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Veronica.Franco Donating Member (752 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 05:46 PM
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Michael Ledeen, March creation of the Iranian directorate inside Pentagon
Pentagon confirms Iranian directorate as officials raise new concerns about war

Larisa Alexandrovna
Published: Thursday June 15, 2006

Current military and former intelligence officials remain concerned about a US-led strike on Iran, despite the recent appearance of diplomacy on the part of the US State Department and the offer of an incentives package to Iran.

Officials point to new developments, such as a recent meeting in Rome between an Iranian arms dealer and controversial neoconservative Michael Ledeen and the March creation of the Iranian directorate inside the Pentagon, as examples of recent events similar to the lead up with war in Iraq.

These officials also add that an as-yet uncompleted ‘Phase II’ investigation into pre-war Iraq intelligence suggests the same problems may recur when addressing Iran. They note that the Pentagon’s Iranian directorate mirrors the so-called Office of Special Plans, which played a major role in feeding intelligence to the President that bolstered a case for war.

Ledeen goes to Rome


A recent trip by Michael Ledeen to Rome has raised red flags among those concerned about a potential war with Iran. Some believe that Ledeen -- a long-time advocate of Iranian regime change -- was involved in the Niger forgeries scandal.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Pentagon_confirms_Iranian_directorate_as_intelligence_0615.html
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 05:48 PM
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1. No doubt about it, that man spells trouble.
And the fact that he's going to Rome (the scene of the forgery crime) makes me wonder what he's got up his sleeve.
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 05:49 PM
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2. so, we should be seeing some more forged documents
claiming Iran attempted to purchase uranium from some African nation soon?
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shain from kane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 05:50 PM
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3. Bin Laden wanted us to leave Saudi Arabia. al-Zarqawi wanted us to
go to war with Iran.
Notice a pattern here?
The terrorists are writing our foreign policy.
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 05:51 PM
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4. Duplicate
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