Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran
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.
Why do they think this is news? Of course we have cover operations against Iran. They commit acts of war daily against us in Iraq, they're state sponsors of terror, they're developing nuclear weapons, and they have stated several times they plan to wipe Israel off the map.
We've been enabling a proxy war with Iran for some time now. Of course we're using terrorists, but whatever works. The goal is to destabilize the regime. This is just phase two of that goal. If this doesn't work, a blockade may be in order. I'm sure this isn't the only place we have covert action taking place either.
