Iranian weapons in Iraq: Official lies and rumors
February 14th, 2007
Gareth Porter deconstructs the anonymous American military claims that Iran is supplying armor-piercing weapons for use against American forces by Shia militias in Iraq: US Briefing on Iran Discredits the Official Line:
Taking into account the false notes struck by the anonymous officials, the damaging admissions they made and the absence of information they needed to make a case, the briefing appears to have been a serious setback to the administration’s propaganda campaign. It will certainly haunt administration officials trying to convince Congress to support its increased aggressiveness toward Iran.
Entry Filed under: Iran, Iraq, Middle East
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