Foreign Policy magazine has a great article by Mark Perry in which he details how Israeli Agents posed as C.I.A. agents and met with members of an anti-Iranian organization named Jundallah based in Pakistan, and gave them financial support which later translated into the the assassination of Iranian government officials and the killing of Iranian women and children via suicide bombers. In other words, the Israeli government in engaged in "terrorism" in Iran and they are making it look as if the United States is responsible by posing as Americans with U.S. passports and American dollars.
The article quotes many American agents as surprised that Israel would have the "balls" (my quote) to pose as C.I.A. agents in London right under our noses.
"It's amazing what the Israelis thought they could get away with," the intelligence officer said. "Their recruitment activities were nearly in the open. They apparently didn't give a damn what we thought."They also added:
"There's no question that the U.S. has cooperated with Israel in intelligence-gathering operations against the Iranians, but this was different. No matter what anyone thinks, we're not in the business of assassinating Iranian officials or killing Iranian civilians."And when it was found out:
A senior administration official vowed to "take the gloves off" with Israel, according to a U.S. intelligence officer. But the United States did nothing -- a result that the officer attributed to "political and bureaucratic inertia."They did what they wanted and didn't give a damn what we thought, and THEN...we couldn't do anything about it. That's power.
What has become crystal clear, however, is the level of anger among senior intelligence officials about Israel's actions. "This was stupid and dangerous," the intelligence official who first told me about the operation said. "Israel is supposed to be working with us, not against us. If they want to shed blood, it would help a lot if it was their blood and not ours. You know, they're supposed to be a strategic asset. Well, guess what? There are a lot of people now, important people, who just don't think that's true."Important people who aren't going to do anything. Meanwhile we are supporting terrorism in Iran.
With the recent killings of Iranian nuclear scientists in the streets, it seems the Israeli's are at it again. Maybe they are still using Jundallah for this or they are just doing the job themselves. Either way our government's silence and inaction speaks volumes.
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