Seymour Hersh has established himself as someone who seems to have access to information that is hidden from the American public. And, based on the past, he usually is on to something worthy of our attention.
In this new article in the New Yorker,he provides an insight into the Administration's attempt to control some of the chaos it has created. Specifically, by unleashing an avenue for Shiites to gain power in Iraq, Sunnis are very concerned. King Abdulla's expressed his fear of a new Shiite Crescent. The Saudis have been working overtime to counter Iran's influence on the Hamas and Hezbolla, and to split Syria's relationship with Iran. The Saudi government has warned the United States that withdrawal of US forces, jeopardizing the Iraqi Sunnis would require their intervention. This energetic drive by the Saudis to counter Iran and the Shiite influences in the Middle East is supported by the United States even as we voice our support and send our troops to bolster the Maliki government.
If the bifurcated attention to suppressing the increasing Shiite while supporting the Iraq's Shiite leadership is not sufficiently confusing, Hersh points to the use of secret funds to support Saudi goals, as in Iran Contra affair, i.e., using funds without the appropriate finding authorizing such expenditures.
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