Doesn't look like Farsi to me...

The Agonist raises many questions about the origin of this mortar round found southeast of Baghdad in January.

I think it's Russian. The 'HE' obviously stands for 'Highski Explosiveski'.

Using Cheney's '1% Doctrine', just fuck it: bomb everybody.

Everything you would ever need to know about U.S. M29A1 81mm mortar ammo here.

What I know about mortars is from my Marine Corps experience: you don't have to be a rocket scientist to lug one around.