Congressional leaders agreed to a request from President Bush last year to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran aimed at destabilizing Iran’s leadership, according to a new article by veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in the New Yorker magazine. The operations were set out in a highly classified Presidential Finding signed by Bush which, by law, must be made known to Democratic and Republican leaders. The plan allowed up to $400 million in covert spending for activities ranging from supporting dissident groups to spying on Iran’s nuclear program. Hersh joins DemocracyNow from Washington DC.
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Seymour M. Hersh: THE IRAN PLANS
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Alexander Cockburn: Two Months Later, Hersh and the New Yorker Strain to Catch Up With CounterPunch