Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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 Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:33 am Post subject: Ahmedinejad and the Basij |
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The Basiji are Iran's special paramilitary force.
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| As Basij is a volunteer paramilitary organisation, Most Basij are not permitted to carry a firearm except for special requirements. This means that only about 25% of Basij carry firearms, usually an AK-47. However there is no rule saying that they cannot use any other weaponry which has brought major controversy. |
Some of you know where I'm going with this.
Operation Ramadan!
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The battle began with two days of heavy artillery exchanges along the front lines. Then, on July 13th, the following code was broadcast on radio frequencies along Iranian lines.
Ya Saheb ez-Zaman! Ya Saheb ez-Zaman! (Thou absent Imam!)
At that moment, over 100,000 Pasdaran and Basijis charged towards the Iraqi lines. Some of these forces were mainly sacrificed since they were used mostly to detonate minefields in the wake of Iranian tanks. The attack had to stop after the Iranians gained ten miles inside Iraq. |
Alright, with that context out of the way, on to our featured presentation: Ahmadinejad's Demons.
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After Iraq invaded in September, 1980, it had quickly become clear that Iran's forces were no match for Saddam Hussein's professional, well-armed military. To compensate for their disadvantage, Khomeini sent Iranian children, some as young as 12 years old, to the front lines. There, they marched in formation across minefields toward the enemy, clearing a path with their bodies. Before every mission, one of the Taiwanese keys would be hung around each child's neck. It was supposed to open the gates to paradise for them.
These children who marched to their deaths were part of the Basiji, a mass movement created by Khomeini in 1979. This volunteer militia went enthusiastically, and by the thousands, to their own destruction. According to one veteran of the Iran-Iraq War, "It was sometimes like a race. Even without the commander's orders, everyone wanted to be first." |
I highly encourage all to read the entire article.
I do want to note, however, that Hussein had extended the olive branch in June of 1982, a full month before Operation Ramadan. Khomeini did not send Ahmedinejad and the Basij into battle to defend Iran; this makes the sacrifice of the youths all the more barbaric. |
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