WikiLeaks claims are 'psychological warfare' says Ahmadinejad

[Turborama]

Source: The Guardian

Iranian president claims that the leaks are part of a campaign of psychological warfare against his country

Ian Black, Middle East editor
Monday November 29 2010 14.48 GMT

Iran today hit back at the latest batch of Wikileaks revelations, with its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, claiming that the leaks were part of a psychological warfare campaign against his country.

Iranian media also commented that the United States does not trust its "agents" inside the Islamic republic and alleged US links to the mass protests that followed last year's disputed election.

Press TV, the English-language Iranian TV channel, highlighted evidence from state department cables that US diplomats are apparently engaged in espionage — a charge that will have special resonance in a country where the empty US embassy is still routinely referred to as "the nest of spies".

Official media in Tehran are also expected to highlight the efforts the US is devoting to containing Iran and especially its nuclear programme.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/29/wikileaks-claims-psychological-warfare-ahmadinejad

[bemildred]

1. Good. Definitely worthwhile to annoy Ahmadinejad too. nt

[HuckleB]

2. +1

[Kolesar]

5. An A-hole like him would "have to" be paranoid

[midnight]

3. Seems as if the curtain is going down on the world stage...

[goforit]

4. Well, I glad to see he sees it this way.

Instead of shooting off a verbal response, He could have immediately shot off a rocket.
We're lucky.

[CJCRANE]

6. I think the leaks help him in the short term.

They lay bare the motives of his neighbors.

US foreign policy hawks (especially the Republican Party) also need to explain their own motives in pushing for war.