Petraeus and the prez: Gen. David Petraeus, right, shows Baghdad to then-candidate Barack Obama by helicopter in July 2008.
The New York Times is calling it a “secret directive,” but it’s not so secret anymore, it would appear: Back in September, Gen. David Petraeus signed an order to expand “clandestine military activity” around the Middle East. Here’s what it set out to accomplish:
The New York Times:
The secret directive, signed in September by Gen. David H. Petraeus, authorizes the sending of American Special Operations troops to both friendly and hostile nations in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Horn of Africa to gather intelligence and build ties with local forces. Officials said the order also permits reconnaissance that could pave the way for possible military strikes in Iran if tensions over its nuclear ambitions escalate.
While the Bush administration had approved some clandestine military activities far from designated war zones, the new order is intended to make such efforts more systematic and long term, officials said. Its goals are to build networks that could “penetrate, disrupt, defeat or destroy” Al Qaeda and other militant groups, as well as to “prepare the environment” for future attacks by American or local military forces, the document said. The order, however, does not appear to authorize offensive strikes in any specific countries.
In broadening its secret activities, the United States military has also sought in recent years to break its dependence on the Central Intelligence Agency and other spy agencies for information in countries without a significant American troop presence.
General Petraeus’s order is meant for small teams of American troops to fill intelligence gaps about terror organizations and other threats in the Middle East and beyond, especially emerging groups plotting attacks against the United States.
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Eyewash. When NYT gets ahold of a secret plan, it is a cover for the real plan. Looking foolish and ill-prepared is also a front.
These guys are armed to the teeth with weapons that you don’t even know how to pronounce yet. When the word comes for the real destruction to start, you will hear about stuff that will make you wonder if you didn’t wake up on a different planet.
For near 70 years, the US and other global elites have been preparing for an all out war on three fronts: the Middle East, Europe and Asia. You don’t see much of a manpower buildup because it is all technology, designed to be over in hours.
Everything which is currently deployed is a front. Divulging weaponry in little theater skirmishes is unnecessary, so you keep the real stuff totally secret, or overexpose it and allow the population to make up stories of UFO’s. Like a square mile sized triangular black aircraft floats silently over Phoenix seen by hundreds if not thousands, and everybody goes “ho-hum” another UFO. Everybody gets pissed off over antique drones. What are they gonna say when the real stuff gets rolled out?
The goal of the coming global war is to reduce the world population to less than 500 million. Everything else going on is just to rile up the natives enough to make it look like it was actually some type of justified war. Huge underground bunkers have been being built for decades where the elite, deemed too important to die, will be quartered for the short period of massive destruction.
Why does Obama act just like Bush? Probably has no choice. Do you think he has some kind of power vs the global elite?
But as secret as they try and keep this stuff, a lot of it does get leaked, but is too far out to be considered probable. You people beat each other up over health care reform and racial profiling, and your little left vs right squabbles while your government conspires with global powers to eliminate most of you.
Do you think democrat/republican or left/right or capitalism/communism has anything to do with it? If you do, you are very naive. It is all about money and resources. It is all about who is important enough or rich enough to continue to have unlimited access to water, air and other resources. There will be important communists and important capitalists laughing, smoking cigars and drinking champagne in the bunkers, waiting for the all clear signal. At the elite levels, there is really no true communists and capitalists, just rich guys. Don’t worry, the bunkers are very well stocked, so these poor people will not run out of cigars until the fallout has long been dispersed.
If you’re reading this, you’re probably not gonna make it. But you probably don’t believe it anyway. I wouldn’t have, but some of those people who go to Bilderbergers can’t keep their mouths shut.
By patinreno, May 25, 2010 at 2:43 pm Link to this comment
(Unregistered commenter)
Please get the military out of the White House & our goverment. This is what went on in Japan before WW2. We spend way to much money on weapons. We are not the policmen or gurdians of the planet. We are thought to be bullies though.There are so many other places we need to put tax money. Plus we do not even take care of our military as it is.
Obviously the reality is not new. What is news here is that the Obama administration is now openly prepping the populace for an expanded war that we voted him in to end and prevent.
They don’t put stories like this in the NYT for nothing.
In December of 2006 I was in Bahrain for a consulting gig and my apartment was 3 blocks from the base where the navy’s 5th fleet is moored, when from night to morning—literally—the populaton of the base doubled.
I had suspected it for a couple of months, as there was a big push on to complete and open a strip of fatster fast food crap joints just outside the base—McDonald’s, Dairy Queen and the whole nasty gang.
Since Iran is right across the gulf from Bahrain, and the exits are the airport and the bridge to Saudi (which the Saudi’s paid for so could close any time), I was relieved when my contract was over and I could fly out on Dec. 22nd.
Whats so special about these operations? Is this the NYT way of informing the
people in the ME about whats been going on since Mr. Mossadegh was
overthrown in Tehran way back in the 1950’s?
One can bet the word in the Arab street is; so whats new?
By ofersince72, May 25, 2010 at 11:21 pm Link to this comment
Spooky…..I would believe anything at this point when
comes to global affairs.
Gonna die sometime anyway
Report thisBy Spooky-43, May 25, 2010 at 3:48 pm Link to this comment
Eyewash. When NYT gets ahold of a secret plan, it is a cover for the real plan. Looking foolish and ill-prepared is also a front.
These guys are armed to the teeth with weapons that you don’t even know how to pronounce yet. When the word comes for the real destruction to start, you will hear about stuff that will make you wonder if you didn’t wake up on a different planet.
For near 70 years, the US and other global elites have been preparing for an all out war on three fronts: the Middle East, Europe and Asia. You don’t see much of a manpower buildup because it is all technology, designed to be over in hours.
Everything which is currently deployed is a front. Divulging weaponry in little theater skirmishes is unnecessary, so you keep the real stuff totally secret, or overexpose it and allow the population to make up stories of UFO’s. Like a square mile sized triangular black aircraft floats silently over Phoenix seen by hundreds if not thousands, and everybody goes “ho-hum” another UFO. Everybody gets pissed off over antique drones. What are they gonna say when the real stuff gets rolled out?
The goal of the coming global war is to reduce the world population to less than 500 million. Everything else going on is just to rile up the natives enough to make it look like it was actually some type of justified war. Huge underground bunkers have been being built for decades where the elite, deemed too important to die, will be quartered for the short period of massive destruction.
Why does Obama act just like Bush? Probably has no choice. Do you think he has some kind of power vs the global elite?
But as secret as they try and keep this stuff, a lot of it does get leaked, but is too far out to be considered probable. You people beat each other up over health care reform and racial profiling, and your little left vs right squabbles while your government conspires with global powers to eliminate most of you.
Do you think democrat/republican or left/right or capitalism/communism has anything to do with it? If you do, you are very naive. It is all about money and resources. It is all about who is important enough or rich enough to continue to have unlimited access to water, air and other resources. There will be important communists and important capitalists laughing, smoking cigars and drinking champagne in the bunkers, waiting for the all clear signal. At the elite levels, there is really no true communists and capitalists, just rich guys. Don’t worry, the bunkers are very well stocked, so these poor people will not run out of cigars until the fallout has long been dispersed.
If you’re reading this, you’re probably not gonna make it. But you probably don’t believe it anyway. I wouldn’t have, but some of those people who go to Bilderbergers can’t keep their mouths shut.
Report thisBy patinreno, May 25, 2010 at 2:43 pm Link to this comment
(Unregistered commenter)
Please get the military out of the White House & our goverment. This is what went on in Japan before WW2. We spend way to much money on weapons. We are not the policmen or gurdians of the planet. We are thought to be bullies though.There are so many other places we need to put tax money. Plus we do not even take care of our military as it is.
Report thisBy PatrickHenry, May 25, 2010 at 2:08 pm Link to this comment
Some secret U.S. plan we got going on there.
Report thisBy amunaor, May 25, 2010 at 12:04 pm Link to this comment
What else can be said? Sick to the bone! Psychopathically, sick to the bone!
“Just look at that pile of dead bastards over there”
WikiLeaks – Collateral Murder
http://collateralmurder.com/
Peace, Best Wishes and Hope
Report thisBy moonraven, May 25, 2010 at 10:20 am Link to this comment
Hey, this poster didn’t vote for Capuccino out of the Jar!
I knew he was a crock.
Most folks in the US have a big empty space where a cerebrum should be. They deserve whatever they get.
The rest of the planet’s species do not necessarily deserve it along with them.
Report thisBy rangdrol, May 25, 2010 at 10:14 am Link to this comment
Obviously the reality is not new. What is news here is that the Obama administration is now openly prepping the populace for an expanded war that we voted him in to end and prevent.
They don’t put stories like this in the NYT for nothing.
Report thisBy moonraven, May 25, 2010 at 8:56 am Link to this comment
This is way OLD, folks.
In December of 2006 I was in Bahrain for a consulting gig and my apartment was 3 blocks from the base where the navy’s 5th fleet is moored, when from night to morning—literally—the populaton of the base doubled.
I had suspected it for a couple of months, as there was a big push on to complete and open a strip of fatster fast food crap joints just outside the base—McDonald’s, Dairy Queen and the whole nasty gang.
Since Iran is right across the gulf from Bahrain, and the exits are the airport and the bridge to Saudi (which the Saudi’s paid for so could close any time), I was relieved when my contract was over and I could fly out on Dec. 22nd.
Report thisBy diman, May 25, 2010 at 6:32 am Link to this comment
Yeah right, like it is news or something.
Report thisBy omop, May 25, 2010 at 5:48 am Link to this comment
Whats so special about these operations? Is this the NYT way of informing the
people in the ME about whats been going on since Mr. Mossadegh was
overthrown in Tehran way back in the 1950’s?
One can bet the word in the Arab street is; so whats new?
Report this