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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
US boosts secret missions in Iran
2007-02-27
THE US is reportedly stepping up covert operations in Iran in a new strategy that risks sparking an "open confrontation" with the Islamic republic. US military and special-operations teams had increased their activities inside Iran, entering from Iraq to gather intelligence and to pursue Iranian operatives, reports said yesterday. Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh claimed in an article in The New Yorker that US clandestine operations in Iran, Syria and the wider region had been "guided by Vice-President Dick Cheney", relying heavily onSaudi Arabia and on the Saudi national security adviser, Prince Bandar.

Citing unnamed sources, the report said the US Defence Department had recently formed a special planning group to prepare for possible attacks on Iran "that canbe implemented, upon orders from the President, within 24hours".
Posted by:Fred

#13  Better be quiet, Sy. Halliburton has offices in New York, too. We all know the evil BushCheney are mere puppets of Halliburton Mind Control Division. They'll be after you next, Sy. Better run, bro, before they catch you. I'm sure you can hide out in Irkutsk for a few years, or perhaps in Zamboanga. Better do it quick, Sy, before they come after you. Run, bro, run.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-02-27 23:07  

#12  I hope Hersh is right about the US stepping up covert operations in Iran--that would be a good thing Seymour. Right?
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-02-27 15:30  

#11  wonder if the increased secret missions involve aircraft maintenance.........
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2007-02-27 14:30  

#10  No mental gymnastics needed, guys. It's all about truthiness as opposed to truth.

Everyone 'knows' Bushitler is a liar, Chainey is a corporate shill and our military folk are vicious baby-killing war-criminals. You don't need facts to confirm what you alrady know. Just follow along in your copy of The Narrative. /spit
Posted by: SteveS   2007-02-27 12:23  

#9  AlanC-

....Never thought of that. :) BTW to Sy if you're reading - you still owe us the proof of the US military committing war crimes from last year. Call me.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2007-02-27 11:34  

#8  Hersh chants his mantra, "Only Bush makes mistakes, only Bush makes mistakes, only Bush makes mistakes. Cheney acts bad, Cheney acts bad, Cheney acts bad. Dim Dems never make mistakes, never act bad, and really did not vote like it says in the Congressional record."
Posted by: whatadeal   2007-02-27 10:29  

#7  Sy Hersh's source revealed
Posted by: doc   2007-02-27 09:30  

#6  "I simply canot imagine going through the mental gymnastics that Sy Hersh must go through every day just to stay sane."

Umm, Mike? I think there may be an unwarranted assumption here, you know?

Posted by: AlanC   2007-02-27 08:53  

#5  Blackwater, Triple Canopy, KBR and Halliburton contractors to follow... all very clandestinely of course.
Posted by: Besoeker   2007-02-27 08:43  

#4  I'd be careful, Sy. Dick's probably pretty pissed off this morning. Who knows what he's capable of, if ya know what I mean...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-02-27 08:42  

#3  ...Let's see - a guy who hasn't been right since 1971 and who never, ever provides proof of his info is, once again, held up as a beacon of Truth.

I simply canot imagine going through the mental gymnastics that Sy Hersh must go through every day just to stay sane.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2007-02-27 08:40  

#2  Seymour Hersh.

Figures.
Posted by: Bobby   2007-02-27 06:00  

#1  Sy says Dick Cheney's undercover Plame-style in Iran, most likely hunting "quail".

Of course, quail is another word for Revolutionary Guard in a helicopter.
Posted by: Danking70   2007-02-27 00:20  

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