US 'escalates covert Iran missions'

Al Jazeera's Ghida Fakhry talks to investigative journalist Seymour Hersh about his latest article in New Yorker magazine, claiming that US congressional leaders have agreed to a presidential request for up to $400 million in funding for covert operations against Iran.

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[stev1238]

OMG IRAN DOES NOT HAVE FREEKING NUCLEAR WEAPONS!!! No offence to any Israeli, or Jew, but Israel is the only nation in the Middle East with nuclear weapons and extremist ideals. The ideals are Zionism. That is the real threat and the Israeli government should be ousted. We should invade Israel for not signing the NPT and creating nuclear weapons. BTW, the only purpose Israel served in the Middle East was that of defending it from Soviet influence, now that there gone, we don't need you anymore!

[Dalambam]

Rhetorically, Obama's threats against Iran are less menacing and insane than Bush's, but we shouldn't assume he's against a US-Israeli agression against Iran.

[Armana14]

Of course if American govt can admitt that it created and funded Al qaeda what else it has done and still contimues to do so is beyond our imagination. Creating terrorists in the name of ending them. They are not that stupid not to see this coming they use it as a tool to interfere in, attack and invade any country they like which happens to be a Muslim country always now thats how much they believe in freedom and equal rights for all.

[tas6010]

The reason the Dems in Congress laid low on this is because they're on the same side as the Republicans.

[anon287912]

Funny cause Seymor Hersh was wrong.. they sent bombs in equipment that went off when they tried to plug them in instead of permitting an air strike from Israel. it happened, it was just covert you fuk tard.

[ukrainiaNManiak]

@eastariel so where is this God?

[eastariel]

The American Empire must learn to share power equally with other nations.

If it doesn't, it will fall, just like the Roman Empire did.

America is not the emperor of the world. God is.

[FreewheelinPhrank]

Relax dumbasses,

China will not allow an invasion into Iran - they have serious oil delivery contracts.

We mess with Iran and China pushes their little button that shuts off our economy.

Iran is just a diversion to blind you to the complete NSA / Corporate takeover that is almost complete here in the U.S.

[smujismuj]

What a testament it is about the stupidity of the u.s. system that a ignoramus like Bush could be installed as a "leader".

He isn't fit to be a dog-catcher.

How embarrassing and shameful that our nation is so dysfunctional.

Of course, nations will be obsolete soon when the bankers finish enslaving us all with their private military goons for hire.

[rollinmg]

@yugmnivek If Bush where still president, we would be discussing Iran reconstruccion by now. Iran's nuclear plants would be long gone. At least Obama is trying to speak sense into Iran's leaders........freaking allow unrestricted access to IAEA, we do not want to fight another senseless war. Iran's refusal proves their goals is to make weapons. Simple as that.

[nacaaswanacas]

ISREAL'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS ! said to as much as double the size of india and pakistan

very disappointed wth aljazeera english

Bad journalism

[chrisdef15]

Wow talk about hypocrites.

So its ok for Americans to pay for terrorist attacks in other countries?