of the population won't affect one thing," Kazzaz said.