Abanye baseMelika bezwile New York Times intatheli kanye nombhali wezincwadi uJames Risen kanye nokwenqaba kwakhe ukuveza umthombo. Kodwa, ngenxa yokuthi imibiko eminingi ngalolo daba yayigwema ngokucophelela indaba yalokho okwakubikiwe u-Risen, bambalwa abantu abangakutshela. Eqinisweni, uRisen ubike (encwadini, njenge New York Times walalela isicelo sikahulumeni sokuthi kuthuleke) ukuthi emuva ngonyaka wezi-2000 i-CIA yanikeza izinhlelo zezikhali zenuzi e-Iran. Amaphutha angeniswe ezinhlelweni, ngenhloso eshiwo yokwehlisa uhlelo lwezikhali zenuzi zase-Iran uma ekhona. Umbiko kaRisen wokuthi amaphutha abesobala ngokusobala, okuhlanganisa nempahla yangaphambili yaseRussia eyabelwe ukuletha izinhlelo e-Iran, yenze uhlelo lwabukeka lubi kakhulu kunalokho obuzwakala ekuqaleni.
UJeffery Sterling, umphathi weCIA wempahla yangaphambili yaseRussia, ulahlwe yicala ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka ngokuba ngumthombo kaRisen. Ulahlwe yicala ngenxa yobufakazi obuthile obaziwa ngokuthi “imethadatha” i-NSA ethi akufanele sikhathazeke ngayo, kodwa inkantolo yokudlulisa amacala ngoLwesine yakhipha isinqumo sokuqoqwa kwenqwaba yokungqubuzana nomthethosisekelo. USterling kulindeleke ukuthi agwetshwe isikhathi eside ngoMsombuluko.
Phakathi nokuqulwa kwecala lika-Sterling, i-CIA ngokwayo yenze umphakathi indaba enkulu kunaleyo eyayiphina ku-Sterling. I-CIA yembule, ngokungenhloso ngokungangabazeki, ukuthi ngemuva nje kokuthi izinhlelo zezikhali zenuzi zehlisiwe kubantu base-Irani, i-CIA yayihlongoze yona leyo mpahla ukuthi izophinde isondele kuhulumeni wase-Iraqi ngenhloso efanayo. I-CIA iveze lokhu ngokufaka ubufakazi bale ntambo:
UMnu S., owaziwa nangokuthi uBob S., wayeyisikhulu se-CIA futhi uyisikhulu. U-M ufushane nge-Merlin okuyikhodi ye-Russian yangaphambili kanye negama lomsebenzi (Operation Merlin). Ikhebula libhekisela ekwandiseni okuthakazelisayo komsebenzi kwenye indawo ngaphandle kwe-Iran. Igama lale enye indawo liqala ngonkamisa, ngoba lilandela umunci ongacacile othi “AN.”
Bhekisisa umbhalo wekhebula. Izinhlamvu zikleliswe kumakholomu aqondile kanye nemigqa evamile evundlile. Igridi. Igama elingekho emgqeni wesikhombisa liqala ngonkamisa futhi linezinhlamvu ezinhlanu. Kungaba yi-IRAQI noma i-OMANI.
Qhubeka ufunda. Igama elingekho emgqeni weshumi linezinhlamvu ezine. Kungaba yi-IRAQ noma i-OMAN.
Kulandela ingxoxo yendawo yomhlangano, okungenzeka ukuthi ayikho e-Iraq (noma e-Oman).
Funda uze ufike emgqeni wokugcina. Lapho igama elingekho linezinhlamvu eziyisithupha. Kungaba yi-IRAQIS noma i-OMANIS.
Ubufakazi obubambekayo bokukhetha i-Iraq esikhundleni se-Oman njengendawo yesibili okuhloswe kuyo i-Operation Merlin bunzima kakhulu kunalokho okwasetshenziswa ukulahla uJeffrey Sterling ngecala lokwazisa umphakathi ngethagethi yokuqala. U-Oman akakaze asolwe esidlangalaleni yinoma ngubani ngokuba noma ukulandela uhlelo lwezikhali zenuzi. I-Oman ayikaze yaziwe ukuthi iyisisulu sezempi yase-US. I-Iraq ngo-2000 yayiyizisulu zemizamo eminingi yokuketula umbuso eyayisekelwa yiCIA. Izikhali zase-Iraq zazigxile kakhulu ku-CIA. Phakathi neminyaka emibili, izimangalo mayelana nezikhali zase-Iraq zizosetshenziswa yi-CIA ukusekela ukuhlasela kwe-US e-Iraq okwakuzofika ngoMashi 2003.
Izimangalo zika-2002-2003 zikaMongameli wangaleso sikhathi uGeorge W. Bush kanye noMeluleki Wezokuphepha Kazwelonke ngaleso sikhathi u-Condoleezza Rice zokuthi isibhamu sikagwayi singaqhamuka e-Iraq esifana nefu lesikhowe sithatha ukukhanya okuhlukile lapho sizwa ukuthi esikhathini esifushane ngaphambili I-CIA yayihlongoze ukunikeza i-Iraq izinhlelo zezikhali zenuzi njengengxenye yohlelo u-Condoleezza Rice aluncenga mathupha izikhali zenuzi. I-New York Izikhathi zokungavezi.
Ngo-1995, umkhwenyana kaSaddam Hussein uHussein Kamel wayetshele izikhulu zezobunhloli zase-US nezaseBrithani ukuthi "zonke izikhali - zebhayoloji, amakhemikhali, imicibisholo, izikhali zenuzi zicekelwe phansi." Nokho, ngo-October 2, 2002, uMongameli Bush wathi, “Umbuso unososayensi nezinsiza zokwakha izikhali zenuzi, futhi ufuna izinto ezidingekayo ukuze wenze kanjalo.” Lesi kwakuyisimangalo ayezosifaka nasencwadini ayibhalela uKhongolose nasenkulumweni yakhe yeSimo SeNyunyana ka-2003.
IPhini likaMongameli u-Dick Cheney waze wafaka isicelo, ngoMashi 16, 2003, kuqhubeke Hlangana ne-Press, "Futhi sikholelwa ukuthi usezisungule kabusha izikhali zenuzi."
Kwakungekho bufakazi balokhu, yebo, futhi ubufakazi bokuzenzisa benziwa ngokucophelela, kuhlanganise nemibhalo yomgunyathi ebonisa ukuthi i-Iraq izama ukuthenga i-uranium, kanye nokuhlaziywa okungalungile kwamashubhu e-aluminium okwakudingeka kubhekwe ngokucophelela ngemva kwabo bonke ochwepheshe abavamile. wenqaba ukunikeza impendulo ayeyifuna.
“Siyazi ukuthi sekunezimpahla ezithunyelwayo . . . e-Iraq. . . yamashubhu e-aluminium afaneleka kuphela - amathuluzi e-aluminium ekhwalithi ephezulu afanele kuphela izinhlelo zezikhali zenuzi, izinhlelo ze-centrifuge," kusho u-Condoleezza Rice ku-CNN's. I-Late Edition nge-Wolf Blitzer ngoSeptemba 8, i-2002.
Ngenkathi ochwepheshe eMnyangweni Wezamandla, Wezifundazwe, kanye Nezokuvikela benqaba ukusho ukuthi amashubhu e-aluminium e-Iraq ayezezakhiwo zenuzi, ngoba babazi ukuthi ayengeke abe khona futhi cishe ayengamarokhethi, abafana abambalwa e-Army's National Ground. I-Intelligence Centre eduze kwaseCharlottesville, Va., Bakujabulele ukukucela. Amagama abo kwakunguGeorge Norris kanye noRobert Campus, futhi bathola “imiklomelo yokusebenza” (imali) ngale nkonzo. UNobhala Wezwe u-Colin Powell wabe esesebenzisa izimangalo zikaNorris kanye ne-Campus enkulumweni yakhe ye-UN naphezu kokuxwayisa abasebenzi bakhe ukuthi azilona iqiniso.
Uhulumeni wase-US akakaze enze noma yimiphi imizamo enjalo yokuqamba amanga i-Oman njengokuphishekela izikhali zenuzi.
Ingabe i-CIA yalandela noMerlin futhi empeleni yanikeza noma yini kuhulumeni wase-Iraq? Ingabe inikeze izinhlelo zezikhali zenuzi njengase-Iran? Ingabe inikeze izingxenye zezikhali zenuzi, njengoba kwaqalwa i-Iran kodwa ayizange ilandelwe?
Asazi. Kodwa siyazi ukuthi i-CIA iqhubekile nokukhokhela u-“Merlin” nomkakhe ngomsebenzi othile. Njengoba uMarcy Wheeler asho, "sekukonke, i-CIA ikhokhele abakwaMerlin cishe ama- $ 413,223.67 phakathi neminyaka eyi-7 ngemuva kokuthi uJames Risen kuthiwa ucekele phansi ukusebenza kukaMerlin njengempahla." Kukho konke esikwaziyo, thina bakhokhi bentela sisaxhasa umndeni wakwaMerlin ngemali.
