Top Brass Refutes Rumsfeld

Comment by Larry Ross, March 17, 2006

This is a very important refutation of Rumsfeld and other top Bush Administration conspirators, who are trying to drum up public support for a U.S.-led war on Iran. Part of that effort is blaming Iran for helping the Iraqi resistance against the U.S.

Now the top American military official, General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has refuted that allegation. He said "he has no evidence that the Iranian government are sending military equipment or personnel into neighbouring Iraq".
You cant get much better than that.

But will Americans appreciate that or just listen to their war conspirators? Will American mass media and right-wing commentators allow their readers to have this information, or suppress it as they have other vital information about the Iraq war, and any factual information that contradicts the Administration lies being invented to justify a war on Iran war?

 

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Top U.S. Military Official: No Evidence of Iran Involvement in Iraq

By Bill Brubaker, Washington Post Staff Writer, March 14, 2006

Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, said today he has no evidence the Iranian government has been sending military equipment and personnel into neighbouring Iraq.

On Monday, President Bush suggested Iran was involved in making roadside bombs, known as improvised explosive devices, that are being used in Iraq. And Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld last week accused Iran of sending members of its Revolutionary Guard to conduct operations in Iraq.

Today, Pace, the top U.S. military official, was asked at a Pentagon news conference if he has proof that Iran's government is sponsoring these activities.

"I do not, sir," Pace said.

The Bush administration's statements about alleged Iranian involvement in Iraq come amid increasing tensions between Washington and Tehran over Iran's nuclear program.

Rumsfeld, standing beside Pace, said today it is difficult to ascertain whether the Iranian government is directly involved in sending military equipment and personnel to Iraq.

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