NguDavid Swanson, Julayi 11, 2019
Ngonyaka we-2000, i-CIA yenze i-Iran (i-slightly and obviously flawed) iiplani zecandelo eliphambili kwisixhobo senukliya. Ku2006 uJames Risen wabhala malunga nale "ntsebenzo" kwincwadi yakhe Umbuso weMfazwe. Kwi-2015, iUnited States ityhutshisa umntu owayengummeli we-CIA, uJeffrey Sterling, ngenxa yokuthi wayeye wavula ibali ekuphumeni kwakhe. Kwixesha lokutshutshiswa, iCIA zikarhulumente ikhebula elincinane elibonakalisa ukuba emva kokunika isipho sayo kwi-Iran, i-CIA yaqalisa imizamo yokwenza okufanayo kwi-Iraq. Ngoku ku-2019, iSterling iyashicilela yakhe incwadi, I-Spy engafunekiyo: Inthutshiso ye-American Whistleblower.
Ndiyakwenza nje isizathu esinye isizathu sokuba i-CIA ibeke iziqulatho zezibhamu zenyukliya (kwaye kwimeko ye-Iran ilungiselele ukuhambisa iinjongo zangempela ngokunjalo). Bobabini abavusiweyo kunye no-Sterling bathi injongo yayikunyanzela inkqubo yezixhobo zenyukliya zase-Iran. Nangona ngoku siyazi ukuba i-CIA ayinalo ulwazi oluqinileyo lokuba i-Iran ibe neprogram yezixhobo zenyukliya, okanye ukuba inokuthi iqhube phambili kangakanani. Siyazi ukuba i-CIA ibandakanyeke kuyo khuthaza inkolelo yenkohlakalo yokuba i-Iran iyisongelo yenyukliya ukususela kwi-1990 yokuqala. Kodwa nangona ucinga ukuba i-CIA ikholelwa ukuba i-Iran ibe neprogram yezixhobo zenukliya kwi-2000 (apho i-2007 US Intelligence Estimate iyakuthi ibango liphelile kwi-2003), asizange sinikwe naluphi na inkcazo malunga nendlela yokubonelela ngayo izinto ezingalunganga ukucotha inkqubo enjalo phantsi. Ukuba le ngcamango ifanele ukuba i-Iran okanye iIraq iyakucima ixesha lokuyiphatha into engafanelekanga, siyaphikisana neengxaki ezimbini. Okokuqala, babeza kuchitha ixesha elide xa besebenza ngaphandle kwezicwangciso, xa kuthelekiswa nokusebenza kunye neziphoso. Okwesibini, iimpazamo kwizicwangciso ezinikezelwe i-Iran zicacile kwaye zibonakala.
Xa lowo owayesakuba nguRussia wabelwa ukuhambisa iiplani kulawulo luka-Iranian ngokukhawuleza wabona iziphoso kubo, i-CIA yamxelela ukuba angakhathazeki. Kodwa abazange bamxelele ukuba izicwangciso eziphosakeleyo ziza kuncitshiswa ngandlela-thile iprogram yezixhobo zenyukliya zase-Iranian. Kunoko bamxelela ukuba izicwangciso eziphosakeleyo ziza kubonisa ukuba yi-CIA ngaphaya kangakanani kwenkqubo ye-Iran. Kodwa oko kwenzeka ntoni akuzange kuchazwe. Kwaye iphikisana nenye into awayeyitshilo yona, okokuba sele esazi ukuba kude kangakanani ne-Iranian kwaye i-Iran sele isenalo ulwazi lwenyukliya abanikela ngayo. Ingongoma yam akukhona ukuba ezi ziqinisekiso zinyaniso kodwa ukuba isicatshulwa-esezantsi-sizathu asizange sizame.
Omnye akafuni ukuthobela ukungabi nako. I-CIA yayingayazi nto malunga ne-Iran, kwaye nge-akhawunti ka-Sterling yayingazama ukuzama ukufunda. I-akhawunti kaRusen, malunga ne-2004 i-CIA yachaze ngepembelelo kurhulumente wase-Iranian ukuba yeyiphi na i-agents yayo e-Iran. Kodwa ukungazi kakuhle akubonakali ukuchazela umgudu ocinga ngokugqithiseleyo wokusabalalisa izicwangciso ze-nuke kwiintshaba ezikhethiweyo. Yintoni ebonakala ngathi iyichaza bhetele iminqweno yokubonisa ukuba iiplani zezi, okanye imveliso yalezo zicwangciso, njengobungqina bengoyiko olusisongela "izixhobo zokubhubhisa ngobuninzi," njengoko, njengoko sonke siyazi, Isizathu esivumelekileyo semfazwe.
Ukuba asinelungelo lokufumana, nangona i-20 kwiminyaka kamva, nokuba i-nuke izicwangciso ze-Iranian yayingenakukwazi ukwenza izinto okanye ukungabikho komfutho, okanye ukucela uBill Clinton okanye uGeorge W. Bush ukuba kungani bevuma, yileyo ingxaki ehamba ngaphezu kokungazi kakuhle ukuya kummandla wokulawulwa kolawulo lwentando yesininzi kunye neentengiso eziyimfihlo.
Asinakho indlela yokukwazi uluhlu olupheleleyo lwamazwe urhulumente wase-US unikele izicwangciso zezixhobo zenyukliya. Ixilongo ngoku kunika izixhobo zenukliya okufihliweyo ukuya eSaudi Arabia ngokuphula umthetho wesivumelwano sokungabikho komthetho, ukufungiswa kwakhe kwesikhundla, kunye nokuqonda - nangona kunjalo, kufuneka sikhombise ubulumko bukaNancy Pelosi kwaye siqaphele ukuba akukho nto iTump ekwazi ukuyenza ingenakufumaneka. Isilivere sesilivere kukuba i-whistleblowers ekunikeni i-nukes kwi-Saudis ibonakale iphulaphule ngamalungu athile eCongress ahambe esidlangalaleni ngolwazi. Ingaba umehluko ngabantu, iikomiti, macala eCapeitol Hill, iqela ininzi, iqela kwiNdlu eNtshonalanga, ukubandakanyeka kweCIA, isiko jikelele, okanye isizwe esinikwe izihluthulelo ze-apocalypse, Inyaniso kukuba xa uJeffrey Sterling eya kwiCongress ukuba abonise ukunikezelwa kweeuks ku-Iran, amalungu eCongress ayamthobeli, wacetyiswa ukuba aye eKhanada, okanye-kunye nexesha elibi - wafa ngaphambi kokuba enze nantoni na.
Incwadi entsha yeSterling, Spy engafunekiyo, kubandakanya okuncinci malunga ne-Operation Merlin, icebo lokunika i-nukes kwi-Iran. Le ncwadi ibalulekile ukufunda ezinye izizathu. Kodwa iSterling iyasitshela kwiphepha le-2 ukuba akazange avule ibali kuYames James okanye omnye umntu. Kamva kwincwadi uyasitshela ukuba wathatha ibali kubasebenzi bekomiti yeCongress of the clearance and responsibility.
Ehlabathini elinesigqithiseleyo sokuthi uSterling akazange adibanise ibali ekuMvukweni angase abe mngcipheko kwabanye. I-Sterling sele isele entolongweni ngenxa yento endiyicinga njengento ekhangayo yenkonzo karhulumente kodwa urhulumente waseUnited States ubona ulwaphulo-mthetho "lobugqwetha." Kodwa ukutshutshiswa kwezobugebengu kwiinkcubeko zethu akufuneki ukuba zifunwe xa umntu esetyala, nokuba ngaba umntu ongalunganga. I-Sterling iye yaqinisekisa ukungabi namacala ngokususela kwimini. I-Sterling kamva kule ncwadi ikhuthaza ingcamango yokuba omnye wabasebenzi baseCongress awakuthethayo kuye wavelisa ibali ekukhutshweni (ngoko ke akanakukhathazeka ngokukodwa kokutshutshiswa okutsha). Yaye ukuba ufunda ngeencwadi zonke zeSterling, kungenzeka ukuba ukhumbule ukuba injongo yokutshutshiswa kukaJeffrey Sterling inokuba yinto eninzi malunga nokujoliswa kweSterling ngaphezu kwezinye izinto njengoko kwakungenxa yokumangalela umntu kumcimbi kaRusen.
Ngokuqinisekileyo, ecinga ukuba yinyaniso yokuba iSterling yayingekho umthombo woMngcipheko, omnye umntu, umntu ovumele iSterling ukuba aye entolongweni kwindawo yakhe. Kwaye, ngokuqinisekileyo, Uvukile wahlala ethule. Mhlawumbi isithembiso sakhe sokufihlakeleyo kumthombo wakhe sizathu sokuba ukuthula. Mhlawumbi bonke abachaphazelekayo ababengenalo isizathu sokuba bakholelwe ukuba banokukunceda iSterling ngempumelelo, nangona bazama, banikezele ukuba wayejoliswe kwaye wayetyala ngokungabikho naluphi na ubungqina abenzileyo.
Incwadi yeSterling isithatha ukususela ebuntwaneni bakhe kusetyeni lakhe. Inika ingxelo ecacileyo malunga nendlela inkwenkwe kunye nentsha ejongene ngayo nokukhula komnyama abamnyama eMelika, kunye nokukhula kunye neentsapho ezixhalabileyo kwaye ngaphezu kwesabelo sayo sobunzima obukhulu. Ukususela ekuqaleni, uSterling ubhala ukuba unomnqweno onzulu wokwazi ukuba ilizwe lakhe licinga ntoni ngaye. Ngeentetho zecala xa ekulingwa, ukholelwa ukuba ekugqibeleni unikwe impendulo engalunganga.
Ingaba bekuya kumncedisa okanye cha, andiyazi, kodwa ndibe ndizama ukunikela ngcebiso, ngeli thuba ukuba linokunceda, loo mntu akufanele akhathalele kakhulu into enokucinga kunye nenkolelo ecinga ngayo. Izwe alinayo ingcinga. Akuyena umntu. Abantu bacinga ntoni ngawe? Nangona loo mbuzo unokuba lunikwe ubunzima obunzima, kodwa iSterling ibonakala ikwazi ukuqala ukuyijonga. Ndiyathanda ukuba wayenokwenza okufanayo kunye nombuzo ongeyona mncedo welizwe lakhe elicinga ngaye.
Ndiyathanda ukuba akazange azame "ukukhonza" ilizwe lakhe ngokuya emsebenzini kumbutho ofihlakeleyo othi, ngokuhamba kweakhawunti yakhe kunye nayo yonke enye iakhawunti ndiyifunde, akalokothi ibhalwe njengento eyenziwa yinto encedo, ngaphantsi elaneleyo ngokwaneleyo ukunyusa umonakalo.
Andigxeka iSterling ngokujoyina i-CIA. Wayebhekiselele ekuchaseni ubuhlanga ngokuzama ukufumana umsebenzi owanelisayo. I-CIA yayizithengisa ngokwahlukileyo kwaye ikhanyiswe, kwaye njengendlela yokubona ihlabathi, ngokungezelela ekukhuthazeni ubuzwe bobuzwe obungenayo nje iSterling kuphela kodwa efunyanwa kuyo yonke into yaseMelika ekholelwa kuyo. Xa uSterling, owayekhulile edolobheni elincinane eMissouri, wathatha umsebenzi kwiCIA, wathuthela kwidolophu yakulo eMntla Virginia. Ufumene indawo ngandlela-thile ngakumbi, kwaye ukwamkeleka ngakumbi umtshato wakhe wobuhlanga. Ndiyaxolisa uSterling akazange akhule apho kwaye andingazi; uneminyaka emibini eminyaka ubudala.
Kodwa apho i-Sterling yaqhubela phambili ukulwa nokucwasana ngokobuhlanga yayingekho eMissouri, kodwa eMntla Virginia ngasekhompyutheni yeCIA. Wafumana khona iphiko lephiko elifanelekileyo elingazange lamkele ingcamango yokulingana ngokobuhlanga, kwaye ngokude siyazi ukuba asinalo. Umsebenzi wakhe wawubhalwe ngabaphathi abathintela indlela yakhe kwaye babengaziqhelanga ngezizathu zokuba kutheni. Waxelelwa ukuba wayengenakwenza umsebenzi othile eYurophu ngenxa yokuba wayemnyama kakhulu. Wayeye e-Afrika waza wabona ii-ofisi ze-CIA zoMhlophe ezinokuthi amalungu angenayo imiqondiso ephahlayo emacaleni abo. Xa wayekhalaza waziswa ukuba ngokujoyina i-CIA wayinike amalungelo akhe.
I-Sterling ayizange yamkele loo nto. Wadlula kuzo zonke iindlela ezikhoyo zokunqoba ulwahlulo. Kwaye kwenzelwa ukuba ithagethi yokubuyisela. Ukubuyisela kwakunzima, kwaye uSterling wahlupheka. Wazama ukuzibulala. Kwaye kwakubi kakhulu ukuza.
Kodwa uJeffrey Sterling wanyamezela ngokugqithiseleyo. Wazilungisa. Wajamelana nentlekele-ntloko. Enye into ebhalayo yamnika amandla ayenayo yileta eyabancedayo abantu ababeyithumele yona xa esetolongweni. Kufanelekile ukukhumbula indlela abantu abaye bahlala entolongweni bathetha ngayo oku. Ngexesha elilandelayo uhlala phantsi ukubhala kwiLungu leNgqungquthela okanye umhlobo okanye isihlobo, mhlawumbi ucinga ukubhala kubanjwa.
