Obama, I will get your daughter - Iranian politician to allegedely kidnap Obama's girl if he attacks - Polidicks

[quote]The Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s strategist, Alireza Forghani published statements in his blog warning of mass abduction and the brutal killing of American citizens worldwide if the US launches a military strike on Syria. [/quote] Read more: [url]http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2013_09_07/Iranian-politician-says-Obama-s-daughter-to-be-kidnapped-if-US-strike-Syria-1962/[/url]

Political Suicide, the phrase.

[QUOTE=GlebGuy;42111622]Political Suicide, the phrase.[/QUOTE] Not political, it's just suicide

Takes some big cajoles to say something like that

I wonder how he plans to pull this off.

[QUOTE=Katatonic717;42111644]I wonder how he plans to pull this off.[/QUOTE] [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1305524]He has "a lot of Shi'a friends in Iraq"[/url] :v:

[QUOTE=Katatonic717;42111644]I wonder how he plans to pull this off.[/QUOTE] sweets and a cardboard box on a stick trap.

The important part isn't the daughter bit, but this, which is actually much more plausible and threatening: [quote] “In just 21 hours after the attack on Syria, a family member of every US minister [department secretary], US ambassadors, US military commanders around the world will be abducted and then 18 hours later, videos of their amputation will be spread around the world,” he added. Read more: [url]http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2013_09_07/Iranian-politician-says-Obama-s-daughter-to-be-kidnapped-if-US-strike-Syria-1962/[/url] [/quote]

Made me think of some Taken style movie with Obama as the main character.

[QUOTE=Blanketspace;42111672]The important part isn't the daughter bit, but this, which is actually much more plausible and threatening:[/QUOTE] That's pretty fucked up of them right there

Holy shit, can you imagine what it would feel like to have a political figure from another country threaten to kidnap and murder you, publicly?

[QUOTE=Blanketspace;42111672]The important part isn't the daughter bit, but this, which is actually much more plausible and threatening:[/QUOTE] Threatening? Yes. Plausible? No. That's a helluva lot of people to kidnap and mutilate in less than 24 hours, ( a member of every ambassador, diplomat, and commander's family? Yeah right) and if they did manage to pull of something as insanely complex in such a short time frame without getting caught, especially after revealing it internationally, the backlash from both the US and her allies would literally destroy Iran. Also, are there any other sources besides [i]Russia's state funded and operated radio station?[/i]

Even if the US don't intervene in Syria, this statement might very well still have repercussions, given the weight of its contents. Still - pretty sure this is more of a 'if you agree to intervene you agree to putting your children in danger wow youre terrible' thing than a 'we will actually succeed in kidnapping and murdering your children' thing.

[QUOTE=Blanketspace;42111672]The important part isn't the daughter bit, but this, which is actually much more plausible and threatening:[/QUOTE] I have family over there. :(

Somehow I read this as "Obama, I will date your daughter"

[QUOTE=Blanketspace;42111672]The important part isn't the daughter bit, but this, which is actually much more plausible and threatening:[/QUOTE] what's with middle eastern people and cutting limbs off?

If this did happen I doubt there would be an Iran afterwards.

[QUOTE=Alec W;42111720]Holy shit, can you imagine what it would feel like to have a political figure from another country threaten to kidnap and murder you, publicly?[/QUOTE] I wouldn't be terribly worried if I was in that position, considering my father would be the most powerful man in the world. :v:

That's um...a very professional statement to say. Christ, talk about bad PR.

"Iranian politician assassinated by carbomb in Tehran."

[QUOTE=Loriborn;42111731]Threatening? Yes. Plausible? No. That's a helluva lot of people to kidnap and mutilate in less than 24 hours, ( a member of every ambassador, diplomat, and commander's family? Yeah right) and if they did manage to pull of something as insanely complex in such a short time frame without getting caught, especially after revealing it internationally, the backlash from both the US and her allies would literally destroy Iran. Also, are there any other sources besides [i]Russia's state funded and operated radio station?[/i][/QUOTE] Odds of them getting all of people they're threatening to get? Low. Odds that they'll get at least a few? Very high.

[QUOTE=SeamanStains;42111822]"Iran assassinated by carbomb in Tehran."[/QUOTE] Fixed [t]http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8255pu6vY1ry0is1o1_400.gif[/t]

[QUOTE=SeamanStains;42111822]"Iranian politician assassinated by carbomb in Tehran."[/QUOTE] "Iranian politician assassinated by drone strike in Tehran."

[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;42111886]"Iranian politician assassinated by drone strike in Tehran."[/QUOTE] Didn't Iran "hack" and take down a drone last year or the year before?

[QUOTE=Blanketspace;42111870]Odds of them getting all of people they're threatening to get? Low. Odds that they'll get at least a few? Very high.[/QUOTE] Even managing to get a single target would spell suicide for the country. It's a significant war crime, and the fact that they're supporting Syria, a nation already in hot water for allegedly committing war crimes, will make it very hard for other countries to turn the blind eye to this as well. Shooting a soldier would result in huge retaliation, kidnapping innocents is a totally different ballgame. Abducting civilians to be tortured and mutilated will only result in another full blown military conflict between the US and Iran, and will turn this proxy war into a very real thing. Not to mention, it'll be tough for the EU nation's to dismiss the problem, as it would be blatantly on the head of Iran, rather than as it is currently where we don't know who used the chemical weapons, and these other countries will surely retaliate in some form.

[QUOTE=Loriborn;42111930]Even managing to get a single target would spell suicide for the country. It's a significant war crime, and the fact that they're supporting Syria, a nation already in hot water for allegedly committing war crimes, will make it very hard for other countries to turn the blind eye to this as well. Shooting a soldier would result in huge retaliation, kidnapping innocents is a totally different ballgame. Abducting civilians to be tortured and mutilated will only result in another full blown military conflict between the US and Iran, and will turn this proxy war into a very real thing. Not to mention, it'll be tough for the EU nation's to dismiss the problem, as it would be blatantly on the head of Iran, rather than as it is currently where we don't know who used the chemical weapons, and these other countries will surely retaliate in some form.[/QUOTE] What will happen is, people will be taken, but not by Iranians. They'll be people affiliated with terrorist groups that Iran funds. Do you guys seriously think Iran would get its hands dirty with such a thing? No, it'll have some no-name affiliate group do it and take the heat.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;42111954]What will happen is, people will be taken, but not by Iranians. They'll be people affiliated with terrorist groups that Iran funds. Do you guys seriously think Iran would get its hands dirty with such a thing? No, it'll have some no-name affiliate group do it and take the heat.[/QUOTE] Doesn't matter what lackey group they hire to do it, the fact that they've already publicly revealed their plan of retaliation as a result of US intervention, means that, assuming this is internationally syndicated, everyone will know that the Iranian government planned and funded these operations, even if they didn't go about it with their own military agents. It's hard to say "don't blame us, it was X radical group," when they've already stated that it was them who set it in motion. Besides, finding a non-affiliated third party that doesn't already have ties to Iran's government in less than 24 hours of intervention would be very difficult to achieve considering this has to already be set in motion [I]before[/I] the US actually intervenes in Syria. Besides, the US will use any reason they can to turn this proxy war with Iran into something real, this would definitely be a good one.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;42111954]What will happen is, people will be taken, but not by Iranians. They'll be people affiliated with terrorist groups that Iran funds. Do you guys seriously think Iran would get its hands dirty with such a thing? No, it'll have some no-name affiliate group do it and take the heat.[/QUOTE] They just stated right there what would happen. If that happens Americans will call for blood. Iran would have to prove that some other country actually did it with hard evidence to avoid end up not getting fucked up.

If he even tries that shit, he'd better be in a bunker with miles of concrete between him and the soon-to-be passing overhead B2s loaded with GBU-28's and MOABs arrive.

[QUOTE=darkrei9n;42112057]They just stated right there what would happen. If that happens Americans will call for blood. Iran would have to prove that some other country actually did it with hard evidence to avoid end up not getting fucked up.[/QUOTE] More than just American's would be out for blood, I'd be willing to bet the US could easily convince her allies to retaliate as well, France specifically, considering this is a direct attack on US civilians through both abduction and mutilation, which is considered a [I]grave[/I] war crime by the Geneva Conventions. These other countries didn't want to intervene in Syria because it was a civil war, and because we don't know who used the chemical weapons; it's really no one else's business besides enforcing the global ban on chemical weapons. This, however, is something much more malicious, much more obvious, and much more direct. The results would be devastating to Iran.