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Bush autorise la nouvelle action secrète contre l'Iran
Mercredi 23 mai 2007
Les sources, qui ont parlé de l'état de l'anonymat en raison de la nature sensible du sujet, le Président Bush de parole a signé « une conclusion présidentielle non mortelle » que met dans le mouvement un plan de CIA qui inclut censément une campagne coordonnée de la propagande, de la désinformation et de la manipulation de la devise et des transactions financières internationales de l'Iran. « Je ne peux pas confirmer ou nier si un tel programme existe ou si le président l'a signé, mais serait-il conformé à une approche américaine globale essayant de trouver des moyens de faire pression sur le régime, » a dit Bruce Riedel, un haut fonctionnaire récemment retiré de CIA qui a traité l'Iran et d'autres pays dans la région. ? Un porte-parole du Conseil de sécurité nationale, Gordon Johndroe, dit, « la Maison Blanche ne présente pas ses observations sur des sujets d'intelligence. » Un porte-parole de CIA a dit, « comme chose qui va sans dire, nous ne présentent pas ses observations sur des allégations d'activité secrète. » Les sources indiquent que la CIA a développé le plan secret au cours de la dernière année et a reçu l'approbation des fonctionnaires de la Maison Blanche et d'autres fonctionnaires dans la communauté d'intelligence. Les fonctionnaires déclarent que le plan secret est conçu pour pressuriser l'Iran pour arrêter son aide nucléaire de programme et d'extrémité d'enrichissement aux insurgés en Irak. « Il y a quelques canaux où le gouvernement des Etats-Unis peut vouloir faire des choses sans son apparence de main, et légalement, donc, l'administration, si elle fait qui, a besoin d'une intelligence trouvant et devrait dire le congrès, » a dit le consultant en matière Richard Clarke, un ancien fonctionnaire de nouvelles d'ABC d'anti-terrorisme de la Maison Blanche. Les fonctionnaires courants et anciens d'intelligence déclarent l'approbation des moyens secrets d'action que l'administration de Bush, pour l'instant, a décidé de ne pas poursuivre une option militaire contre l'Iran. « Vice-président Cheney a aidé à mener le côté favorisant une grève militaire, » ladite ancienne CIA Riedel officiel, « mais je pense qu'ils sont arrivés à la conclusion qu'une grève militaire a plus de downsides que des amonts. » Le plan d'action secret vient comme les États-Unis officials have confirmed Iran had dramatically increased its ability to produce nuclear weapons material, at a pace that experts said would give them the ability to build a nuclear bomb in two years.? Riedel says economic pressure on Iran may be the most effective tool available to the CIA, particularly in going after secret accounts used to fund the nuclear program. “The kind of dealings that the Iranian Revolution Guards are going to do, in terms of purchasing nuclear and missile components, are likely to be extremely secret, and you’re going to have to work very, very hard to find them, and that’s exactly the kind of thing the CIA’s nonproliferation center and others would be expert at trying to look into,” Riedel said.? ? Under the law, the CIA needs an official presidential finding to carry out such covert actions. The CIA is permitted to mount covert “collection” operations without a presidential finding. “Presidential findings” are kept secret but reported to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and other key congressional leaders. The “nonlethal” aspect of the presidential finding means CIA officers may not use deadly force in carrying out the secret operations against Iran. Still, some fear that even a nonlethal covert CIA program carries great risks. “I think everybody in the region knows that there is a proxy war already afoot with the United States supporting anti-Iranian elements in the region as well as opposition groups within Iran,” said Vali Nasr, adjunct senior fellow for Mideast studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. “And this covert action is now being escalated by the new U.S. directive, and that can very quickly lead to Iranian retaliation and a cycle of escalation can follow,” Nasr said. Other “lethal” findings have authorized CIA covert actions against al Qaeda, terrorism and nuclear proliferation. Also briefed on the CIA proposal, according to intelligence sources, were National Security Advisor Steve Hadley and Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams.? “The entire plan has been blessed by Abrams, in particular,” said one intelligence source familiar with the plan. “And Hadley had to put his chop on it.” Abrams’ last involvement with attempting to destabilize a foreign government led to criminal charges. He pleaded guilty in October 1991 to two misdemeanor counts of withholding information from Congress about the Reagan administration’s ill-fated efforts to destabilize the Nicaraguan Sandinista government in Central America, known as the Iran-Contra affair. Abrams was later pardoned by President George H. W. Bush in December 1992. In June 2001, Abrams was named by then National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice to head the National Security Council’s office for democracy, human rights and international operations. On Feb. 2, 2005, National Security Advisor Hadley appointed Abrams deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for global democracy strategy, one of the nation’s most senior national security positions. As earlier reported on the Blotter on ABCNews.com, the United States has supported and encouraged an Iranian militant group, Jundullah, that has conducted deadly raids inside Iran from bases on the rugged Iran-Pakistan-Afghanistan “tri-border region.” U.S. officials deny any “direct funding” of Jundullah groups but say the leader of Jundullah was in regular contact with U.S. officials. American intelligence sources say Jundullah has received money and weapons through the Afghanistan and Pakistan military and Pakistan’s intelligence service. Pakistan has officially denied any connection. A report broadcast on Iranian TV last Sunday said Iranian authorities had captured 10 men crossing the border with $500,000 in cash along with “maps of sensitive areas” and “modern spy equipment.” A senior Pakistani official told ABCNews.com the 10 men were members of Jundullah. The leader of the Jundullah group, according to the Pakistani official, has been recruiting and training “hundreds of men” for “unspecified missions” across the border in Iran. Have Your Say: Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. One Response to “Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran”
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