(AP/Newsday) The 300 men filling out forms in the offices of an Iranian aid group - in a room decorated with photos of Israeli soldiers' funerals - were offered three choices: Train for suicide attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq, for suicide attacks against Israelis, or to assassinate British author Salman Rushdie. The presence of a prominent Iranian lawmaker and a member of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards lent more legitimacy to the meeting. On Nov. 12, a spokesman for the Headquarters for Commemorating Martyrs of the Global Islamic Movement said the movement signed up at least 4,000 new volunteers.
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