THE REDIRECTION by SEYMOUR M. HERSH-Issue of 2007-03-05 New Yorker

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IN the past few months, as the situation in Iran has deteriorated, the Bush Administration, in both its public diplomacy and its covert operations, has significantly shifted its Middle East strategy. The “redirection,” as some inside the White House have called the new strategy, has brought the United States closer to an open confrontation with Iran and, in parts of the region, propelled it into a widening sectarian conflict between Shiit and Sunni Muslims>>>>>>snip

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/070305fa_fact_hersh


Five pages of an amazing, must read story.