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May 23rd, 2007Chew on this.
The CIA has received secret presidential approval to mount a covert “black” operation to destabilize the Iranian government, current and former officials in the intelligence community tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com. The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject, say President Bush has signed a “nonlethal presidential finding” that puts into motion a CIA plan that reportedly includes a coordinated campaign of propaganda, disinformation and manipulation of Iran’s currency and international financial transactions.
Now listen. It isn’t a covert operation if it’s a) out in the media, and b) been going on since Jimmy Carter was President. This type of operation in Iran isn’t new at all. Sorry ABC. Not only did you not break any big, new news, but you embarrassed your country in the process because while it isn’t well-known, it shouldn’t be.
I’d like to take this time now to talk about this, a newspiece about a little-noticed Bush declaration on the ninth that says the President will lead the whole Federal Government in times of emergency and he is in charge. Some are taking it to mean he’s asserting his right to dictatorial powers in the event of an attack of disaster but I’ll defend Bush on this. All he’s saying is, If Washington is wiped down, or a city is blown to bits, or Oprah Winfrey’s father writes a tell-all book about her, he will maintain order as President of the United States and the rest of the Government will have to follow his example.
It’s not crazy. It’s simple, and basic, and it’s gone on for a long time, such a philosophy, particularly during the early days, the Civil War and now in our age of mass, instant destruction. That’s nothing to worry about: Iraq, health care and our finances are.