WELDON'S WHACKY WORLD AND THE TRUTH ABOUT IRAN
By Larry Johnson
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Larry C. Johnson
According to Congressman Weldon, Republican from Pennsylvania, the CIA is incompentent because it will not accept as fact the bogus claims of a source who is being spoon fed by a confirmed liar, Manocher Ghobanifar. No doubt that Congressman Weldon is a well meaning American, but he is clearly over his head in dealing with the realities of intelligence.
The conventional wisdom in Washington is that the CIA is rife with buffoons who couldn't find a rogue agent if you stapled one to their forehead. Fortunately this cartoon view of intel is not accurate. Unfortunately the fact that this lie keeps being repeated by the likes of Weldon ends up damaging the morale and effectiveness of the CIA.
Iran represents a threat to the United States. Both Weldon and the CIA agree on that. Unlike Weldon, who is more eager garner headlines than do hard thinking about tough issues, the CIA case officers have put their lives on the line to actually do something about the threat. Unfortunately they cannot talk publicly about their accomplishments. One of my closest friends was involved in a still classified attempt to cold pitch an Iranian intelligence officer who was being targeted by his own government. The Iranians tried to kill him for his effort. The fact is that the CIA has been working diligently behind the scenes and out of the limelight to recruit and manage reliable Iranian intelligence assets. And, best of all, we are having success. Weldon simply lacks the clearances to know what is going on.
The latest bombings in Iran may be a sign that the Sunni insurgency in Iraq also is reaching out to an old enemy to remind them that the ten year war is not over. The bitter rivalry between Iran and Iraq remains in place as far as the Sunnis are concerned. The Western media continues to spread the lie that Iran and Syria are working together to back insurgents. Au contraire. Iran has its own agenda and has been aggressively backing Shia militia. Some of the Shia militia have attacked Sunni targets. Sunnis with links to the insurgents now appear willing to spread the war to Iran. Expect more of the same in the months that come.