NguDavid Swanson, July 11, 2019
Ngonyaka we-2000, i-CIA yanikeza u-Iran (amaphuzu aphikisayo nakwezinye izici) zezinto eziyinhloko zezikhali zenuzi. Ku-2006 uJames Risen wabhala ngalokhu "ukusebenza" encwadini yakhe State of War. Ku-2015, i-United States ishushiswa owayengummeli we-CIA, uJeffrey Sterling, ngoba kuthiwa ugibele indaba ethi Kuvuke. Ngesikhathi sokushushiswa, i-CIA kwenziwa umphakathi ikhebula elihlukanisiwe kancane elibonisa ukuthi ngokushesha ngemuva kokunikeza isipho salo e-Iran, iCIA iqale imizamo yokwenza okufanayo ne-Iraq. Manje ku-2019, i-Sterling ishicilela incwadi yakhe siqu, Spy engafuneki: Ukushushiswa komuntu omhlophe waseMelika.
Ngingenza umqondo owodwa ngesinye sezizathu zokuthi i-CIA ihlinzeka kanjani iziqephu zamabhomu enuzi (futhi uma kwenzeka i-Iran ihlela ukuletha izingxenye zangempela kanye). Bobabili abavukile kanye nabasemthethweni bathi inhloso yokunciphisa uhlelo lwezikhali zenuzi. Kodwa manje siyazi ukuthi i-CIA ayinalo ulwazi oluqinile lokuthi i-Iran inezinhlelo zezikhali zenuzi, noma ngabe inokuthi ihamba phambili kangakanani. Siyazi ukuthi i-CIA ihileleke kuyo ukukhuthaza inkolelo yamanga ethi i-Iran iyisongo esenyukliya kusukela ekuqaleni kwe-1990s. Kodwa ngisho nokucabanga ukuthi i-CIA ikholelwa ukuthi i-Iran ibe nesimiso sezikhali zenuzi ku-2000 (lapho i-2007 US Ukuhlakanipha Kwezwe Kazwelonke efuna ukufaka isicelo ngemuva kwesikhathi isiphelile ku-2003), asizange sinikezwe noma iyiphi incazelo mayelana nendlela yokunikeza amaphutha angalungile ukuphuza uhlelo olunjalo phansi. Uma lo mqondo kufanele ube ukuthi i-Iran noma i-Iraq izobe ichitha isikhathi sakha into engalungile, sibhekana nezinkinga ezimbili. Okokuqala, bangase bachithe isikhathi esiningi uma besebenza ngaphandle kwezinhlelo, uma kuqhathaniswa nokusebenza ngamaphutha. Okwesibili, amaphutha amapulani anikwe i-Iran ayecacile futhi avele.
Ngesikhathi i-former-Russian eyabelwe ukuletha izinyathelo kuhulumeni wase-Iranian ngokushesha yabona amaphutha kubo, i-CIA yamtshela ukuba angakhathazeki. Kodwa abazange bamtshele ukuthi izinhlelo ezingalungile zizohlehlisa kancane kancane uhlelo lwezikhali zenuzi. Esikhundleni salokho bamtshela ukuthi izinhlelo ezingalungile zizoveza ukuthi yi-CIA ukuthi kude kangakanani uhlelo luka-Iran. Kodwa ukuthi lokho kwakungenzeka kanjani akukaze kuchazwe noma. Futhi iphikisana nenye into abamtshele yona, ukuthi ukuthi kakade bazi ukuthi kude kangakanani ne-Iran futhi nokuthi i-Iran kakade inolwazi lwezinto zenuzi olunikezwayo. Iphuzu lami akulona ukuthi lezi ziqinisekiso zaziyiqiniso kodwa ukuthi ukulinganisa kancane-phansi-kwehla akuzange kwenziwe umzamo.
Omunye akasoze afune ukwehlisa ukungabi nalutho. I-CIA yayingazi lutho nge-Iran, futhi nge-akhawunti ka-Sterling ayengazama ngokujulile ukufunda. I-akhawunti kaRuperen, i-2004 i-CIA ivele yembula ngokungazelelwe uhulumeni wase-Iranian ukuthi yiziphi izimpawu zayo zonke izithunywa zayo e-Iran. Kodwa ukungakwazi ukubonakala akubonakali ukuchaza umzamo ocatshangelwe ukucabangela ukusabalalisa ama-nuke amaphuzu ezitha. Yini ebonakala ukuthi iyichaza kangcono isifiso sokukhomba ukuthi lawo macebo ayenjani, noma umkhiqizo walawo macebo, njengobufakazi besisongo esinonya "sezikhali zokubhujiswa okukhulu," njengoba, njengoba sonke siyazi, Isizathu esamukelekayo sempi.
Ukuthi asinelungelo lokuthola, ngisho neminyaka engu-20 kamuva, ukuthi ukunikeza ama-nuke amapulani e-Iran kwakungenakuthola noma ukuhlukumezeka, noma ukucela uBill Clinton noma uGeorge W. Bush ukuthi kungani bavuma, kuyinkinga ehamba ngaphezu kokungasebenzi endaweni yokulawulwa kwezinyathelo eziphikisana nentando yeningi ngama-ejensi eyimfihlo.
Asinakho indlela yokwazi uhlu oluphelele lwamanye amazwe uhulumeni wase-US unikezele izinhlelo zezikhali zenuzi. I-Trump manje enikeza izikhali zenuzi izimfihlo eSaudi Arabia ngokungahambisani ne-Nonproliferation Treaty, isifungo sakhe sokuba sesikhundleni, nokuqondisisa - nakuba kufanele sikhohlwe ekuhlakanipheni kukaNancy Pelosi futhi siqaphele ukuthi akukho Trump okungenakufinyeleleka. Isiliva sesiliva yilokho abakhandi besikhala ngokunikeza ama-nukes ku-Saudis kuye kwabalalelwa kulabo abathile beCongress abaye bazisa umphakathi ngolwazi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umehluko ngabantu, amakomidi, izinhlangothi zeCapitol Hill, iqembu iningi, iqembu e-White House, ukubandakanyeka kwe-CIA, isiko jikelele, noma isizwe esinikezwa izihluthulelo ze-apocalypse, Iqiniso liwukuthi lapho uJeffrey Sterling eya eNkongweni ukuveza ukunikezwa kwama-nukes e-Iran, amalungu eCongress angamnaki, aphakamisa ukuthi athuthele eCanada, noma-ngenkathi esesabekayo - wafa ngaphambi kokwenza noma yini.
Incwadi entsha kaSterling, Spy engafuneki, kuhlanganisa kancane kakhulu nge-Operation Merlin, isakhiwo sokunikeza ama-nukes ku-Iran. Le ncwadi ibalulekile ngokufunda ezinye izizathu. Kodwa uSterling usitshela ekhasini 2 ukuthi akazange axoxise indaba kuJames James noma omunye umuntu. Kamuva encwadini uyasitshela ukuthi wathatha le ndaba kubasebenzi bekomidi labakwaCongressal imvume efanele kanye nemithwalo yemfanelo yokuphatha.
Ezweni elisho ukuthi uSterling akaqinisekisi kahle ukuthi akazange ahlasele indaba ethi Ukuvuswa ingase ingozini ingozi abanye. I-Sterling isivele iboshiwe ngalokho engikubheka njengesenzo esihle kakhulu senkonzo yomphakathi kodwa uhulumeni wase-United States ubheka ubugebengu bokuthi "ubuqili." Kodwa ukushushiswa kobugebengu emasikweni ethu akusoze kwafunwa uma umuntu esecaleni, ngisho noma umuntu ongalungile. I-Sterling isiqinisekisile ukungabi naseceleni kwayo kusukela osukwini olulodwa. I-Sterling kamuva kule ncwadi ikhuthaza umqondo wokuthi omunye wabasebenzi baseCongress awakhulume naye kungenzeka ukuthi wavusa indaba ethi Kuyovela (ngakho-ke akucaci ukuthi akhathazeki ngalokhu kushushiswa okusha). Futhi uma ufunda ngencwadi yonke kaSterling, kungenzeka ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi inhloso yokushushiswa kukaJeffrey Sterling yayikuningi ngokubhekisa iSterling ngezinye izindaba njengoba bekuphathelene nokugxeka omunye umuntu indaba kaRusen.
Yiqiniso, ecabanga ukuthi kuyiqiniso ukuthi uSterling wayengewona umthombo kaRusen, omunye umuntu, umuntu ovumela uSterling ukuba aye ejele endaweni yakhe. Futhi, eqinisweni, u-Risen wayelokhu ethule. Mhlawumbe isithembiso sakhe sokugcina imfihlo emthonjeni wakhe sivumelekile ukuthi ukuthula. Mhlawumbe bonke ababambe iqhaza abangekho isizathu esincane sokukholelwa ukuthi bangasiza uSterling ngempumelelo, noma ngabe bazama, banikezwe iqiniso lokuthi uphenywe futhi unecala ngokungabikho kobufakazi obwenziwe ngokumemeza.
Incwadi ka-Sterling isithatha kusukela ebuntwaneni kuze kube yilapho ehlolwa. Inikeza i-akhawunti eqondisisa indlela umfana nomfana abhekana ngayo nokukhula abamnyama e-United States, futhi bekhulela nomndeni onenkinga futhi bengaphezu kwengxenye yakhe yobunzima obunzima. Kusukela ekuqaleni, uSterling ubhala ukuthi unesifiso esijulile sokwazi ukuthi izwe lakubo licabangani ngaye. Ngamacala enecala ngesikhathi evivinywa, ukholelwa ukuthi ekugcineni wanikezwa impendulo embi.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bekuzomsiza noma cha, angazi, kodwa ngabe ngabe ngizame ukunikeza iseluleko, ngethuba lokuthi lingasiza, lowo akufanele akhathalele kakhulu lokho okucatshangwayo nokucatshangwayo okucabangayo okukodwa. Izwe alikho imicabango. Akuyona umuntu. Abantu bacabangani ngawe? Ngisho lo mbuzo unganikezwa isisindo esiningi kakhulu, kodwa i-Sterling ibonakala ikwazi ukuqala ukuyihlola. Ngifisa sengathi ngabe wayezokwenza okufanayo nombuzo ongelusizo kakhulu walokho izwe lakhe lakucabanga ngaye.
Ngifisa sengathi akazange azame "ukukhonza" izwe lakhe ngokuya emsebenzini we-ejensi eyimfihlo ukuthi, ngesikhatsi se-akhawuntini yakhe, nakwezinye i-akhawunti engiyifundile, akakaze kubhalwe sengathi wenze lutho oluwusizo, kakhulu Kunempilo eyanele yokwandisa umonakalo.
Angikugxeka iSterling ngokujoyina i-CIA. Wayephikisana nokucwaswa kobandlululo ngokuzama ukuthola umsebenzi owanelisayo. I-CIA yayizikhangisa ngokwayo njengehlukile futhi ikhanyisiwe, futhi njengendlela yokubona umhlaba, ngaphezu kokugqugquzela ubuzwe bokudalwa kwempi okungeyona nje i-Sterling kuphela kodwa ehamba eduze nayo yonke ingane yase-US ikholelwa. Lapho uSterling, owayesekhulile edolobhaneni elincane eMissouri, wathatha umsebenzi eCIA, wathuthela edolobheni lakithi eNyakatho Virginia. Uthole indawo ngezindlela ezithile ezithuthukisiwe kakhulu, futhi ukwamukela ngokwengeziwe umshado wakhe wangaphandle. Ngiyaxolisa ngokuthi uSterling akazange akhule lapho futhi engingazi; ungaphakathi kweminyaka embalwa yobudala bami.
Kodwa lapho uSterling egijima ngokumelene nokucwasa kakhulu ubuhlanga kwakungewona eMissouri, kodwa eNyakatho Virginia ngaphansi kwehhovisi leCIA. Uthole khona isiko eliphiko lesiphiko esingazange samukele umqondo wokulingana ngokobuhlanga, futhi kuze kube yilapho esazi khona. Umsebenzi wakhe wawubhalwe ngabaphathi abavimbela indlela yakhe futhi bebengabonakali kakhulu ngezizathu zokuthi kungani. Watshelwa ukuthi angeke akwazi ukwenza umsebenzi othile eYurophu ngenxa yokuthi wayezobonakala emnyama kakhulu. Wayehlala e-Afrika futhi wabona amahhovisi onke e-CIA amhlophe lawo amalungu angase abe nezibonakaliso ezibukhali ezungeze izintamo zawo. Lapho ekhononda waziswa ukuthi ngokujoyina i-CIA wayeyeke amalungelo akhe.
I-Sterling ayizange yamukele lokho. Wadabula zonke iziteshi ezitholakalayo zokunqoba ubandlululo. Futhi lokho kwamenza waba yisihluthulelo sokubuyisela. I-retribution yayinamandla, futhi uSterling wahlupheka. Wazama ukuzibulala. Futhi okubi kakhulu kwakuzofika.
Kodwa uJeffrey Sterling wagxilile ngokumangalisayo. Wazilungisa. Wabhekene nenhlekelele. Into eyodwa ayibhala yamnika amandla amakhulu yizincwadi ezisekela abantu abamthumelela ngesikhathi esejele. Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi abantu abaye beboshiwe kaningi bathi lokhu. Ngokulandelayo uma uhlala phansi ukubhala ilungu leCongress noma umngane noma isihlobo, mhlawumbe ucabangele nokubhalela umboshwa.
