[Jim]

U.S. Is Said to Expand Covert Operations in Iran

Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, June 30, 2008; Page A02

The Bush administration told Congress last year of a secret plan to dramatically expand covert operations inside Iran as part of a long-running effort to destabilize the country's ruling regime, according to a report published yesterday.

The plan allowed up to $400 million in covert spending for activities ranging from spying on Iran's nuclear program to supporting rebel groups opposed to the country's ruling clerics, veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reported in the New Yorker magazine.

While the administration has been waging a low-grade covert campaign against Iran for at least three years -- consisting mainly of cross-border raids targeting groups tied to attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq -- the new policy represents a significant expansion, the report contends. The prospect of a broader covert presence inside Iran also has raised concerns among some congressional and military officials about a possible escalation leading to a broader military conflict, it states.

The article drew a sharp reaction from administration officials, who denied that U.S. forces were engaged in operations inside Iran.





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[guardian1]

i wouldn't get worked up just. can't do much with 400 million bucks

[Jim]

i wouldn't get worked up just. can't do much with 400 million bucks

yeah. lol. Might buy a lot of Pizzas for rebels.

[guardian1]

not even that. the way our govt spends money, that'll get them three pizzas

[Jim]

not even that. the way our govt spends money, that'll get them three pizzas

Fricken KBR is what the problem is

[guardian1]

the real problem is your average joe in this country either doesn't care or hasn't gotten pissed enough to tell the cornholes in dc to knock it off. secession movements are starting to grow in this country. the state govt in montana threatened to secede if the supreme court had ruled the other way in the heller case (dc gun ban). they're pretty serious about their guns there. anyways, google secession, and you'll see all kinds of movements to secede here in the states

[Haq al lugi]

The activities of covert actions are like the location of the invisible man. No one has a clue.

[NEWUSER]

3 pizza's for $400 million? I better see extra cheese on there.

Did you guys read about the Iranian caught for spying for Israel?

You think it's related?

[Rhoda]

I would consider our government remiss if it did NOT send operatives into Iran.

How many Iranian operatives do you think are in the US, by the way?

[jimdi]

Secret?