CIA planned to influence Iraqi elections
Nixed: CIA planned to influence Iraqi elections
Rediff [India]
09/27/04
The Bush administration has been forced to scale back a plan proposing a covert CIA operation to aid candidates, favoured by Washington, in the Iraq elections after lawmakers raised questions about the idea when it was sent to Capitol Hill. The plan, written several months ago, wanted to help such candidates 'whose opponents might be receiving covert backing from other countries, like Iran' but not necessarily to go so far as to rig the elections, US media reports said." [editor's note: how do you rig the election without going so far as to rig the election? - TLK]
http://in.rediff.com/news/2004/sep/27iraq.htm
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Rediff [India]
09/27/04
The Bush administration has been forced to scale back a plan proposing a covert CIA operation to aid candidates, favoured by Washington, in the Iraq elections after lawmakers raised questions about the idea when it was sent to Capitol Hill. The plan, written several months ago, wanted to help such candidates 'whose opponents might be receiving covert backing from other countries, like Iran' but not necessarily to go so far as to rig the elections, US media reports said." [editor's note: how do you rig the election without going so far as to rig the election? - TLK]
http://in.rediff.com/news/2004/sep/27iraq.htm
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 28. Sep, 18:58
