US involved in planning Israel operations -- The New Yorker (Seymour Hersh)

Agence France-Presse (excerpt) ^ | August 13, 2006

[dennisw]

Seymour Hersh is a rat bastard who betrays his own Jewish people. F*** him and doom on him. Of course he's busy betraying the US when not trying to jam Israel.

[onyx]

It's just a continuation of Seymour's stories.
He needs attention.

[garbageseeker]

That is a hallmark of a Seymour Hersh article and book. The famous unnamed "sources".

[tlb]

Did nobody read beyond the headline?

"Israel had devised a plan for attacking Hezbollah -- and shared it with Bush administration officials -- well before the July 12 kidnappings."

It's unsurprising the Israelis would touch base with the US before taking action. That's quite different from the headline of Bush and Cheney "planning Israeli operations".

Besides, were it "planned" by the US I suspect the munitions the Israelis urgently requested be supplied half way through the operation would have been delivered prior to the first shot.

[onyx]

BUMP! You're right and he thinks he's got a 2-fer here.
What a totally despicable, bitter, little man.

[piasa]

Seymour Hersh ping

[HAL9000]

The problem with this is the fact that Hezbullah still stands.

Hezbollah is still limping along, but their capabilities have been severely damaged.

It will take time to disarm them because Israel's strategy is for a comprehensive, durable settlement, using military, diplomatic and political means. I think it has a decent chance for success, but time will tell.

Israel is winning the military conflict - but Hezbollah is winning the propaganda war. No matter how badly Hezbollah is beaten, Nasrallah will say they've defeated Israel, and many people are willing to believe him.

[gakrak]

When ever I see unnamed middle eastern source, I immediately see red flags. The credibility of this stuff is zero in my opinion. Amen.

[dennisw]

Sy Hersh is competing with the leakers at the NY Times. Rats all of them

[HAL9000]

Hersh will be on CNN Late Edition, 11AM ET.

[Darkwolf377]

Leave Seymour alone, he's just giving support to those who want to expose the great Zionist-Oil Company-Storm Window Company Conspiracy!

Whenever I wonder about someone like him I always ask, Who benefits from his reporting, and who suffers?

Can the US in any way benefit from this story? Nope.

Can the terrorists be hurt by the reporting of this story? Nope.

[ncountylee]

Seymour Hersh....ROTFLMAO.

[nathanbedford]

I see this as leftists Seymour Hersh's preemptive strike to prevent the United States and/or Israel from striking against Iran's nuclear potential. The following alleged quotation is instructive:

the report quotes the former official as saying. "When the smoke clears, they'll say it was a success, and they'll draw reinforcement for their plan to attack Iran."

In my judgment it must be the principal foreign policy objective of the United States that Iran not obtain nuclear weapons. I would prefer that Israel strike rather than the United States but I suspect that Israel does not have the wherewithal to pull it off. Indeed, is not clear that the United States itself can with airstrikes alone wreck Iran's nuclear program. Putting boots on the ground is simply not an option.

Interestingly, Hersh's preemptive strike reveals volumes about the mindset of the left. They simply believe Bush is capable of any atrocity.

[LeoWindhorse]

this is the guy that a 'hot mike' caught Mr. Bush saying to Mr. Chaney , before their first election , "this guy is a real a-hole from the New York Times" Or something to that effect.
Hersh has no doubt been trying to get back at him ever since.
What a small minded weenie.

[Beckwith]

Isn't "Pulitzer Prize-winning" a pejorative?

[HAL9000]

this is the guy that a 'hot mike' caught Mr. Bush saying to Mr. Chaney , before their first election , "this guy is a real a-hole from the New York Times" Or something to that effect.

No, that was Adam Clymer. But we could say that Hersh is a major league Clymer.

[LeoWindhorse]

oops ...sorry :^)

[Nathan Zachary]

" Citing an unnamed Middle East expert with knowledge of the current thinking of the Israeli and US governments,

Of course, the unamed "expert", who else? Prolly just some leftwing lunatic from DU

[HAL9000]

The New Yorker - WATCHING LEBANON - Washington’s interests in Israel’s war by SEYMOUR M. HERSH

[BigSkyFreeper]

I guess putting ( Seymour Hersh ) in parenthesis is a good enough substitution for a barf alert...lol.

LOL!