I really think they're going to have to do better than this:
Iran is supporting both Sunni and Shiite terrorists in the Iraqi civil war, according to secret Iranian documents captured by Americans in Iraq.The news that American forces had captured Iranians in Iraq was widely reported last month, but less well known is that the Iranians were carrying documents that offered Americans insight into Iranian activities in Iraq.
An American intelligence official said the new material, which has been authenticated within the intelligence community, confirms "that Iran is working closely with both the Shiite militias and Sunni Jihadist groups."
Another American official who has seen the summaries of the reporting affiliated with the arrests said it comprised a "smoking gun." "We found plans for attacks, phone numbers affiliated with Sunni bad guys, a lot of things that filled in the blanks on what these guys are up to," the official said.
So let’s get this straight. A man invited to Iraq by its president Jalal Talabani and staying with SCIRI’s Abdul Aziz Hakim, recently a guest of the US President, comes to town complete with lists of phone numbers for the most extreme factions of the insurgency dedicated to overthrowing the Iraqi government, along with detailed suggestions for how they could profitably blow things up. And it’s the same Iraqi government that’s been strenuously lobbying for the man’s release ever since.
I wonder if this lot have anything to do with the story. (via). And I wonder who’ll have the brass neck to call people who don’t believe this crap gullible.
The "authenticated from within the intelligence community" is a nice touch, though. "Hello, is that Mr Scaramella? I wonder if you could authenticate something for us..."
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