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Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh talks to Democracy Now about his explosive new article in the New Yorker Magazine. Hersh reports that John Negroponte’s decision to resign as National Intelligence Director was made in part because of the Bush administration’s covert actions including the funding of radical Sunni groups – some with strong ideological ties to al-Qaeda – to counter Shiite groups backed by Iran. Hersh also reports the Pentagon has established a special planning group to plan a bombing attack on Iran and U.S. military and special-operations teams have already crossed the border into Iran in pursuit of Iranian operatives.

The funding of Wahhabi/Salafi groups, often labeled Islamic fundamentalists in the media, is reminiscient of US policy in the Middle East especially through the mid-70s and early-80s which eventually gave rise to groups such as the Taliban. During this period US administrations, alongside Israel, promoted “fundamentalist” groups to create suitable conditions for their own interests in the region. In the case of the Israelis, their support of such groups was primarily with the aim to evade a settlement plan over Palestine.

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25 Responses to “Seymour Hersh: US is funding Al-Qaeda to counter Iran – 3”

  • SusieYeah33 says:

    what?? you like …
    what?? you like freemasons the destroyers of america? the ones who kiss islamic ass? ok go ahead…

  • TuskAmerica says:

    Are you …
    Are you semi-retarded ?

  • SusieYeah33 says:

    yeah sure AmeriCANS …
    yeah sure AmeriCANS are great but not freemasons.

  • knowitx says:

    The Islamic …
    The Islamic solution is the only one that doesn`t require expelling anyone from anywhere. Jews stay in Judea & Sumeria, Arabs may too. All that is needed for peace is for 1.3 billion Muslim to open their Korans and read Suras 2:47,7:137, 17:104, 20:80, 26:59, 45:16, 44:32, 32:23.
    Israel’s only serious crime is one against himself: Failing to quote the Koran in its fight for survival.
    السلام عليكم
    שלום עליכם

  • knowitx says:

    The Koran states …
    The Koran states Israel belongs to the Jews. Establish a board of Zionist Muslim scholars,Abdul Hadi Palazzi, to issue by fatwah the only peace plan consistent with Islam: all Muslims must let Jews live in peace in their land of Israel. Israel is the fulfillment of Islamic prophecy. Islamic law Israel says Jews keep Judea and Samaria and it is un-Islamic for Arabs to be Israeli citizens. Arabs west of the Jordan become permanent residents of Israel, with citizenship of a Hashemite Commonwealth.

  • knowitx says:

    I disagree. …
    I disagree. Palestine as the Jewish State per 1920 League of Nations, yes. An Arab/Muslim State. No way. Jordan, is part of Jewish Palestine. However, it should be a Hashemite Commonwealth.
    However, I believe over time, once Rome is expelled from the region, Arabs-Muslims- Jews will get along very well together.

  • ChrisF116 says:

    The state of …
    The state of Palestine is as legitimate as the state of Israel.

  • ChrisF116 says:

    How is exposing …
    How is exposing illegal and unethical activity akin to “hating America?”
    There was a time when the idea of America was synonymous with democratic ideals of liberty and peace.
    We were founded upon the idea of being an example of democracy, not an exporter of regime change. Thats not how democratization works.

  • TuskAmerica says:

    You don’t get any …
    You don’t get any lower than this America hating MF’r

  • neothomist1275 says:

    The Trilateral …
    The Trilateral Commission will be in the White House now.

    Now it is all about having it out with Russia.

  • hameedzaidi says:

    You wrote: nuke …
    You wrote: nuke the bastards

    My answer: We will Nuke you back believe me over 100 percent, but we will use so many nukes that your domination to the world ever will be eliminated which will mean you will use more nukes on us back then it will be end of the world………..so go ahead all that will accomplish is to turn the earth to glass.

  • hameedzaidi says:

    You wrote: nuke …
    You wrote: nuke the bastards

    My answer: We will Nuke you back believe me over 100 percent, but we will use so many nukes that your domination to the world ever will be eliminated which will mean you will use more nukes on us back then it will be end of the world………..so go ahead all that will accomplish is to turn the earth to glass.

  • knowitx says:

    Hey FOOL, you were …
    Hey FOOL, you were a FATAH agent! Your ‘PALISTINEANS’ is a FALSE FLAG OPERATION!

  • Tom66666 says:

    nuke the bastards
    nuke the bastards

  • EchelonMonitor says:

    Freedom’s Watch, …
    Freedom’s Watch, which is advertising for the attack on Iran, was planned in March at the winter meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Manalapan, Fla., where Vice President Dick Cheney was the keynote speaker.

    “One benefactor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the group was hoping to raise as much as $200 million by November 2008. Raising big money “will be easy,” the benefactor said, adding that several of the founders each wrote a check for $1 million.”

    TruthNews . US

  • ljrow49 says:

    Let’s remember the …
    Let’s remember the debt to the non Federal Reserve who profit and instigate our wars love it ’cause we pay.

  • drzz7 says:

    That’s ridiculous
    That’s ridiculous

  • iamshaman2000 says:

    BLESSINGS YOUR WAY! …
    BLESSINGS YOUR WAY! CRISTIAN I.

  • coldice76 says:

    One “undeclared …
    One “undeclared pool” for funding the covert operations: human trafficking? Look for “conspiracy of silence” on youtube.

  • venzetti8 says:

    hahaha domestic …
    hahaha domestic animals. lol I like that

  • MOSSADAGENT666 says:

    ahhh, I remember …
    ahhh, I remember being a young recruit and conducting house raids and collecting the electric bills, water (ha ha!) bills from Palestinians at 3 or 4 in the morning. It was so fun harassing those families and shooting anyone who mouthed off!… Now I sit behind a desk and plan false-flag ops on Gaza and Lebanon all day. – sigh… :( ahhhhh, the good ol days!…

  • rssucksteet says:

    and was that ‘clang …
    and was that ‘clang’ in the beginning of the video “unsourced”?

  • rssucksteet says:

    it’s unsourced. why …
    it’s unsourced. why? why is it “unsourced”? and then if it’s “unsourced” why is this “journalist” using it and referring to it?

    what is “unsourced”?
    what does that mean?
    what exactly is “unsourced” journalism-speak for?

  • moos07 says:

    For your …
    For your information, Fox isn’t “fair and balanced,” most adults, children and some of the domestic animals know this.

  • jihadlovestoyota says:

    lol aren’t you …
    lol aren’t you listening to Fox? the mess in Iraq is already presented as the fault of Iran. this will just go on and on untill the secret government is dealt with.

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