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Much attention has been given to the Bush Admin's preparations for possible war against Iran as well as its drive to impose sanctions. Meanwhile, a less noticed policy has been unfolding, one that may in time prove to have grave consequences. There is a covert war underway in Iran, still in its infancy, but with disturbing signs of impending escala

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populist
April 8, 2007, 2:37 p.m.
i hope i'm wrong, but i don't think it's going to be a covert war much longer...
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Amazing1
April 8, 2007, 2:54 p.m.
And this is another reason that Bush does not want troops withdrawn from Iraq. He wants them to stay there where they will be handy for any overt operations that may result from his nasty, underhanded, dirty tricks.
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zplan
April 8, 2007, 3:19 p.m.
So if there are covert operations in Iran, then it is possible that the weapons found in Iraq with Iranian markings could have come from the covert operations.
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Searchbeam
April 8, 2007, 3:32 p.m.
"In a convention of liars, truth can't get in!" -anon.
That a democratic country like ours is engaged in such covert and illegal operations to overthrow a sovereign government is a very disturbing news. Whatever shred of credibility we have left in the world would be lost in short order if this were true and borne out by evidence.
We know that the Israeli Intelligence Agency Mossad gets involved in these type of dirty tricks. Could it be that the NeoCon crowd that seems to be joined at hip with Israel has anything to do with it?
If indeed it is doing it, this could be another article of Impeachment, if Nancy Pelosi ever has the guts to do it, instead of wasting time in pow-wows with Assad of Syria.
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leed
April 8, 2007, 3:55 p.m.
hahah, the true face of the united states, skeeming sneaky bastards, the united states has always been the number one funder of terrorism in the world, when ever they dont like a goverment they fund terrorists to destablise it. big ****** surprise.
afganistan, iran, iraq, cuba, sudan, vietnam, lebanon and many many more.
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leed
April 8, 2007, 4:02 p.m.
but these operations in iran have always been there, the so called iranian students causing riots and havoc, are lead by CIA operatives, thats why the goverment is so harsh with them. haha a friend of mine was actually approched by the CIA when he was studying in malaysia, they look for the smartest students and they try to recruit them.
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earthlover
April 8, 2007, 5:45 p.m.
faye turney is giving a full account on channel 3 on english tv tomorrow, 8 pm i think
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NoWayMan
April 8, 2007, 6:20 p.m.
you're blaming libs for stories that don't make the front page of netscape?
wow. thats just plain stupid.
if the story were about americans I'm sure it'd be much different.
but go ahead, blame away...
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joeeddie
April 8, 2007, 10:45 p.m.
Only in his pea sized mind is that true.
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miklkit
April 8, 2007, 10:47 p.m.
How would you know? You have only been here for what, 18 days.
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ghengisghan
April 9, 2007, 11:48 a.m.
"Know why there are so many more Liberals on these threads now?"
YUp, because most of the consevatives are at work, earning money to pay their bills NOT LIVING IN MOMMY'S BASEMENT SMOKING POT AND WHINNING ABOUT EVERYTHING!
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PapaWolf
April 9, 2007, 2:12 p.m.
>>...George W. Bush, the draft-dodger, coke-head, alcoholic president.
you left out AWOL
>>Christian Pandering, ideological nutcase for president,
The "ideological nutcase" part I can agree with. But, being a Christian, I don't recognize too many of W's actions as coinciding with the Christian teachings I grew up with.
>>Christian Personality in George W.
"Christian" in name only.
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miklkit
April 8, 2007, 9:57 p.m.
If the whole world is wrong, maybe it's not the world.........
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NelsonR
April 8, 2007, 10:31 p.m.
sm43 - What do you expect for the killings. We went into Iraq for god only knows, Bush's Lunacy is the best answer. We exacted retribution on the Taliban and after four years the Afghans still cannot put together a viable force to repel an enemy. Is it me, or do the Iraqi and Afghans now perceive us the threat. Get out of both nations now and if one ever attacks us again or harbors terrorist that attacks us, we will again destroy with airpower their country. Why would you sacrifice one more American life for these countries who hate us more and more each and every day.
As I stated earlier if any nation occupied America I too would be a radical and kill as many of the occupiers who persisted in staying. Thats human nature that conservatives fail to grasp. Do you want to war forever in a mistaken belief of spreading Democracy for our elitist rich within America. Your idol Bush has an insecurity issue along with his boss, Cheney.
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miklkit
April 8, 2007, 6:34 p.m.
I'm aware of those stories. I'm also aware that the Iranian who was released by us at about the same time claims he was tortured.
Nobody's right if every body's wrong. - Buffalo Springfield
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ETproductions
April 8, 2007, 5:28 p.m.
"They believe they can get rid of a few crazy mullahs and bring in the young guys who like Gap jeans, [and] all the world's problems are solved. I think it's delusional."
How sadly true. If we think Iraq is a quagmire now, wait till we drag Iran into it. Bush and Cheney seem to think they can deal with each in isolation. Maybe they believe the Iranians will be stupid enough to line up in huge columns and march toward the Iraqi border and we can just mow them all down with our air superiority,
The Iranians could NEVER imagine how to fight an asymmetric battle like the one we're accusing them of training the Shiia Militias to fight. Bush-think at its best.
And what about the surge strategy. In that, the Shiia militias are laying low for us so we can train and arm the Shiia Army and Police and kill the Sunnis for them. Bush-think gets even better.
Like I keep saying, this would make one heck of a comedy if it weren't being played out in blood and treasure.
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earthlover
April 8, 2007, 5:49 p.m.
et, i doubt that iran would become a quagmire, they dont have either the ethnic or religious divisions that iraq had
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OldRusty
April 8, 2007, 6:42 p.m.
Dam we got to start bombing iran asap, let them sand ******, get a nuke and all hell will break loose.
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rimbaud
April 8, 2007, 8:01 p.m.
U.S. sponsored guerilla groups vs a state that sponsors "terrorists". At least, it's preferable to our own soldiers getting in the fight.
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braveone
April 8, 2007, 9:33 p.m.
"possible"??? funny if was not so leathal,
it's not "if" it's when, and how hard,
ammudiddlyhops rejime will end this summer...
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flyonthewallzz
April 8, 2007, 11:17 p.m.
Don't tread on me!
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/images/bush911.jpg
(a)(1) Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles, burns, maintains on the floor or ground, or tramples upon any flag of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
http://stockholm.usembassy.gov/usflag/flag_code...
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagbush.htm
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agentX
April 9, 2007, 2:17 a.m.
So, this is the terrorist group that we are funding. How 'convenient' that they are on 'our' side. Just like the Mujahadeen was in the '80s. Is anybody seeing a pattern here? Can anybody read between the lines and see this not ending well for us?
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KingOfTruth
April 9, 2007, 5:28 a.m.
If there is a covert war going on, I'm sure the populist would be one of the last places to know about it.
As to the list of sources...LOL.....I'm sure I would trust the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network .....NOT
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KingOfTruth
April 9, 2007, 6:01 a.m.
Popularity and masses, of the unarmed kind, counted for little, for in the final analysis what Teheran witnessed was a military showdown carried out on both sides by soldiers obediently following the orders of a handful of officers, some of whom were staking their careers and ambitions on choosing the winning side; some had a more ideological commitment. The New York Times characterized the sudden reversal of Mossadegh's fortunes as "nothing more than a mutiny against pro-Mossadegh officers" by "the lower ranks" who revered the Shah, had brutally quelled the demonstrations the day before, but refused to do the same on 19 August, and instead turned against their officers.
One year later, the Iranian government completed a contract with a consortium of oil companies. Amongst Iran's new foreign partners, the British lost the exclusive rights they had enjoyed previously, being reduced now to 40 percent, but received compensation for their former property.