entrar aqi.
Lights, camera, ACTION!!!!
How long do you think that Al-Ani is going to live once he is let out onto the street?
How much do you want to bet that Coalition is going to keep him in "protective custody"?
The person who busted the "faker" is Jabber al-Okaili of the Free Iraq institute.
This organization, to the best of my knowledge,
HAS NEVER BEEN HEARD OF BEFORE THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED.
The closest I can come to identifying this group, is Radio Free Europe.
To address the second widespread misconception about RFE/RL, that we are solely engaged with Europe: the facts are otherwise. About half of the countries to which we broadcast are in Asia. And they, too, desperately need what RFE/RL offers.
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I'm going to skip over Iraq, where we broadcast in Arabic and Kurdish, for two reasons. First, I think it's safe to say that everyone in this room is well aware of what's going on there. Second, to my enormous regret, the Administration's FY05 budget calls for the termination of Radio Free Iraq at the end of this fiscal year. It is now up to Congress to decide whether to acquiesce or continue funding it to the tune of $2.2 million a year. Whatever the outcome, I am delighted with what RFI has accomplished in its five years; the latest research shows that a whopping 34.4% of Iraqis listen to us each week.
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As you can see, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has as much to do with Asia as it does with Europe. In fact, since we are funded by the government, our priorities as an organization largely track its priorities, and right now the biggest priority of the government is combating terrorism. That's why I always have to laugh when people claim that RFE/RL is a relic-especially since 19 of our 28 broadcast languages are directed at predominantly-Muslim populations.
http://www.rferl.org/about/speeches/060504.aspNaturally, the Rendon Group and their sponsors in the CIA are close at hand.
"The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based Conservative think tank, published a piece in response to the foreign policy mess and suggested the launch of a surrogate propaganda broadcast service against Iraq. On February 5, 1998, James Phillips and James Anderson presented the paper 'Air Strikes Are Necessary To Weaken, Discredit, and Punish Saddam Hussein,' in which they urge U.S. congress to 'mount a psychological warfare campaign through a Radio Free Iraq...'
"The idea quickly gained support from the Republican-led Congress, which held hearings on U.S. foreign policy towards Iraq and heard directly from Iraqi National Congress (INC) head Ahmed Chalabi about the strength of U.S.-sponsored opposition radio. On March 23, 1998 U.S. Senate approved Bill S.1768 - adding a US$5 million grant for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) under the State Department authorization bill that was earmarked for the new Radio Free Iraq.
"Allegedly without much consultation with local authorities, RFE/RL immediately drew up plans to base the new surrogate broadcasting service from their main office in Prague, Czech Republic. The opposition in the Czech parliament, sensing political gain, denounced the plans on grounds that it would invite terrorism into the country.
http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Radio_Free_IraqCovert operations were defined as "all activities ... conducted or sponsored ... against hostile foreign states or groups or in support of friendly foreign states or groups but which are so planned and executed that any US Government responsibility for them is not evident to unauthorized persons and that if uncovered the US Government can plausibly disclaim any responsibility for them." (9)
http://www.btinternet.com/~rrnotes/psywarsoc/fleaf/rfe.htm