50 points to grumpynyker! Indeed it was sponsored by the National Endowment for Democracy (= Soros Foundation = $400 million US TAX bucks under W.) Indeed it was fomented by the CIA. Yo truthdig, even ABC news is reporting on this. Knock-knock anyone home? (If you’re pressed for time, just go straight to the very last YouTube link below…it’s the best one! Every phrase of Webster Tarpley’s oozes megatonnage of information and historical context.

“Military, intelligence, and congressional sources say a secret war is being vamped to bring down the current Iranian leadership. This involves funding anti-government terrorist groups inside Iran, such as Jundullah and the MEK/MKO.

On May 23, 2007, Brian Ross and Richard Esposito reported on ABC News: ‘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 ABC News.’ “

But don’t take my word for it, watch in on ABC News:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRwUZ-u6KFo

and if you’d like to dig in a little deeper, truth-wise, here y’all are:

CBS News: Former CIA spy [and shooter] speaks out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_7phE0RtbU&feature=fvw
and buy his book “The Devil We Know” while you’re about it.

ABC, British Telegraph, BBC and many, many others cited (very good sourcing documents shown with dates overlaid)
Iran’s elections and a possible CIA style coup… and the importance of communication media variety
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM2n3Hu7fHs

CNN Live: Zbigniew Brzezinski discusses “intelligent manipulation” in Iran
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41iVHWNuMPI

ABC Again: Bush/CIA Covert Operations in Iran
“It’s pretty well know that a US proxy war is going on here…Dick Cheney and Bush behind it”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnV0vHns1j0

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Yes, truthdig, you do appear to be barely willing to go even as far as the lamestream media, except for Amy Goodman, that is. Kudos to her on this one:
Democracy Now: How Does CIA Overthrow a Government Iran Election 2009 Compared with CIA Iran Coup 1953
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB6QzqI9PvE

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And here’s the best one of all.

Russia Today: Al Qaeda is CIA Arab legion 09/10/20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zKBKwtOUWg

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Hope this little collage of reports was more informative than the above “reporting”.

Coupla things re Gaza and Israel’s assaults:

Sheer fatigue is an element that affects reporting. Personally, I am more interested than most of the people I know in this terrible outrage. But I too am worn out with it.  It seems so utterly insane and endless.  I have no new ideas on what to do and I feel if one has nothing positive to contribute, just cussing out the situation does not good. 

Knowing how hard some few thousand people on both sides of the conflict are working, have been working, to get some kind of understanding and peace, my heart breaks for them—but what can I say, what should I say?  I have made contributions. In the past I have worked in the US on committees with organizations of Palestinians, Jews and others, trying to do something constructive.  But the situation drags on and on, like a horrible nightmare from which I cannot awaken.A kind of blind nausea takes over.  The governments of Israel and the US are monstrous constructions of non-caring at present, lacking all human warmth and common sense.
At the same time I fear some blind desperation that could lead to very destructive moves from one side or the other.  These are indeed the darkest days of the year.

Notice how again the Western media, even “independent” outlets like Truthdig, obsess over every little thing that happens in Iran, despite the fact that this information is hard to confirm, but nothing is written to commemorate one year since Israel’s savage war on Gaza, a war Obama supported. What happened today in Iran is tragic is worthy of reporting, but even here in the “independent” circuit there is a lack of balance.

Two savages fighting over a coconut is not a cultural clash but only a fight for
survival. The solution would be if they split the coconut. But there are those that
say that the stronger savage should use the coconut for dessert and cook the
loser for the main meal.