Comments on: Iraqi police seize Iranian truck with forged ballots

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:09:45 +0000

Here is my line of thought on it, PCD:

Gold might very well be smuggled from one dictatorship to another without hinderance because while it might be seen by any number of people, none would dare speak of it for fear of being fed to a shredder.
There is no such fear in Iraq today, so if a tanker truck were seen offloading a non-liquid load, it would certainly be commented on, and thus unlikely.

By: PCD

PCD — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:25:43 +0000

I’ve been thinking on this for awhile. Saddam smuggled gold bars and cash out of the central bank in tanker trucks. Why couldn’t other contraband be smuggled in or out of Iraq in tanker trucks?

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 04:10:44 +0000

Exactly what Pat just said! I agree

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 03:38:10 +0000

And D) in a tanker truck? Might it be a little obvious trying to unload ballots from a tanker truck?

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 02:33:35 +0000

How do you think is is that an 18 wheeler is going to A. get over the closed border from Iran to Iraq?
B. Drive the Semi in the sand?
C. Get the ballots into the ballot boxes

By: John Gillnitz

John Gillnitz — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:15:44 +0000

Doesn’t the first story sound too specific to be total bunk? All we have is one source contradicting another. One is anonymous and the other is a U.S. proxy. Could it be that the trucks with fake ballots did exist, but did not originate from the Iranian government? It would be interesting if all of those ballots were votes for Allawi.

By: Lorica

Lorica — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:07:08 +0000

I had my suspicions about this story when I heard Terry McAullif was driving the truck. But I still wondered if it were not true. – Lorica

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:05:59 +0000

Hmm, I saw it at Frank Warner, and then on Drudge, so assumed it was true. I don’t like to be wrong (heh), but in this case if it’s not true I’d be happier.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:01:16 +0000

Seems this story has been busted. Captain Ed has the details over at his blog.

By: PCD

PCD — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:41:05 +0000

I did mention this in the Iraqi voter post.

I do believe that the Mullahs and these Iranian troublemakers should get their forged ballots back attached to 500 Lb bombs.

It might teach them a lesson, and they’d get to see if they get 72 Virgins for their actions or 72 pissed Virginians kicking the snot out of them.