you guys might be interested to read the article itself, which is more about a shift away from the cia for covert ops
http://newyorker.com/fact/content/?050124fa_fact
most recently, hersh broke the story on the abu ghraib prison abuses. since he has been around for decades, his sources are fairly reliable gov't insiders. he does speculate at times.
are you guys really surprised that we are in iran? most are probably more concerned about actions that the administration could take.
i don't think we are invading anyone for a while. first iraq (and perhaps even israel/palestine) needs to stabilize. and although iranians may dislike their mullahs, i doubt they would appreciate an american led "liberation." hopefully these raids give us some real intelligence though.