ABC News last night: What contradictory stories!

[sinkingfeeling]

First, they ran the story of Bush sternly critizing Nancy's visit to Syria. As you know, no one can talk to Syria because they are supporters of 'terrorists'.

Then they ran this story: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3006104&page=1

Apr 4, 2007 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. has been secretly advising and encouraging a Pakistani militant group that has carried out a series of deadly guerrilla raids inside Iran, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing U.S. and Pakistani intelligence sources.
The raids have resulted in the deaths or capture of Iranian soldiers and officials, ABC reported.

ABC cited U.S. government sources it did not identify as saying the United States does not provide direct funding for the group but has maintained close ties to its leader, Abd el Malik Regi, since 2005.

"He is essentially commanding a force of several hundred guerrilla fighters that stage attacks across the border into Iran on Iranian military officers, Iranian intelligence officers, kidnapping them, executing them on camera," said Alexis Debat, a senior fellow on counterterrorism at the Nixon Center and an ABC News consultant.

ABC cited Pakistani government sources as saying the secret campaign against Iran was on the agenda when Vice President Dick Cheney met with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in February.

[bluescribbler]

1. Not contradictory at all

It isn't terrorism when we or our allies do it. Didn't you know that? :sarcasm:

[mmonk]

2. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the story

about what we were doing (militant group). A big step for ABC.

[Canuckistanian]

3. Can you say 'blowback', boys and girls?

Oh yeah. Arming and funding radical nutcases worked out so well in Afghanistan, didn't it?

OT:
Your post is back! Wasn't that weird?

[Supersedeas]

4. Any mention of the Repig Congresscritters who traveled to Syria????

[atreides1]

5. Now we have something in common with Syria and Iran

The US also provides support for terrorists!

[ixion]

8. even more that that: the US is the largest state-sponsor of terrorism in the world

according to Noam Chomsky, and based on the evidence he provides, I would have to agree, albeit sadly. :-(

[ThomWV]

6. You'd Expect The CONGRESS To Be Interested In That 2nd Story

What with it seeming to indicate that someone in the Government - presumably paid by taxpayers - is waging war without the consent of Congress. Is that how its supposed to work?

[LSK]

7. the "War on Terror" is the biggest pile of BULLSHIT since the Cold War