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Iran Linked to International Terror; Media Snoozes
Looking for hard evidence of the mullahs' support for jihadist networks? Well, here it is.
Ever since the failure to find WMDs in Iraq, the American public and the media have demanded a nearly unreachable standard of proof before indicting a foreign government. When someone calls Iran a state sponsor of terrorism, proof that they are “linked” to al-Qaeda is demanded. Once al-Qaeda’s refuge in Iran is offered as a counterpoint, proof that the regime knows of their presence and that the group isn’t merely working with “rogue elements” of the government, but the government as a whole, is required. Then, inevitably, the topic is diverted to Afghanistan and Pakistan, arguing that whatever base of support the group has in Iran pales in comparison to those theaters, and besides, the Shiite Iranian government would never want to risk Western retaliation by being so dumb as to support its Sunni arch-nemesis al-Qaeda!
In the world of intelligence, it is extremely rare to come by the “smoking gun” now commonly requested. Luckily, several such smoking guns have emerged, but now we encounter a new problem — the fact that the media won’t report on them.
How many of you have heard of the case of Mohammad al-Oufi, the former commander of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, who turned himself in to the Saudi authorities?
Upon his exit from his terrorist clique, he told his debriefers a little secret: that, in no uncertain terms, Iranian intelligence had been covertly assisting al-Qaeda operations, including plots to target Saudi oil. In his book Sleeping with the Devil, former top CIA case officer Bob Baer says that a terrorist attack on the vulnerable points of the Saudi oil system would place the United States in an economic condition probably worse than the Great Depression, with a well-planned strike knocking out the system for about two years. This isn’t your typical terrorist plot to bomb a market or an embassy, or assassinate a high-level official — it’s a plot to bring about economic Armageddon and cause chaos in Saudi Arabia, throwing the Middle East into instability we’ve never experienced and few can imagine.
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Ryan Mauro is the founder of WorldThreats.com and the director of intelligence at the Asymmetrical Warfare and Intelligence Center (AWIC). He’s also the national security researcher for the Christian Action Network and a published author. He can be contacted at TDCAnalyst@aol.com.
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16 Comments
1. dmgold:So what who cares. If only the Israelis would stop building their settlements and spend more time and effort supporting Palestinian Self determination, none of this would be happening. It is clearly all the fault of the Jewish Zionist entity. Is this not the OBAMA NARRATIVE.
Jul 1, 2009 - 2:06 am 2. njcommuter:If such an attack could be traced directly to Iran, then it could be treated as an act of war. It might provide a causus belli to seize the Iranian oil fields. Although they are in poor repair, it might be quicker to fix them. And after such an attack, the Saudis and the Egyptians might support such a move. Even Russia, which would stand to profit immensely, might have to shut up and stand down.
The key here is convincing Iran that we might act in this fashion. The Saudis have a role to play in that.
The next thing we should be doing is connecting “drill here, drill now” with national security. With new technologies, we can get at a lot of natural gas onshore that was previously unrecoverable. That could serve a lot of stationary uses, leaving liquid fuels for the places where they have a special advantage: motor vehicle fuels especially.
Jul 1, 2009 - 3:06 am 3. "progressive"watch:Our former msm ,to use an old rural expressions,are as worthless as tits on a boar hog. Even worse,they are as dangerous as tits that give poisoned milk. Not tits on a boar; boars don’t give milk. This part of the media either doesn’t give the vital news or they provide misinformation and disinformation.
Jul 1, 2009 - 5:14 am 4. Trialdog:Sooo, how can these facts help secure electoral victories for democrats? Further, what should our policy be so we can secure more power in the Obama administration and advance the Obama agenda? I mean, sure, you mention a number of problematic situations for the United States. The United States can easily suffer massive economic and strategic harm here, but what does that have to do with Obama’s agenda? We cannot cling to the old ways. We must embrace change.
Jul 1, 2009 - 7:03 am 5. Terry Gain:There was ample proof in the last two years of the Bush admonistration that Iran was waging war on the United States in Iraq. Bush did nothing. Obama is doing worse than nothing.
http://www.winkydog.net/2009/05/13/iranian-sources-obama-to-free-four-iranian-diplomats-as-swap-for-us-journalist/
According to DEBKAfile’s intelligence sources from Iran, the release of US journalist Roxana Saberi Tuesday, May 12, was part of an exchange deal under which Washington agreed to free four senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards intelligence officers captured in Irbil, northern Iraq in January 2007. Defined as “diplomats” by Tehran, they ran terror operations and covert arms supplies from Iran then to al Qaeda and Sunni insurgent networks.
Jul 1, 2009 - 7:58 am 6. Adina Kutnicki,Israel:I will go a step further – it is very possible that mushroom clouds hovering over Israeli cities will still NOT convince the fence sitters of Iranian complicity.
In effect, due to their stubborn insistence of the ’smoking gun standard’, the Iranian madmen will be able to have their hands on nuclear weapons, which will wreck a destructive swath all over the globe.
Jul 1, 2009 - 8:31 am 7. Delia:Well, this read scared the holy f*ckballs outta me. Thanks a lot. I’m gonna be skeeved out all day. *shiver*
We are so effing skrewed.
Jul 1, 2009 - 10:04 am 8. abi:Obama is not using weapons…he is leading us down the road of destruction with “words”….”words, just words”…he’s turned his back on Israel. I think he’s in bed with the Middle East, and we’re the ones getting screwed.
Jul 1, 2009 - 11:05 am 9. gclarke:Gary Allen in the 60’s and 70’s laid out the documented theory that the international bankers, going back to the Fuggers and Medici and probably before that, have a pretty well established scam set up that requires their marks, the kings and governments who need to borrow their money at exorbitant rates, to always need a foreign “bogey man” to justify their military industrial complexes, and to justify the high tax rates they impose to support their armies. If there was no foreign bogey man, no need for big armies, big taxes and heavy borrowing. The banks need the two countries they lend to to be enemies since two friends could just as easily ignore them and borrow alot less.
The theory makes sense if we treat the enemies as 16th century England and Spain. But what if we change that to Iran and the US today. We could have/can take out Iran any time we want. A million opportunities to do and we refused every one, though we have effectively surrounded them on three sides. Gary Allen’s theory is the only one I ever read that logically explains why. In his book on the Rockefellers he noted that David R. flew to Teheran for an extended conference just before the Shah was ousted and our Embassy folk were taken hostage. Hmmmm!
Jul 1, 2009 - 11:19 am 10. Typos_R_Us:The 20th century taught the west that war was a horrible thing, that there are other ways to resolve international issue.
Jul 1, 2009 - 2:26 pm 11. pH-DependentNeocon:Unfortunately, lots of dictators out there that didn’t get the memo.
Ultimatly, I’m not worried about the Muslims using military means to overwhelm the West. Remember who they buy their weapons from. Not a single aircraft is manufactured in a Muslim nation. As far as the tools of war go, Muslims are 60 to 70 years behind the west and fading fast.
Why isn’t anyone on Pajamas writing about what is going on in Honduras?! A small nation is trying to defend itself against the next Chavez, and OUR COUNTRY (via Obama) opposes them! We conservatives should be defending this outrage by the worlds leftists, but instead all I hear are crickets! I have blogged on it (http://themullallyreport.blogspot.com/2009/06/obamas-selective-mingling.html), but I’m sure the pros at Pajamas can do better.
Jul 1, 2009 - 6:28 pm 12. cisco certification:I don’t think these Muslims are not a “bigger” threat. In past American Government were funding them, providing Arms to use them against Soviet. Why in the first place they “support” them. And when they turn against us, labeled as “terrorist”.
Jul 2, 2009 - 1:42 am 13. Cybergeezer:They were Terrorist, are Terrorist and will remain Terrorist.
Media’s too busy pandering to the black vote to be concerned with Terrorism (shhh.) If they ignore it, it’s supposed to go away.
Jul 2, 2009 - 6:29 am 14. Cyrus:When speaking of Iran, I would appreciate it if you could distinguish the Iranian regime from its people. For instance, your title gives the impression that Iran is monolithic. As you can see by the recent events it is clearly not as such.
Please from now on consider using the term “Iranian regime” instead of “Iran”.
Thanks
Jul 3, 2009 - 2:05 am 15. Coraku:Iran Linked to International Terror; Media Snoozes?
Iran linked to International Terror; Comments section snoozes.
Jul 3, 2009 - 3:40 pm 16. misanthropicus:Iran? Terrorism? Relax Ryan, it’s Michael Jackson’s saturnalia that’s important -
Jul 4, 2009 - 8:46 am