Seymour Hersh on Covert Operations in Iran
Jun 30th, 2008 · In the upcoming issue of the New Yorker, Seymour Hersh writes that the United States may be closer to armed conflict with Iran than previously imagined.
Jun 30th, 2008 · In the upcoming issue of the New Yorker, Seymour Hersh writes that the United States may be closer to armed conflict with Iran than previously imagined.
Jun 18th, 2007 · Retired Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, who was the lead investigator of military personnel working at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, tells New Yorker magazine that he was forced into retirement because of his findings. Seymour Hersh, investigative reporter for the magazine, talks with Michele Norris about his interview with Taguba, who gave some details that were not made public before his comments were published this week in the magazine.
Nov 21st, 2006 · Journalist Seymour Hersh has a controversial article in the current New Yorker magazine alleging that the CIA has found no conclusive evidence of an Iranian nuclear weapons program. Hersh writes that the White House has dismissed these CIA findings. Host Alex Chadwick talks to Hersh about his article.
Jul 2nd, 2006 · The United States set a July 5 deadline for Iran to respond to a proposal to end its nuclear program. But the Iranian government says it won't do so until August. In the meantime, the Bush administration has military plans drawn up in anticipation of having to destroy Iranian nuclear facilities. Host Liane Hansen speaks with the New Yorker's Seymour Hersh about what the military might face in Iran.
Apr 10th, 2006 · The White House has plans for a bombing campaign that might lead to regime change in Iran, according to an article by Seymour Hersh in The New Yorker magazine. The article, "The Iran Plans" quotes sources at the Pentagon. President Bush called the story "wildly speculative."
Dec 3rd, 2005 · U.S. air power plays a key but largely secret role in Iraq. If a significant number of U.S. ground troops leave, Iraqi soldiers -- perhaps = influenced by Iranian interests -- could decide where U.S. bombs fall. New Yorker investigative reporter Seymour Hersh offers his insights.
Sep 15th, 2004 · Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh was among the first to publish details of the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib in Iraq. In a new book, Chain of Command, Hersh alleges that the Bush administration knew in the fall of 2002 about abuse at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.