Seymour Hersh: Propaganda Used Ahead of Iraq War Now Being Reused Over Iran's Nuke Program

www.democracynow.org - While the United States, Britain and Canada are planning to announce a coordinated set of sanctions against Iran's oil and petrochemical industry today, longtime investigative journalist Seymour Hersh questions the growing consensus on Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program. International pressure has been mounting on Iran since the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency revealed in a report the "possible military dimensions" to Iran's nuclear activities, citing "credible" evidence that "indicates that Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device." In his latest article for The New Yorker blog, titled "Iran and the IAEA," Hersh argues the recent report is a "political document," not a scientific study, in an interview with Democracy Now! Nov. 21. "They [JSOC] found nothing. Nothing. No evidence of any weaponization," Hersh says. "In other words, no evidence of a facility to build the bomb. They have facilities to enrich, but not separate facilities to build a bomb. This is simply a fact."

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[Hesam0000]

Hey, looks like George Bush was here, 1 dislike!

[davidhealion1]

wait? so we allow people like bush to have nuclear weapons and suddenly its shocking when Iran want some? im against nuclear weapons in general, it just seems hypocritical. America are worried about Iran bombing Israel

[waterspindle]

avalon. same IQ level. same entertainment value but no dead people.

Pissing contest for rich sadists.

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[TheHjalmar52]

Fighting for Peace for 100 years.. How's it going eh?

the movie Thrive suggests that if there is a plan for world domination, the US must fall.. one war after another that cost a billion greenbacks a day (hard to print that much? trees will be extinct soon) .. when confidence in the US dollar dies, there'll be another financial crisis like none before and the USA will go the way of the USSR.. CA$H is King & OIL is Power.. Democrazy for All.. NVR attack a country that REALLY has WMDs !!!

[Spunkalunk]

@DMChoreographer Watch the CSPAN coverage, from what I seen of it, western mfg outsourced to China. Fleecing from every angle at the risk of lost of life ... but we know the elitist don't care.

[apestasguey]

Lomo18fb doesn't think before acting. He or she is a hazard

[Salix800]

@DerKopfsammler666 Don't forget Libya. Attacking N. Korea is unlikely because the Israelicons don't consider N. Korea an adversary to Israel.

[coopclauson]

@crackz123 The first comment was sarcasm. The second comment was mockery of people who didn't get it. When I implied that I was convinced by a cartoon character whose entire purpose was to mock US foreign policy, and a sentence that makes so little sense it's mind-boggling, that should have been a tip off.

[DerKopfsammler666]

What happened in Iraq, Afghanistan, and what will happen with Iran... it will be the same story. Next target - North Korea.

[usvanguard]

have you ever wondered why this man from the beginning has been busting his but for the Islamic republic,he always beat the drum for the regime offered arguments to exonerate the regime's misdeeds.according to sources close to the regime, this man has been on their payroll.Now you know the rest of the story

[KiaaankoniFerrykoni]

Kiaaan boro goomsho. Mozdor boro goomsho. Iran abelongs to Iranian not traitors like you. Marg bar Vatanforosh. Down with NIAC.