Officials: White House Holding Back Report Detailing Iran's Meddling in Iraq

[cynatnite]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A plan by the Bush administration to release detailed and possibly damning specific evidence linking the Iranian government to efforts to destabilize Iraq have been put on hold, U.S. officials told FOX News.

Officials had said a "dossier" against Iran compiled by the U.S. likely would be made public at a press conference this week in Baghdad, and that the evidence would contain specifics including shipping documents, serial numbers, maps and other evidence which officials say would irrefutably link Iran to weapons shipments to Iraq.

Now, U.S. military officials say the decision to go public with the findings has been put on hold for several reasons, including concerns over the reaction from Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — as well as inevitable follow-up questions that would be raised over what the U.S. should do about it.

U.S. reaction to continued Iranian meddling in Iraq also was the subject Tuesday of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing for John Negroponte, in line to become the nation's No. 2 diplomat.

During pointed questioning, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told Negroponte, "What I think many of us are concerned about is that we stumble into active hostilities with Iran without having aggressively pursued diplomatic approaches, without the American people understanding exactly what's taking place."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,248791,00.html

Yeah, it's faux news, so take this for what it's worth.

[rock]

1. I guess they haven't finished making it up yet n/t

[cynatnite]

2. That's gotta be hard work, you know

:rofl:

[hippiechick]

3. OMG, I was going to say the same thing!

:applause: :toast:

[spanone]

4. Working on their theoretical scenario? Negroponte is a VERY DANGEROUS MAN.

[aquart]

5. Checking to make sure there's no truth in it?

[Duer 157099]

6. People who live in glass houses...

Boy, the irony is just sickening.

When will Iran publish it's report detailing how the US is meddling in Iraq?

[soothsayer]

7. Jeezus, they are shameless! Faking the run-up to this war exactly

the same as they did Iraq. Think folks will fall for it this time? (ok, some of us never fell for it the first time)

[SutaUvaca]

8. That's rich.

They have documented evidence against Iran but won't show it for fear of how Iran's president would react. Yeah, sure.

Obama is at least half right. He can be sure we're also afraid of stumbling into hostilities with Iran on account of yet another totally bogus pack of made up bullshit.

[caligirl]

9. talk of war with Iran has been on the table for a few years, bush

is war mongering and any evidence now is just an excuse to do what he wanted to do anyway.its all just so convenient.

[gratuitous]

10. "Inevitable follow-up questions"

Yeah, I think the November election results really caught them off guard. Iran was supposed to be Chimpy's little Valentine's Day gift. Ad now they have to do things like, you know, research stuff and make sure that a simple search on the Google doesn't knock all their well-crafted lies into a cocked hat.

Note to this crooked administration: We're on to you, and we're ready for your tricks. You'd better learn some new ones unless you want to be reduced to mere governance.

[KoKo]

13. LOL's....Let's hope the "People" have awakened and are a cynical as those

of us here who see the whole thing as the same tired script trotted out to get the play out on Broadway.

[Avalux]

11. LOL. Why release a report when it's fake?

Saying they have a dossier of evidence but won't release it certainly keeps Iran in the spotlight and gives credibility to their claims. It also keeps them from having to prove a damn thing.

[cynatnite]

12. Oh, come on, folks...

They'll get Powell in front and center, drag Tenet out of mothballs and have Tom Ridge giving infomercials saying duct tape is your friend.

:rofl: