This seems to be one of the hottest stories right now, Baghdad Scrambled to Offer Deal to U.S. as War Loomed. There are so many angles to this thing. Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo gives his analysis. My analysis is that if Perle is involved he must be using this to help his agenda. Which means it is probably to discredit the CIA. Remember this story from last month, Iran-Contra figure re-emerges as middleman for Iraq information to U.S. government. It's seems like the Neocons can pull stories like this out whenever they need one. How does the White House resound you ask? White House US 'exhausted' Iraq war alternatives, which makes it seem that they did not see it as credible. So why is this news? There is a huge battle going on right now between the White House and the CIA over who is to blame for Iraq. This makes the CIA look bad but the White House appears on their side. Most people don't know that Perle is one of their attack dogs. Still the story is widely reported and that puts it into the consciousness of many. Another seed of doubt to pile on the CIA.
- posted by Mom/Dad @ 8:13 AM