Seymour Hersh: US is funding Al-Qaeda to counter Iran - 4

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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[SmokescreenNinjaz]

This guy knows his shit. Respect!

[lumster]

Ahmadinejhad went to America and faced the Zionist controlled press and held his own so now why is Bush afraid to go to a Iranian university and do the same? Does Bush just hide behind the US military strong arm and then use the controlled news media to brainwash the US population for another invasion of Israel's neighbors.

[mickalene]

right...

[swordoffire7]

its funny al quaeda supposedly killed 3000 people in 2001,,,yet we a have attack no nation that really had a strong alquaeda presence,,,since,,,afghanistan which was a nation ruled by the taliban that only harbored alquaeda .....and iraq and iran...those were non alquaeda coutries completely,,,we even created an iraqi alquaeda after the fact,,,look this is past obvious this is literally glowing red wrong,,,o well what ever

[thebigbossnahhh]

It's a dying ideology, people are turning their back on it.

[Crusaderdeluxe]

nationalism is completely evil petty and retarded

[thebigbossnahhh]

yup, Nationalism is a great weapon to divide and conquer people.

[Crusaderdeluxe]

the reason is nationalism. one of the most destructive forces ever known to mankind.

[Crusaderdeluxe]

the reason is nationalism. one of the most destructive forces ever known to mankind.

[episteme420]

lol, I wonder why so many are oblivious to this blantant truth... intense conditioning mabey?