Comments on: Are we doing cloak and dagger stuff in Iran?

By: The Shield of Achilles

The Shield of Achilles — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:11:43 +0000

A different war on Iran?…

And there are a couple more big problems with Hersh’s version. Once again, all of his sources are 100% anonymous. The other problem is, like many other “useful idiots” in the media, he casts doubts on Iran’s nuclear ambitions and their involvement …

By: UNCoRRELATED

UNCoRRELATED — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:04:41 +0000

Ahmadinejad: Death by X-Ray…

The certifiable president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confided to the Russians that he was the target of an assassination plot. FoxNews: Foes of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tried to kill the hard-line leader with X-ray radiation during his r…

By: abstractmind

abstractmind — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:15:12 +0000

sounds like we need a better cloak or a bigger dagger, if its being put in the news.

but really….when are we NOT doing cloak and dagger operations?

Personally, i say do more.

my 2 cents.

By: pressto

pressto — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:24:20 +0000

When is the government going to start prosecuting the reporters and news organizations who publish classified information? US CODE TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 37 > § 798 Disclosure of classified information

Whoever knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States any classified information

and the penalty:

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

By: sonofdy

sonofdy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:08:12 +0000

Actualy stories like this are more likely to START wars than prevent them.

By: sonofdy

sonofdy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:06:52 +0000

These reports will get people killed. If we have people on the ground there, they are now being hunted. If captured, they will be tortured and killed. All thanks to the press.

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By: Truesoldier

Truesoldier — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:16:41 +0000

I hate these leaks too, but going after the press is not the way to handle it. Sure the press should have some scrupuls when it comes to deciding whether or not to print the story, but let’s face it to get the best way to get the stories to stop would be to prosecute the leakers up to and including the death sentence. I guarantee you after a few leakers ride the lightning you wont see anymore leaks.

In this case there really is no story at all. Anyone who thinks that we do not have covert ops going on all over the world is naive to begin with and in this case the story points out that Congress (probably one of the biggest source of the leaks) has approved $400 million for the ops so this is a non story all the way around.

By: vbmom

vbmom — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:05:15 +0000

I’ve got news for the libs. We go into the most volatile places in the world covertly all the time, Iran included.
The problem is, it’s supposed to be COVERT. All “reports” like this do is fuel tensions.

Thank you Mr. Hersch, for inciting the Middle East with a non-story.

We have a neighbor who is in the military, and his job is to go places that no one else can or will go. All his wife says is that he goes in, takes care of business and leaves. His job is beyond dangerous. I don’t know how she’s not a mess all the time. I think he tells her very little.

By: brooklyn red

brooklyn red — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:11:49 +0000

…authorizing Special Operations forces to hunt al-Qaida leader in mountains of Pakistan…

announcing troop movements…

and they are not hung because???

By: ptg

ptg — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:54:01 +0000

I have it on pretty good authority that the valet who lays out Achmadinejad’s clothes for him every night is a CIA plant. I wouldn’t want to be him after this gets out.

By: johnsteele

johnsteele — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:08:11 +0000

Can we PLEASE arrest the SOB on treason charges?

By: meatpieandtatters

meatpieandtatters — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:52:05 +0000

The hand of the machine touches every country where their interests lay.

By: groundhunter

groundhunter — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:47:35 +0000

On Drudge:

SOURCES: BUSH ANGER AT COMING NEW YORK TIMES STORY DETAILING HUNT FOR BIN LADEN… The newspaper is planning to expose a ‘highly classified Pentagon order’ authorizing Special Operations forces to hunt al-Qaida leader in mountains of Pakistan… DEVELOPING….

Disgracefull

By: DesertLover

DesertLover — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:37:07 +0000

swmbo … no problem … won’t hold it against you …