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Originally Posted by Skutch
I didn't know about Hersch, but I find it hard to believe (ie: impossible) that any countries' intelligence agencies would be allowed to make such public statements about Iran without Presidential approval. Plus, co-President Cheney was in the middle east 6 months ago.
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(Thank you for the spelling correction on Hersch)
Significant leaks from the intelligence community and other important sources have been going on for a while now, and Hersch is trusted in that community as are many others that are coming forward. Cheney is the last of the neocons supporting a pre-emptive strike on Iran, so it became easier to insist on publishing the NIE without the changes he wanted. If you review the Pentagon officials' statements in the last few months, you will find that they claim there is no plan or intention to attack Iran, contradicting the sword rattling.
Was the leak that nukes took a flight to the launching facility to the middle east hard to believe? It happened. What is hard to believe is that a "mistake" is the best excuse given. Nukes don't get moved from one place to another by mistake. Do you believe the president leaked that information, or someone else that wanted to prevent a nuclear attack? The "impossible" happens.
Cheney was summoned by the House of Saud, six months ago. Not Bush or Rice, but Cheney. That is another discussion.
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Originally Posted by willravel
Could this be a part of a plan to finally establish a republican frontrunner? I'll be watching them each closely in the coming weeks.
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Given that none of the candidates have been given the nod by the GOP, I'll bet you a donut that another candidate is in the wings. Cheney's last heart event (and that he no longer has any supporters) might make it convenient for a new VP to serve out the last year of this administration and possibly become the heir to the throne. Of course a new 9/11 will be helpful to pull that one off.