Hersh: CIA Analysis Finds Iran Not Developing Nuclear Weapons
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White House dismisses Hersh article
Nov 19
The White House has dismissed an article about Washington's intentions toward Iran by US journalist Seymour Hersh.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino on Sunday derided Hersh's article in the upcoming issue of The New Yorker as "riddled with inaccuracies" and charged that "once again he is creating a story to satisfy his own radical views."
In the article, Hersh reported that Vice President Dick Cheney attended a national-security discussion a month before November 7 Congressional elections that touched on the impact of a possible Democratic victory on Iran policy.
"If the Democrats won on November 7th, the vice president said, that victory would not stop the administration from pursuing a military option with Iran," Hersh wrote, citing a source familiar with the discussion....
Cheney said the White House would circumvent any restrictions imposed by a Democratic legislature "and thus stop Congress from getting in its way" on Iran, which denies accusations it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons....
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