Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran

Must not be too covert if it's all over the papers.

The CIA has received secret presidential approval to mount a covert "black" operation to destabilize the Iranian government, current and former officials in the intelligence community tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com.

The first part of the covert "black" operation is to tell the media who will in turn tell the world. This will ensure we fail. It's perfect.

The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject, say President Bush has signed a "nonlethal presidential finding" that puts into motion a CIA plan that reportedly includes a coordinated campaign of propaganda, disinformation and manipulation of Iran's currency and international financial transactions.

So if you're not authorized to speak to the media, why are you speaking to the media? What ever happened to honor, duty and pride? Oh...money...right...

"I can't confirm or deny whether such a program exists or whether the president signed it, but it would be consistent with an overall American approach trying to find ways to put pressure on the regime," said Bruce Riedel, a recently retired CIA senior official who dealt with Iran and other countries in the region.

" I can't confirm or deny the program's exsitence which I am confirming and I can't tell you whether or not the President signed off on the program which he did. All I can tell you is that covert operations are underway and are scheduled for next Tuesday at around 3am eastern standard time in Tehran. Where in Tehran you ask? Let me get my map and I'll show you."